HÖRMANN Automotive

What HÖRMANN Automotive does

HÖRMANN Automotive is a German tier-1 manufacturer of complex metal components and systems for commercial vehicles, agricultural machinery, construction equipment, buses, and rail vehicles. The company designs, tools, and produces chassis components (frame longitudinal beams, axle-supporting parts), body-in-white parts, side panel systems, bus ceilings, welded assemblies, pressed parts, fuel and refrigerant pipes, aluminum trim, and turnkey modules — with capabilities spanning sheet metal forming, warm forming and press hardening, large-format laser cutting (4,000W fiber laser, parts up to 4m x 1.8m), high-performance stamping (up to 800 holes per carrier in under one minute), giga-scale robotic welding (up to 8m x 4m assemblies), and integrated optical quality measurement. Manufacturing is conducted through wholly-owned subsidiaries in Kirchseeon (HQ), Gustavsburg, Saarbrücken/St. Wendel (merged August 2025 into HÖRMANN Automotive Saarland GmbH), and Banovce nad Bebravou, Slovakia.

The company operates a B2B sales-led model, supplying major European OEMs — including MAN, DAF, Liebherr, Claas, John Deere, CNH, SBB Cargo, and emerging e-mobility customers (Wirelane, wallbe, EVUM Motors) — via direct accounts, long-term supply contracts, and just-in-sequence delivery to customer production lines. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales (manufactured components and assemblies) supplemented by professional services in development support, tool design, and process engineering. Pricing is project- and series-production based and not publicly disclosed.

HÖRMANN Automotive is a subsidiary of the family-owned HÖRMANN Gruppe, a diversified conglomerate with 34 affiliated companies across four industry divisions (Automotive, Engineering, Communication, Services), approximately 2,940 employees group-wide, and €697M in group revenue for FY2025. The company pursues selective adjacency expansion — most notably into EV charging infrastructure assembly and electric light commercial vehicles (EVUM aCar) since 2019, and into rail freight chassis (SBB Cargo) — alongside R&D collaboration with TU Darmstadt and DLR on bionic-inspired chassis topology for alternative-propulsion vehicles.

Name

HÖRMANN Automotive

Legal name

HÖRMANN Automotive GmbH

Website

https://hoermann-automotive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

HÖRMANN Automotive is a German tier-1 manufacturer of complex metal components and systems — chassis, body-in-white, welded assemblies, pressed parts — for European commercial vehicle, agricultural, construction, bus, and rail OEMs, with manufacturing facilities in Germany and Slovakia and emerging e-mobility assembly operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Components Manufacturing

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (3363), Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing (33612)

SIC

Truck & Bus Bodies (3713)

akta.pro primary industry

Truck Cab & Chassis (Incomplete Vehicle) Manufacturing (IMACABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Body Panels, Doors, Hoods & Closures Manufacturing (IMACAGAH), Off-Highway Vehicle Cabs, Frames & Attachments Manufacturing (Cabs/Booms/Buckets/Implements) (IMACAFAL), Automotive Refrigerant Lines, Hoses & Thermal Plumbing (IMACALAG)

Keywords

• Commercial vehicle components
• Sheet metal forming
• Automotive manufacturing
• Body-in-white components
• Chassis frame manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirchseeon

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Manufacturing and Assembly: Core revenue from manufacturing and assembling metal components and systems for commercial vehicles, agricultural and construction machinery, including Body-in-White, chassis, side panel systems, and bus interiors
2. Development Support: Engineering and development services including tool design, process development, and product optimization for customers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HÖRMANN Automotive manufactures and assembles complex metal components and systems for commercial vehicles, agricultural machinery, construction equipment, buses, and e-mobility applications. The company offers a complete value chain from development, tool making, and process design through to series production of chassis parts, body-in-white components, side panel systems, bus ceilings, pressed parts, welding assemblies, fuel and refrigerant pipes, and aluminum trim panels, delivered just-in-sequence to OEM production lines.

