Realignment decided: thyssenkrupp Automotive Technology focuses on profitable growth and drives forward capital market readiness

• Automotive Technology realigns along future-proof structure with four business units

• New structure enables more efficient collaboration, stronger customer focus and profitable growth

• thyssenkrupp continues to run Automotive Body Solutions, Automation Engineering and Springs & Stabilizers business units separately and considers partnerships or new ownership models

• Volkmar Dinstuhl, CEO Automotive Technology: “We are developing Automotive Technology into a focused, high-performance automotive supplier that plays a key role in shaping the mobility of tomorrow and is attractive to investors.”

Effective October 1, 2025, the automotive supplier thyssenkrupp Automotive Technology will introduce a customer- and technology-oriented structure with four business units. With the new setup, the segment is positioning itself to exploit growth potential and become capital market-ready in the coming years. As a quality provider, Automotive Technology is ideally positioned to benefit from the growing demand in the Chinese market and the transition to electromobility.

As part of the realignment, Automotive Technology will form four business units in which the technologically leading and fast-growing activities will be bundled - with a focus on chassis, components, aftermarket and forging business. With the new structure, the segment is laying the foundations for more efficient cooperation, a stronger customer focus and profitable growth. In future, the business units will be organized primarily according to their respective products, technologies and business models, such as the aftermarket business. At the same time, the support functions will be brought closer together in order to increase their efficiency. In the past financial year 2023/2024, the segmentʼs approximately 31,600 employees generated sales of € 7.5 billion.

Volkmar Dinstuhl, CEO Automotive Technology: “With the realignment, we are taking a big leap forward and creating more clarity, speed and customer proximity. In the future structure, we will be able to fully exploit our potential and grow profitably. In this way, we are developing Automotive Technology into a focused, high-performance automotive supplier that plays a key role in shaping the mobility of tomorrow and is attractive to investors.”

The current business units Automotive Body Solutions, Automation Engineering and Springs & Stabilizers will not be integrated into the new structure, but will continue to operate separately. thyssenkrupp is examining new development prospects for these businesses - also in the form of partnerships or ownership models. The businesses should be able to operate in the structure that best suits their potential.

After Automotive Technology responded to the challenging market situation with a global efficiency program in March of this year, the segment is taking the next step with the new structure. With its future positioning, Automotive Technology is prepared to help shape the profound transformation of the automotive industry.