Cab Automotive

What Cab Automotive does

Cab Automotive is a privately held UK-based automotive component manufacturer founded in 2005 and headquartered in Tipton. The company produces interior trims, seating systems, and trunk systems — categories that place it within the automotive Tier-1/2 supplier ecosystem serving OEMs and vehicle programs. Its operational footprint is anchored in the West Midlands, a historic UK automotive manufacturing cluster, with a workforce of 251–500 employees per the firmographic record.

The company's business is B2B industrial supply to the automotive sector. Its core product surface spans three related interior-systems lines — trims, seating, and trunk systems — which share overlapping supply-chain dependencies on plastics, foams, textiles, and tooling. Specific go-to-market mechanics (program awards, contract structures, tier positioning relative to OEMs), pricing models, customer concentration, and revenue figures are not disclosed in the available source material. The input does not surface disclosed certifications (e.g., IATF 16949), patents, partnerships, awards, or restructuring events.

Operational technology and AI/ML capabilities are not documented in the available data. The company's web presence (cabauto.co.uk) does not yield detailed technical disclosures in the supplied material, and API/app/product technology fields are empty. With nearly two decades of continuous operation, the company appears to be an established but small-to-mid-tier supplier within its segment, though absence of revenue, customer logo, and growth disclosures limits the depth of analytical conclusions that can be drawn.

Name

Cab Automotive

Website

https://cabauto.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Cab Automotive is a privately held UK automotive component manufacturer (founded 2005, headquartered in Tipton) producing interior trims, seating systems, and trunk systems for the automotive industry, with a workforce of 251–500 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Interior Components Manufacturing

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing (336360), Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (3363)

SIC

Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment (3790)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive Interior Trim & Cockpit Components Manufacturing (Dash/Console/Door Panels/Headliners) (IMACAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Automotive Interior Comfort & Convenience Components Manufacturing (Armrests/Cupholders/Storage/Interior Hardware) (IMACAKAJ)

Keywords

• Automotive interior trims
• Automotive seating systems
• Trunk systems manufacturing
• Automotive component supplier
• Vehicle interior parts

Headquarters

HQ city

Tipton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

CAB Automotive manufactures a wide variety of products ranging from interior trims, seating, and trunk systems for the automotive industry. The company produces finished physical automotive interior components supplied to vehicle manufacturers and tier suppliers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automotive Interior Trims Manufactured interior trim components for vehicles, supplied to automotive manufacturers and tier suppliers for integration into passenger vehicles.
• Automotive Seating Systems Manufactured seating system components for vehicles, supplied to automotive manufacturers and tier suppliers for integration into passenger vehicles.
• Automotive Trunk Systems Manufactured trunk and cargo system components for vehicles, supplied to automotive manufacturers and tier suppliers for integration into passenger vehicles.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Toyota Boshoku: Japanese Tier 1 in automotive seats, interior, and filter components. Comparable to CAB's seating and interior trim scope, particularly on European-Japanese OEM platforms.
• Adient: World's largest pure-play automotive seating supplier. Directly comparable to CAB's seating line of business, though it serves global OEM platforms at a far larger scale.
• Lear Corporation: Global Tier 1 in seating and E-Systems with significant interior trim exposure. Comparable to CAB across both seating and interior trim product categories, but operating at multinational scale.
• FORVIA (Faurecia): Global Tier 1 supplier of automotive seating, interior systems, and clean mobility solutions. Comparable to CAB because it operates in the same vehicle-interior trim and seating categories, but at vastly greater scale and with a much broader portfolio.
• Magna International (Seating & Interiors): Diversified global automotive supplier with a sizeable seating and interiors business. Comparable to CAB across interior modules and seating, but Magna operates as a full-vehicle contract assembler as well.

Direct peers

• Polytec Group: European automotive supplier of plastic exterior and interior trim, including trunk/cargo system components. Comparable mid-tier competitor to CAB in interior and cargo trim, with similar European OEM customer base.
• Grupo Antolin: Spain-based specialist in automotive interior trim — overhead systems, door panels, and cockpit modules. Most directly comparable to CAB's interior trim and module-assembly scope, particularly for European OEMs.
• Yanfeng Automotive Interiors: Global interior systems supplier (cockpit, trim, consoles) with strong European OEM presence. Closely comparable product overlap with CAB's interior trim and module offering.
• Dräxlmaier Group: German family-owned automotive supplier specialising in interior systems (instrument panels, door panels, centre consoles) and electrical harnesses. Comparable in product scope and mid-sized European Tier 1 positioning to CAB.

Others

• Gestamp Automoción: European Tier 1 focused on metal body-in-white, chassis, and mechanisms rather than interior trim. Adjacent automotive supplier with similar European OEM customer base and mid-tier scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cabauto

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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