Brose Group company profile
Press contact
Brose China Co., Ltd.
Jia Zhang
No.557, Anchi Road
Anting, Shanghai 201805
P.R. China
Phone: +86 21 3957 4179
shanghai@brose.com
brose.com/cn
Brose Group
Brose is the world’s fifth-largest family-owned automotive supplier. It develops
and produces innovative mechatronics systems for vehicle doors and seats as
well as electric motors. There are over 23,000 Brose employees working at
60 locations in 23 countries generating a turnover of approx. 5.2 billion euros.
Brose is able to foster long-term partnerships with customers thanks to its
innovative strength, state-of-the art production technologies and strategic
investments based on stable company ownership. The automotive supplier
plans to consolidate and further expand its global technological and market
leadership over the next few years. To achieve this, Brose invests around
8 percent of annual turnover in the development of products and production
methods. Close to 3,000 engineers and technicians successfully balance the
demands of lightweight design and increased efficiency with the desire for
more comfort and safety.
The Brose Group considers itself well prepared to address future trends in the
car manufacturing industry and ideally positioned for planned growth in key
automotive markets. The mechatronics specialist will further expand its
development and production expertise in the coming years, particularly in the
North America and Asia regions.
Market position
-One in three new vehicles worldwide is equipped with at least one product
manufactured by Brose.
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The mechatronics specialist is the global leader in window regulators,
door systems, latch modules, motors for electric braking systems (EBS),
drive train actuators, HVAC blowers and electronically commutated cooling
fan modules.
-The automotive supplier is number one in Europe in power seat adjusters.
Brose aims to be on of the leaders in the global marketplace in the medium
term.
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Chairman of the Brose Group
Michael Stoschek
Management Board
Jürgen Otto, CEO
Volker Herdin, Commercial Administration
Dr. Justus Klöker, Production
Reinhard Kretschmer, Business division drives
Periklis Nassios, Business division seat systems
Kurt Sauernheimer, Business division door systems
Sandro Scharlibbe, Purchasing
Jan Kowal, President Brose North America
Thomas Spangler, President Brose Asia
Innovations
Door systems
1928 Manual window regulator
1950 Mechanical door latch
1962 Power window regulator
1986 Electronically controlled window regulator with anti-trap technology
1987 Modular door system
1991 Door system with wet/dry side separation
2002 Door system with integrated door frame
2005 Modular liftgate with integrated drive
2006 Door system with highly integrated plastic carrier
2008 Liftgate latch with cable actuator
Lightweight door system with frame, flush glass and sunblind
2011 Side-door latch Unilatch®
System for hands-free opening and closing of liftgate and
cargo area cover
Compact window regulator made of plastic
2013Lightweight door system made of glass fabric-reinforced polypropylene
(thermoplastic composite)
Side-door with integrated spring crash lock
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Seat systems
1968 Spindle recliner
1979 First power seat adjuster in Europe
1983 Electronic memory system for seat position
1993 Active manual seat height adjuster
2000 Laser technology for rails and back frame
Rail-integrated spindle length adjuster
2002 Manual and power lumbar adjuster
2004 Power rear seat adjuster
2006 Power seat-belt carrier with anti-trap technology
2008 Manual and power recliner
2009 Rear seat structure with length adjuster and folding backrest
2011 Smallest and lightest seat tilt motor
2012 Lightweight front seat structure
Power display adjuster
2013 8-way-rear-headrest and folding headrest front seat
2014 Organo sheet design for lightweight load-through
2015 Fully power adjustable complete seat structures
(1st, 2nd and 3rd row)
Motors
1968 HVAC motor
1983 ABS motor
2000 Electronically commutated inner rotor for engine cooling
2001 Electric parking brake
Electronically commutated motor for HVAC blower
2002 Compact motor for HVAC blower
2006 Drive for seatbelt retractor
2007 Motor for dual clutch
2008 Modular-designed steering motors
2011 Electronically commutated drive for cooling fan modules
Active grill shutter control
2012 Steering motor (Column drive)
2013 Smallest and lightest HVAC blower
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Brose in China
In 1996, we started the production of window regulators in China with
200 employees. We currently employ more than 4,000 people at eleven
locations and have managed to localize the entire value chain for our product
portfolio with cutting-edge manufacturing systems, processes and the benefit
of localized know-how. For almost 20 years, we have been represented as a
mechatronics specialist in China.
1996 Entered the Chinese market establishing a joint venture in Zhangjiagang
1999 Established the joint venture Shanghai Brose Automotive Components Co., Ltd. with local partner STEC
First just-in-sequence supplier of door systems in China
Delivery is synchronized with vehicle assembly at SVW
2004 Brose Changchun Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. started production.
First wholly-owned facility in China
Manufacturing of window regulators, seat adjusters and cooling fan
modules and latches for local and international customers
2005 Established China and Asian Headquarters in Shanghai/Anting
2007 Brose Wuhan Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. started production
Manufacturing of window regulators, seat and door systems
2008 Shanghai Brose Electric Motor Co., Ltd., joint venture with DFPC
Integration of the worldwide drives division from Continental and the plant in Shanghai/Malu
Production of electric drives for window regulators, CFM, HVAC, EBS,
seat adjusters, drive train actuators
2010 Brose Shanghai Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. began operation
Production of window regulators, seat systems, power steering motors, cooling fan modules, power liftgate
2011 Brose Chongqing Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. Began operation
Production of window regulators, door and closure systems, seat
systems and HVAC blowers
2012 Brose Beijing Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. began producing door
systems, window regulators and seat systems and cooling fan
modules
2014 Brose Taicang Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. started production
Production of seat rail, window regulators, plastic injection
2015 Brose Guangzhou Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. begins operation
Production of door systems, window regulators, seat systems
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Awards (excerpts)
FAW-VW Localization Award 2014
Brose Changchun was recognized by FAW-VW for its localization
capabilities in development and production.
DPCA Excellent Supplier Award 2014
Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile Company (DPCA) awarded
Brose Wuhan for meeting its high quality, cost efficiency, project
development and logistics requirements.
GAC-Fiat Excellent Supplier Award 2014
Brose Wuhan won this honor from GAC-Fiat for its achievements in
project launches and local product development. The plant has met all
the requirements of the quality review for its 100 percent locally
developed and produced door systems.
Volvo Award for Best Launching Support 2014
Brose Chongqing received this award from Volvo Car Corporation
(VCC) for its launching support in the production of door systems.
Having achieved zero complaints, we provided effective technical
support and successfully managed the directed tier two suppliers.
DFPV Excellent Supplier Award 2014
Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle (DFPV) honored Shanghai Brose Electric
Motor (SBM) for producing cooling fan modules. It is also a recognition
of SBM’s strong on-site support for solutions to technical issues during
the implementation process.
GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award 2013
General Motors rewarded Brose‘s performance in 2013 with this award
to Shanghai Brose Automotive (SBA) for its consistently good quality
performance throughout 2013.
FAW-VW Excellent Quality Award 2013
Chinese automotive manufacturer FAW-VW presented the Brose
Changchun plant with its “Excellent Quality Award“ in recognition of the
company‘s high product quality and delivery reliability. This confirms
the success of Brose’s local manufacturing strategy, which focusses on
the requirements of the Chinese market.
BBAC Excellent Supplier Award 2012
Beijing Benz Automotive honored Brose’s Beijing plant, which went
operational in 2012, for its technical expertise and performance in terms
of quality, cost and supply reliability.
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