MEKRA Lang GmbH & Co. KG

What MEKRA Lang GmbH & Co. KG does

MEKRA Lang GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned German manufacturer specializing in vision systems for commercial vehicles, founded approximately in 1932 and headquartered in Ergersheim, Bavaria. The company designs, develops, and produces mirror systems (VISION 3.0), camera-monitor systems, digital network cameras, and mirror replacement systems, including the proprietary Digitales SichtSystem (DVS) — the first serially produced, TÜV-certified vision system legally permitted to replace rearview mirrors in trucks. Its in-house capabilities span the full vertical from simulation, glass manufacturing, plastics engineering, electronics, and toolmaking through assembly and logistics, producing approximately 11 million rearview mirrors annually across 7 global sites in Germany, Mexico, China, and additional markets.

The company's primary customers are Tier-1 commercial vehicle OEMs across trucks, buses, transporters, agricultural machinery, construction equipment, motorhomes, municipal vehicles, and material handling. Named OEM accounts include Mercedes-Benz, MAN, Scania, Volvo, Iveco, Renault, Volkswagen, Setra, Dennis Eagle, CLAAS, John Deere, New Holland, Valtra, Steyr, Liebherr, Caterpillar, Case, BOMAG, and Bell, among others. Revenue is generated predominantly through B2B hardware sales directly to OEMs via embedded design-in partnerships and through an aftermarket dealer network and direct fleet-operator channel for spare parts and retrofit installations.

MEKRA Lang operates as a Kommanditgesellschaft (limited partnership) under family control, with the current three-person management team comprising Susanne Lang, Bernd Dehner, and Thomas Kolodziej. Strategic positioning emphasizes German engineering quality, regulatory-certified innovation (CES 2019, Busworld 2019), and recent integration into broader commercial vehicle ecosystems via a partnership with Bosch, while managing recent operational disruption from a 2024 fire at its Mexico facility and the 2021 divestment of its Nanchang, China joint venture shares.

Name

MEKRA Lang GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

MEKRA Lang GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://mekra.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

MEKRA Lang is a family-owned German manufacturer of vision systems for commercial vehicles, producing mirrors, camera-monitor systems, and the TÜV-certified Digitales SichtSystem (DVS) mirror replacement product for Tier-1 OEM customers across trucks, buses, agricultural machinery, and construction equipment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Vehicle Vision Systems

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing (33632), Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (3363)

SIC

Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories (3714)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive Mirrors & Exterior Vision Systems Manufacturing (Mirrors/Housings/Camera Modules) (IMACAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Passenger Vehicle Electrical & Electronics Manufacturing (ICE) (IMACAAAK)

Keywords

• Commercial vehicle vision systems
• Camera-monitor systems
• Mirror replacement systems
• Rearview mirror manufacturing
• Turn assist safety systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Ergersheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. OEM Mirror and Vision Systems: Primary revenue from supplying mirrors, camera-monitor-systems, and digital mirror replacement systems directly to commercial vehicle manufacturers (OEMs) as built-in components.
2. Aftermarket Spare Parts (IAM): Replacement parts and accessories sold through dealer networks and directly to vehicle fleets for maintenance and repair of installed MEKRA Lang systems.
3. Fleet Solutions: Vision solutions and turn assist systems sold to fleet operators for retrofit or fleet-wide installation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

MEKRA Lang GmbH & Co. KG manufactures and supplies vision systems for commercial vehicles, including analog rearview mirror systems, digital camera-monitor systems, and digital mirror replacement systems (DVS) for trucks, buses, transporters, agricultural machinery, construction equipment, motorhomes, and material handling vehicles. Products are designed into vehicle platforms at the OEM level and supported by an aftermarket parts channel through a dealer network.

Product overview

MEKRA Lang GmbH & Co. KG is a leading global supplier of vision systems for commercial vehicles, offering both analog mirror systems and digital camera-monitor solutions. The product portfolio centers on three core categories: Spiegelsysteme (Mirror Systems) for trucks, transporters, buses, motorhomes, municipal vehicles, agricultural machinery, construction equipment, and material handling vehicles; Spiegelersatzsysteme (Mirror Replacement Systems) featuring the proprietary Digitales SichtSystem (DVS) which was the first TÜV-certified digital mirror replacement system for commercial vehicles; and Kamera-Monitor-Systeme (Camera-Monitor-Systems) including surround view and platform cameras. The company produces approximately 11 million mirrors annually and operates 7 global locations. Products are available under VISION 3.0 (analog systems) and VISION 4.0 (digital/Ethernet-based systems) brand lines. Additional offerings include Elektronikzubehör (electronics accessories), Digitale Netzwerk Kameras (digital network cameras), safety features like Turn Assist System AAS and Blind Spot Assistant, and a comprehensive spare parts program for the aftermarket (IAM).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lang Gruppe: The parent group company name used in German branding
• Digitales SichtSystem (DVS)
• Lang Technics

