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Native name | Rheinmetall Automotive AG |
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| Company type | stock corporation |
| ISIN | DE0007037905 |
| Industry | first-tier auto component supplier |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
Number of employees | around 11,000 |
| Website | www.rheinmetall-automotive.com |
Rheinmetall Automotive (formerly KSPG and Kolbenschmidt Pierburg[1]) is the Automotive sector of the parent group Rheinmetall. The company emerged in 1997 through the merger of KS Kolbenschmidt GmbH, Neckarsulm, and Pierburg GmbH, Neuss. Hence, at its various traditional locations the company is commonly known as Kolbenschmidt or Pierburg. 40 production plants in Europe, the Americas, Japan, India and China employ a total workforce of around 11,000. Products are developed in cooperation with international auto manufacturers. Rheinmetall Automotive ranks among the 100 biggest auto industry suppliers worldwide and is an important partner to the industry for such products as exhaust gas recirculation systems, secondary-air systems, coolant pumps, and pistons for car gasoline engines and as well as for the commercial vehicle sector.
- ^ "PIERBURG". pierburg-sa.es.
Pierburg is integrated into the KSPG Automotive Group which is in turn integrated in the Rheinmetall Group.