BBS Autotechnik

BBS Autotechnik GmbH
FormerlyBBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik AG (1970–2021)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1970
Founders
  • Heinrich Baumgartner
  • Klaus Brand
HeadquartersFichtenberg, Germany
Key people
  • Jurgen Klingelmeyer (Germany)
  • Craig Donnelly (USA)
  • Kenny Baynes (USA)
  • Jesse Hemans (USA)
ProductsWheel rims
RevenueIncrease €163 million (2006)
Number of employees
1,200
ParentKW Automotive
Websitebbs.com

BBS Autotechnik GmbH, formerly known as BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik AG (English: BBS Autotechnique GmbH, previously BBS Automotive Technology AG), is a high-performance automobile wheel design company headquartered in Schiltach, Germany. BBS produces wheels for motorsport, OEM, and aftermarket applications. The company is often credited as pioneering the three-piece wheel and advancing the aluminum wheel industry over many decades, and remains one of the largest producers of automobile wheels in the world.[1] It is a part of KW Automotive since 2021.

The company employs approximately 1,200 employees worldwide (2018).[2] BBS was traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Symbol: BKS3) with a market capitalization of €8.15M.[3]

  1. ^ Gerould, Bryan (29 July 2020). "Well spoken: A brief history of BBS wheels". Hagerty Media. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. ^ "BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik AG, BKS3:FRA profile - FT.com". markets.ft.com. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ Yahoo! Finance UK. Retrieved on 8 March 2007