The History of SchmitterGroup
SchmitterGroup is an international automotive supplier with its headquarters in Thuengen, Bavaria.
| 1947 | The company was founded in 1947 by Josef Schmitter in Bielefeld. |
| 1956 | In 1956 the production of fuel and diesel injection pipes began. |
| 1965 | The Thuengen production facilities for manufacturing injection, fuel and hydraulic hose pipes were founded in 1965. |
| 1975 | In 1975 the product range was extended to the field of piston cooling jets, one year later to the production of steering booster pipes. |
| 1990 | in 1990 a site in Ireland was opened. |
| 2000 | In 2000 the Mannesmann subsidiary TubeTec GmbH was taken over and renamed to SchmitterChassis GmbH in order to strengthen the own division Chassis. |
| 2001 | Schmitter GmbH was changed to SchmitterGroup AG in 2001 |
| 2002 | In 2002 the company Jacot S.A. (now SchmitterFrance S.A.S.) was taken over. |
| 2003 | In 2003 the site SchmitterAutomotiveAsia SDN.BHD. was founded in Penang, Malaysia. |
| 2005 | In 2005 the sites SchmitterKeumahZhongding (Anhui) Automotive Components C.-Ltd. in China and SchmitterChassis LLC in Cass City, USA, were founded. |
| 2006 | One year later SchmitterAustria One year later SchmitterAustria GmbH in Gräberbach, Austria, was founded and Schmitter (Ireland) Ltd. closed down. |
| 2007 | The Arnstein site and hence the division fluid systems was outsourced to SchmitterHydraulik GmbH and realized. This was a further step towards the concentration on the core divisions Chassis and Powertrain (engine, drive technology). |
| 2008 | In December 2008 the Chinese Zhongding Co.Ltd. took over 75.1 % of the shares of SchmitterGroup. |
| 2009 | 2 joint ventures in China - Wuxi Weifu Schmitter Powertrain Components Co., Ltd and SCHMITTER AUTO STEEL TUBE (ANHUI) CO.,LTD. |
| 2013 | Close-down of SchmitterAustria GmbH and take over of SteloTec GmbH in Mannheim. |
| 2015 | Acquisition of Vincenz Wiederholt GmbH. |
| 2017 | SchmitterGroup AG was changed to SchmitterGroup GmbH in 2017. Close-down of SchmitterChassis GmbH |