Products and services

• Mirror Systems (Spiegelsysteme / VISION 3.0 analog line) Traditional and analog rearview mirror systems for commercial vehicles including trucks, transporters, buses, motorhomes, municipal vehicles, agricultural machinery, construction equipment, and material handling vehicles. Sold as designed-in OEM components.
• Camera-Monitor-Systems (Kamera-Monitor-Systeme) Camera-based vision systems that display real-time footage on monitors inside the vehicle cabin as an alternative or complement to analog mirrors, for buses, agricultural machinery, construction equipment, and trucks.
• Mirror Replacement Systems (Spiegelersatzsysteme) including Digitales SichtSystem (DVS) Systems that legally replace traditional rearview mirrors on commercial vehicles. Includes the Digitales SichtSystem (DVS), the first series-produced and TÜV-certified digital mirror replacement system for trucks; available as a designed-in OEM solution.
• Digital Network Camera (Digitale Netzwerk Kamera) Ethernet-based digital camera integrated into the vehicle vision system for real-time image capture and transmission to in-cabin monitors as part of VISION 4.0 digital mirror and camera-monitor solutions.
• Turn Assist System (Abbiegeassistent / AAS) Blind spot detection and turn assist system that detects pedestrians, cyclists and other vehicles in a truck's blind spot during turning maneuvers and alerts the driver to help prevent collisions with vulnerable road users.
• Blind Spot Assistant (Spurwechselassistent) Blind spot detection and warning system for buses that alerts drivers to objects or vulnerable road users in their blind spot zones.
• Surround View System Multi-camera system providing a 360-degree top-down view around the vehicle for easier maneuvering and enhanced safety, with deployment in bus and forestry applications.
• Platform Camera Platform-mounted camera system designed for agricultural and construction machinery, providing visibility around large vehicles used in farming and earthmoving applications.
• Electronics Accessories (Elektronikzubehör) Electronic components and accessories supporting MEKRA Lang's camera-monitor and mirror replacement systems, including mounting brackets, adapter cables, and magnetic bases.
• Spare Parts (Ersatzteile) Replacement parts and components for MEKRA Lang mirror systems, camera-monitor systems and related vision products, sold through the dealer network (Händlersuche) to fleet operators and independent repair shops for the commercial vehicle aftermarket (IAM).

Quantifiable outcome

• 11 million rearview mirrors produced annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BoschcoreTechnology or Integration · 8 August 2024Bosch partners with MEKRA Lang for digital mirror systems as part of Bosch's commercial vehicle solutions showcased at IAA Transportation 2024. MEKRA Lang supplies camera-monitor-systems integrated into Bosch's broader commercial vehicle technology ecosystem including L.OS digital services platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Valeo: Global Tier-1 with lighting, electronics, and mirror/camera divisions (including the Ichikoh mirror business); competes for digital mirror and ADAS platform business across commercial and passenger vehicles.
• Continental AG: Global Tier-1 with commercial-vehicle ADAS and surround-view camera systems; competes with MEKRA where OEMs seek single-vendor vision/ADAS integration.
• Bosch Mobility Solutions: Already a strategic partner via IAA 2024 commercial-vehicle solutions; broader Tier-1 in CV ADAS, electronics, and vision that competes for OEM design-ins around integrated vision/driver-assistance stacks.
• Magna International: Massive global Tier-1 automotive supplier with mirror, vision, and electronics product lines across passenger and commercial vehicle segments, competing for OEM vision-system design-ins.

Direct peers

• Gentex Corporation: US-based manufacturer of auto-dimming mirrors and camera-based vision systems with growing commercial-vehicle and digital-mirror ambitions, an analog of MEKRA's VISION 4.0 roadmap.
• Orlaco (Stoneridge-Orlaco): Dutch specialist in rugged camera-monitor-systems for commercial vehicles, off-highway machinery, and maritime; a niche peer with heavy overlap in MEKRA's CV and off-highway segments.
• Murakami Corporation: Japanese Tier-2/3 supplier of automotive mirrors and camera-monitor-systems, comparable to MEKRA in product scope, though with stronger Japanese-OEM customer concentration.
• Ichikoh Industries (Valeo): Japan-headquartered mirror and lighting manufacturer (now part of Valeo) supplying both conventional and camera-based mirror systems to commercial and passenger vehicle OEMs worldwide.
• Ficosa International: Spain-based Tier-1 supplier of automotive rearview mirrors and camera-monitor-systems for passenger and commercial vehicles. Closest direct comparator to MEKRA Lang in mirror/vision systems, serving global OEMs.
• Stoneridge, Inc. US-based supplier of commercial vehicle electronics including mirrorEye-style digital mirror and camera-monitor systems, directly comparable in commercial-vehicle vision electronics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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