Mubea

What Mubea does

Mubea (legal name: Muhr und Bender KG) is a privately held, family-owned German automotive Tier 1/2 supplier headquartered in Attendorn, Germany, founded in 1916/1917. The company specializes in the development and manufacture of high-strength spring components and related lightweight products for the global automotive industry, organized across five core product domains: Chassis (coil springs, stabilizer systems, suspension components, GFRP composites, and performance wheels), Body (Tailor Rolled Blanks, CFRP structural and visual parts, interior components, and forming tools), Powertrain (valve springs, belt tensioners, connecting products, transmission springs, tubular shafts, and fine-blanked parts), Industry (disc springs, compression springs, hydrogen technology components, and cooling/evaporator plates), and Aviation (Mubea Aviation with Nadcap-accredited manufacturing). Its underlying technology stack includes proprietary processes such as TRB (variable wall thickness blanks), MCF (cast forging), Fiberject (thermoplastic carbon injection molding), MLR/MACS/MARD chassis systems, and precision fine blanking up to 10,000 kN, supported by vertically integrated in-house tool-making and cold rolling.

Mubea generates revenue primarily through long-term OEM supply contracts with global automotive manufacturers, where components are co-developed from early vehicle program stages and priced via quote-based negotiations. Secondary revenue streams include the Mubea Aftermarket Services webshop for independent spare parts distribution, direct industrial sales for non-automotive applications, and aerospace component supply through Mubea Aviation. The company operates 70 manufacturing and operational facilities across 22 countries, employs approximately 17,200 people globally, and reports annual revenue of approximately €3.6 billion, with at least one Mubea product installed in more than 50 million new vehicles per year.

The business model is OEM-embedded and sales-led, with technical co-development partnerships preceding series production awards. Mubea is positioning itself for the vehicle electrification transition through BEV-targeted lightweight components (MLR coil springs, GFRP blade springs, TRB battery cases, performance wheels), while simultaneously expanding adjacent verticals including hydrogen electrolysis components (H2T), urban e-mobility (U-Mobility e-cargo bikes), and aerospace. Family ownership under the Muhr family (with Thomas Muhr as CEO) provides long-term strategic stability with no disclosed external institutional investors.

Name

Mubea

Legal name

Muhr und Bender KG

Website

https://mubea.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Mubea is a privately held, family-owned German Tier 1/2 automotive supplier that designs and manufactures lightweight high-strength spring components, chassis systems, CFRP parts, and precision steel tubes for global OEMs across 70 facilities in 22 countries, with adjacent operations in aerospace, hydrogen technology, and urban e-mobility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Components Manufacturing

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing (336330), Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (3363), Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (336)

SIC

Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728)

akta.pro primary industry

Suspension Systems & Components (Springs/Shocks/Struts/Air Suspension) (IMACAIAA)

Keywords

• Automotive components manufacturing
• Lightweight spring systems
• Chassis suspension parts
• Precision steel tubes
• Composite structural parts

Headquarters

HQ city

Attendorn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices25 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. OEM Automotive Components: Mubea supplies components directly to automotive OEMs for integration into new vehicle programs. Revenue is generated through long-term supply contracts for chassis, body, and powertrain components, with development partnerships often preceding series production contracts.
2. Aftermarket Services: Mubea Aftermarket Services GmbH provides original spare parts to the independent aftermarket through a dedicated webshop (mubea-shop.com), serving repair shops and distributors with genuine Mubea products.
3. Industrial Applications: Precision steel tubes, disc springs, and connecting products sold to industrial customers for non-automotive applications including furniture, building services, HVAC, agricultural and construction equipment.
4. Aviation Components: Mubea Aviation manufactures components, modular elements, and assemblies for the aviation industry, serving as an accredited systems supplier with capabilities in steel, aluminum, titanium processing and composites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mubea develops and manufactures lightweight automotive components and spring systems for global vehicle manufacturers, with a focus on chassis (coil springs, stabilizers, suspension components, composite parts, performance wheels), body (tailor rolled products, CFRP structural and visual parts), powertrain (valve springs, belt tensioners, connecting products, transmission springs, tubular shafts, fine blanked parts), and industrial applications. The company supplies directly to OEM assembly plants under multi-year contracts and also sells into aviation, hydrogen technology, micromobility, and aftermarket channels.

