Lapple Ag

Name

Lapple Ag

Legal name

LÄPPLE AG

Website

https://www.laepple.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Manufacturing & Automotive Components

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing (336211), Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping (336370), Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (3363)

SIC

Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies (3711), Truck & Bus Bodies (3713), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Body Panels, Doors, Hoods & Closures Manufacturing (IMACAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Truck Body & Upfit Manufacturing (Box/Dump/Service/Refuse) (IMACAGAC), Truck Body & Upfitting Manufacturing (Box Bodies/Service Bodies/Cranes/Liftgates) (IMACABAI)

Keywords

• Sheet metal forming
• Automotive body construction
• Toolmaking standard parts
• Vocational training services
• Industrial manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Heilbronn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Automotive Components Manufacturing: Manufacture and sale of sheet metal forming and bodywork components for automotive OEMs and suppliers. Products include parts for prototypes, series production, and aftermarket applications for passenger cars and commercial vehicles.
2. Standard Parts for Toolmaking: FIBRO manufactures and sells customized standard parts for toolmaking, machine building, and manufacturing industry through direct sales and e-commerce channels worldwide.
3. Education and Training Services: LÄPPLE Expert provides vocational training and continuing education programs for own companies, partner companies, and private individuals in technical fields.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LÄPPLE Group manufactures and sells sheet metal forming and bodywork components for passenger cars and commercial vehicles through LÄPPLE AUTOMOTIVE, and customized standard parts (Normalien) for toolmaking, mechanical engineering and the broader manufacturing industry through FIBRO. The group additionally provides vocational training and continuing education programs through LÄPPLE Expert, and shared cross-company services through LÄPPLE Dienstleistungsgesellschaft. The integrated portfolio serves automotive OEMs and suppliers, toolmakers, and machine builders across 11 global locations.

Product overview

LÄPPLE Group is a family-owned industrial manufacturing group operating as a platform of four distinct business units along the same industrial value chain. The core offerings include: (1) LÄPPLE AUTOMOTIVE for sheet metal forming and automotive body construction, (2) FIBRO for standard parts and toolmaking solutions, (3) LÄPPLE Expert for vocational training and continuing education, and (4) LÄPPLE Dienstleistungsgesellschaft for shared services. The group specializes in forming and bodywork technology (Umform- und Karosserietechnik) and standard parts for precise toolmaking (Normalien für den Werkzeugbau), serving the automotive industry and beyond.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LÄPPLE AUTOMOTIVE Sheet metal forming (Blechumformung) and body construction (Karosseriebau) specialist serving passenger car and commercial vehicle OEMs and suppliers with parts for prototypes, series models, and the aftermarket.
• FIBRO Standard Parts Customized standard parts (Normalien), consulting, and comprehensive services for toolmaking, mechanical engineering, and the manufacturing industry worldwide, sold via direct sales and the FIBRO e-commerce platform.
• LÄPPLE Expert Training Programs Vocational training and continuing education programs delivered to LÄPPLE Group companies, partner companies, and private individuals in technical fields.
• LÄPPLE Dienstleistungsgesellschaft Service company that bundles all cross-company activities carried out for the individual LÄPPLE Group subsidiaries.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Strack Norma-Zeichnungsteile: German specialist in standard parts (Normalien) for stamping, forming, and injection tooling. Closely comparable to FIBRO in product focus (standard parts for toolmaking) and customer base (toolmakers and machine builders).
• GEDIA Automotive Group: German mid-sized automotive supplier of sheet metal-formed body structural parts and chassis components. Directly comparable to Läpple Automotive in product scope (body-in-white forming), customer base (European OEMs), and family-ownership structure.
• Martinrea International: Canadian-based automotive supplier focused on lightweight metal-forming and body-in-white structures. Comparable to Läpple Automotive in core product focus (formed body components) and tier-2/3 supplier positioning.
• HASCO Hasenclever GmbH: German manufacturer of standard parts and accessories for the plastics-processing tooling industry. Direct competitor to FIBRO in standard parts for toolmaking with overlapping customer base and product portfolio.
• Kirchhoff Automotive: Family-owned German automotive supplier specializing in body structures, chassis components, and cross-car beams. Closely comparable to Läpple Automotive as a mid-sized German tier-1/2 supplier serving the same OEM customers with overlapping body-in-white forming capabilities.
• Meusburger Georg GmbH & Co KG: Austrian family-owned manufacturer of standard parts (Normalien) for toolmaking and mold-making. Directly comparable to FIBRO in product category, customer base (toolmakers), and family-owned industrial culture.

Broad incumbents

• Voestalpine AG: Austrian steel-based technology group with automotive body components and special steel products. Broader industrial overlap with Läpple through automotive forming supply chain and metal materials expertise.
• Magna International: World's largest tier-1 automotive supplier with extensive body and chassis operations. Overlaps with Läpple in body-in-white forming and lightweight structures, but operates at vastly greater scale and global footprint.
• Benteler International: Austrian-headquartered global supplier of automotive components including body, chassis, and modules. Overlaps with Läpple Automotive on body structures and forming but serves a much broader OEM portfolio globally.
• Gestamp Automoción: Global Spanish tier-1 supplier of metal automotive components (body-in-white, chassis, mechanisms). Comparable to Läpple in core forming competency but operates at much larger, publicly listed scale across multiple geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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