Product overview

HÖRMANN Automotive is a manufacturing company offering a comprehensive portfolio of components and systems for the commercial vehicle industry. The product portfolio includes core manufacturing products: Chassis (frame longitudinal members and frame attachment parts), Body-in-White components, Side Panel Systems, Bus Ceilings, Welding Systems, Pressed Parts, Fuel and Refrigerant Pipes, Aluminum Trim and Panels, Welding Components, Component Packaging, and Fixture Construction. These products are complemented by services including Manufacturing & Assembly, Development Support, and Innovation. The company serves diverse industries including commercial vehicles, agricultural machinery, construction machinery, buses, forklift trucks, and E-Mobility. Manufacturing operations are conducted across multiple subsidiaries in Germany (Gustavsburg, Saarland/Saarbrücken/St. Wendel) and Slovakia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chassis Vehicle chassis parts, vehicle attachments, surface technologies, production-specific cutting, bending, and drawing tools, frame pre-assembly, just-in-sequence and module deliveries for commercial vehicle OEMs.
• Body-in-White Components that constitute the outer skin of an automobile body, including formed, laser-cut, assembled and painted components for commercial vehicle manufacturers.
• Side Panel Systems Painted and pre-assembled side panel parts for combine harvesters and agricultural machinery delivered just-in-time to the main assembly line.
• Bus Ceilings Production and turnkey assembly of interior equipment systems for commercial vehicles, particularly ceiling systems for bus manufacturers.
• Welding Systems Complete chassis assemblies for fertilizer vehicles and field choppers, including welded chassis systems.
• Pressed Parts Custom-pressed parts designed for specific requirements from agriculture and construction machinery customers.
• Fuel and Refrigerant Pipes Turnkey pipe systems for transporting fuels and refrigerants in buses and passenger cars.
• Aluminum Trim and Panels

Quantifiable outcome

• Output of profiling line approximately doubled through new stamping technology
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 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

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• wallbe GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Assembly partnership for charging solutions. Since June 2020, producing 250-300 charging stations per month with HÖRMANN handling full service from development to testing and certification for measurement law compliance.
• WIRELANEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Assembly partner for EV charging stations including single and double poles from 11 to 22 kilowatts, wall-mounted and lamp post installations from 3.7 to 22 kilowatts. HÖRMANN handles component assembly, procurement, supply chain management, and validation.
• EVUM Motors GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Industrial partner and supplier for EVUM aCar electric transporter. HÖRMANN involved early in development, contributing to frame system redesign and manufacturing process design. Production started 2021 in Saarbrücken.
• SBB CargominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Development of modular 5L-Chassis (leise, leicht, laufstark, logistikfähig, life-cycle-kostenorientiert) for freight wagons. HÖRMANN Vehicle Engineering handled product development; HÖRMANN Automotive Gustavsburg handled manufacturing-ready product design.
• TU Darmstadt (PtU)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018Research partnership with Institute for Production Engineering and Forming Machines (PtU) of TU Darmstadt in SFB 666 (Sonderforschungsbereich 666). Developed bionic-inspired integral chassis concept using topology-optimized sheet metal structures.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Magna International: One of the world's largest diversified automotive suppliers with extensive body, chassis, and e-drive operations including commercial vehicle content; broader portfolio and global footprint than HÖRMANN but overlaps on metal structural components.
• Voestalpine Automotive: Austrian steel and automotive components group producing sophisticated body-in-white parts and chassis components for European OEMs — comparable on metal forming technology and customer overlap, though much larger and vertically integrated into steelmaking.

Direct peers

• Kirchhoff Automotive: German family-owned tier-1/2 supplier of complex metal components (chassis, body, cross-car beams, e-mobility structural parts) for European OEMs — directly comparable mid-sized, privately held German peer with overlapping commercial vehicle and passenger car customer base.
• Benteler International: Austrian-headquartered automotive supplier with strong chassis and body-in-white modules business, including chassis components for commercial vehicles and engineered assemblies — directly comparable on product scope and European OEM relationships.
• SAF-HOLLAND: European-listed supplier of chassis-related systems (axles, suspensions, fifth wheels, couplings) primarily for trucks, trailers, and buses — directly comparable in serving commercial vehicle OEMs with engineered metal components.
• Gestamp: Spanish-headquartered global manufacturer of metal automotive components (chassis, body-in-white, mechanisms) with deep expertise in hot stamping and large structural assemblies — directly comparable in technology stack and customer base to HÖRMANN's frame and body-in-white business.
• Samvardhana Motherson (SMP Deutschland): Indian-headquartered tier-1 supplier with significant German operations producing polymer and metal modules for commercial vehicles and passenger cars — comparable on module delivery and JIS supply to commercial vehicle OEMs in Europe.
• Welser Profile: Austrian family-owned specialist in custom roll-formed steel and special profile sections for automotive and commercial vehicle applications — closely comparable in custom metal forming for tier-1 European OEMs.

Others

• Schuler Group: Global market leader in metal forming press technology including press hardening lines used in automotive structural components — adjacent/ecosystem peer to HÖRMANN as a supplier of the warm forming and press hardening equipment HÖRMANN integrates into its manufacturing cells.
• Bystronic: Swiss supplier of sheet metal processing equipment (laser cutting, bending, automation) — adjacent/ecosystem peer to HÖRMANN as a provider of the laser cutting and automation capital equipment that HÖRMANN itself deploys in its factories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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