Ronal

Formation1969; 55 years ago (1969)
FounderKarl Wirth
Founded atForst (Baden), Germany
HeadquartersHärkingen, Switzerland
LeaderOliver Brauner
Staff
8,000+

Ronal AG[1] is a manufacturer of wheels for cars and commercial vehicles, with its headquarters in Härkingen, Switzerland. The company employs more than 8000 personnel[2] and produces both cast and forged wheels. The company is active in both the OEM and aftermarket for cars and commercial vehicles.

Ronal AG has thirteen wheel production facilities, two factories for tool manufacturing, a logistics center and has its own sales locations in eleven countries. The company produces approximately 21 million wheels annually for the automotive industry and its own brands Ronal, Speedline Corse and Speedline Truck.[3] Ronal AG develops and produces its own production tools. This takes place at the sites Cantanhede in Portugal and Härkingen in Switzerland. Härkingen is home to both the headquarters and Ronal's own research and development centre.[4]

SanSwiss GmbH, a manufacturer of shower units, based in Forst in Baden Württemberg, also belongs to Ronal Group.[5]

Ronal AG headquarters in Härkingen
  1. ^ Ronal AG Archived 2016-03-25 at the Wayback Machine, Handelsregister des Kantons Solothurn, retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Ronal breaks ground for Mexico wheel plant". Tire Business. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016. The company does not disclose annual sales or other financial data; it employs more than 8,000 worldwide.
  3. ^ "Ronal AG". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Schon 1978 wurde das erste Werk in Frankreich eröffnet, heute werden in 10 Werken auf 3 Kontinenten über 19 Mio. Räder pro Jahr produziert.
  4. ^ "Ronal Group Locations". Ronal Group Homepage. Archived from the original on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-04-07. In order to safeguard the highest quality, manufactures its own production tools. The production of the tools takes place in both Portugal - Cantanhede - and Switzerland - Härkingen. Apart from the tooling department, Härkingen also accommodates the Research & Development department and the headquarters of the group. This geographical and organizational structure secures short development times at the highest quality and know-how levels.
  5. ^ SanSwiss Archived 2016-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 9 March 2016.