Product overview

Mubea is a global automotive supplier and innovative lightweight specialist offering a comprehensive portfolio of spring components and structural parts organized across five core product categories: Chassis (coil springs, stabilizer systems, suspension components, composite parts, and performance wheels), Body (tailor rolled products, CFRP structural/visual parts, interior components, and forming tools), Powertrain (valve springs, belt tensioners, connecting products, transmission springs, tubular shafts, and fine blanked parts), Industry (disc springs, compression springs, hydrogen technology, cooling plates), and specialized divisions including Mubea Aviation, U-Mobility (urban e-mobility vehicles), Mubea Aftermarket (spare parts), and Mubea Precision Steel Tubes. The company positions itself as a world market leader for high-strength spring components and leverages over 100 years of expertise to deliver innovative lightweight solutions for automotive, aviation, and industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mubea Aviation: Aerospace components, modular elements and assemblies manufacturer working steel, aluminum, titanium and composites.
• U-Mobility
• Mubea Performance Wheels
• Mubea Hydrogen Technology (H2T)
• Mubea Carbo Tech
• Mubea Aftermarket Services

Products and services

• Coil Spring Systems High-strength coil spring systems for vehicle suspension, engineered for weight reduction and optimal performance in chassis applications. Includes the MLR (Mubea Light and Robust) computer-optimized system for electrified vehicles offering up to 15% weight reduction.
• Stabilizer Systems Stabilizer bar systems including MACS (Advanced Customized Stabilizer Bar System) for cost-neutral weight saving up to 20% and MARD (Adaptive Stabilizer Bar System) mechanical adaptive anti-roll-bar with damping function, for enhanced vehicle driving dynamics.
• Suspension Components Comprehensive suspension components for automotive applications, complementing Mubea's coil spring and stabilizer offerings.
• Composite Components (GFRP / CFRP) GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer) transverse blade springs and other composite structural parts for lightweight automotive applications, including single-component GFRP blade springs replacing multi-link axles with ~20 kg weight reduction in BEVs.
• Mubea Performance Wheels Lightweight cast-forging performance wheels including MPW-H and MPW-C series for BEVs with up to 30% higher material characteristics than conventional low-pressure casting.
• Tailor Rolled Products (TRB) TRB (Tailor Rolled Blank) variable wall thickness technology for body components including TRB crash structures for battery cases, bumpers, and B-pillars; offering equivalent weight to aluminum at up to 50% cost reduction.
• CFRP Structural and Visual Parts Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer components including full carbon roofs, hybrid carbon seats offering up to 30% weight reduction vs current sport seats, Fiberject® thermoplastic injection molded carbon parts, and structural CFRP body components.
• Interior (Composite Interior Components) Interior structural and visual components made from composite materials for automotive applications.
• weba Hot and Cold Forming Tools In-house tool and die making for hot and cold forming processes, supporting Mubea's component manufacturing operations.
• Valve Springs Engine valve springs for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and motorcycles; Mubea is the world's largest supplier of engine valve springs.
• Belt Tensioner Systems Belt tensioner and idler pulley systems for engine auxiliary drive applications, with integrated Mubea spring technology.
• Connecting Products (Spring Band Clamps) Spring band clamps providing constant sealing forces for hose-to-stutzen connections; Mubea is the largest manufacturer of hose clamps with over 1 billion units produced annually.
• Transmission Springs Springs for transmission applications including dual mass flywheels and torque converters.
• Tubular Shafts Welded and drawn precision steel tubes for automotive applications including drive shafts, steering, propeller shafts, stabilizer bars, and camshafts.
• Fine Blanking Parts Complex high-precision components manufactured with fine blanking presses from 1,600 kN to 10,000 kN, material thicknesses up to ~10 mm, producing components with smooth cutting surfaces free of tears and fractures including guide plates, pawls, shim washers, and assemblies.
• Disc Springs High-quality disc springs providing high spring forces in small installation spaces, available from 8mm to 900mm diameter; Generation II disc springs offer 10x longer service life in mass production.
• Compression Springs Technical compression springs for injection pumps, transmission applications, and industrial uses.
• Mubea Hydrogen Technology (H2T) Metallic components for hydrogen electrolysers and fuel cells, including bipolar plates, disc springs, and connecting products for AEL, AEM, SOEC/SOFC, and PEM technologies.
• Cooling and Evaporator Plates Roll bonding cooling and evaporator plates for household appliances and battery thermal management applications.
• Mubea Aftermarket Original spare parts and aftermarket services including chassis springs, belt tensioners, stabilizers, and connecting products for the independent automotive aftermarket, distributed via dedicated webshop.
• U-Mobility (Urban E-Mobility Vehicles) Urban e-mobility solutions including U-Mobility Cargo (a four-wheeled pedelec e-cargo bike) and the XBoard platform for last-mile logistics, urban delivery, and sustainable micro-mobility; supplied to urban logistics customers including Amazon in New York City.
• Mubea Precision Steel Tubes Welded and drawn precision steel tubes manufactured in dimensions from 15 to 90 mm for automotive, furniture, building services, and industrial applications; higher-strength material variants deliver 15% stabilizer tube weight reduction.
• Mubea Aviation Aerospace components, modular elements, and assemblies including stamped, formed, and drawn parts from steel, aluminum, and titanium alloys, and composite structures using thermoset and thermoplastic materials. Nadcap-accredited for heat treatment, solution annealing, artificial aging of aluminum alloys, and hot calibration of titanium components.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 15% weight reduction with MLR coil spring system for BEVs
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AmazonnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerMubea serves as a manufacturing partner supplying e-cargo bikes for Amazon's urban micromobility fleet in New York City. Amazon announced deployment of 250+ new e-cargo bikes across Manhattan for same-day and next-day deliveries as part of their initiative to reduce congestion and tailpipe emissions in urban areas.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lesjöfors: European industrial and automotive spring manufacturer with broad product portfolio of compression, tension, torsion, and disc springs. Closely comparable to Mubea's industrial springs and aftermarket businesses.
• Benteler International: European automotive supplier specializing in chassis components, body structures, and modules. Closely comparable to Mubea in chassis component manufacturing with similar European footprint and OEM customer base.
• Gestamp Automocion: Specialist in metal automotive components, chassis, and body-in-white structures with strong lightweighting focus. Directly comparable in body/chassis metal forming technologies, including hot stamping and tailor-welded products similar to Mubea's TRB approach.
• NHK Spring: Japanese automotive spring and seat component specialist with global manufacturing presence. Direct competitor to Mubea in coil springs, stabilizer bars, and valve springs supplied to Asian and global OEMs.
• American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM): Manufacturer of driveline, chassis, and forged metal components for automotive OEMs. Comparable to Mubea in metal forming technologies, forged components, and drivetrain/chassis parts supplied to global OEMs.

Broad incumbents

• Continental AG: Diversified automotive supplier with significant chassis, springs, and powertrain businesses. Overlaps with Mubea in stabilizer systems, springs, and lightweight body components while operating at much larger scale across multiple segments.
• Magna International: World's largest tier 1 supplier with chassis, body, and powertrain capabilities including seating, exteriors, and complete vehicle engineering. Overlaps with Mubea in chassis components and lightweight body structures but operates at a far larger scale.
• ZF Friedrichshafen: Global Tier 1 automotive supplier with a broad chassis, driveline, and active safety portfolio including suspension, damping, and chassis modules. Directly comparable to Mubea in chassis components but with a much wider systems-integration footprint.
• ThyssenKrupp Automotive Solutions: Steel and components conglomerate with automotive spring, stabilizer, and lightweight body operations. Competes directly with Mubea in spring systems and TRB-type variable thickness steel products.

Emerging players

• Kalyani Group (Bharat Forge): Indian-headquartered forging and chassis components supplier expanding into EV components and lightweighting. Comparable to Mubea in forged/metal-formed chassis parts with growing global footprint and cost-competitive manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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