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Together for the Mobility of Tomorrow: On April 22, 2026, our plant in Suzhou, China, celebrated its 20th anniversary – marking 20 years of dedication...
CEO J. Wolfgang Kirchhoff has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with our long standing partner Arvedi in Cremona, Italy. The agreement sets the...
Challenges? We focus on clear strategies and innovation and continue to drive our global growth forward with investments in modern technologies and the...
We are delighted and proud to announce that on October 28 in Paris, KIRCHHOFF Automotive was recognized by STELLANTIS as one of only 20 outstanding suppliers...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the KIRCHHOFF Automotive stand at the IAA Mobility in Munich. J. Wolfgang Kirchhoff (Chairman of the Board and...
KIRCHHOFF Automotive has celebrated a major milestone in Mexico: the company has been manufacturing at its Querétaro plant for 25 years and has now opened...
Following our great success at Auto Shanghai in April, we are now looking forward to IAA Mobility in Munich, where we will once again be presenting our...
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche visits KIRCHHOFF Automotive plant in Iserlohn
As part of her summer visits, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche was a guest at KIRCHHOFF Automotive in Iserlohn, where...
That’s what KIRCHHOFF Automotive delivers with our customized product solutions. In line with our motto MAKING.MOBILITY.SAFE., we will present body...
Globalization, partnerships, and technological innovation – these are the topics that drive us and ensure our long-term success as a company.
In the latest...
Together with Volkswagen AG, KIRCHHOFF Automotive as SIBORA development partner has won the prestigious Swedish Steel Award 2025 for the modified BQP hot...
Each year, General Motors (GM) acknowledges its most exceptional suppliers during the prestigious “Supplier of the Year” event. This year there were 92...
Ten days full of highlights, innovations and surprises are over. “Stylish”, “innovative”, ‘influential’, “massive” – that’s how our colleagues...
Auto Shanghai is one of the most important automotive trade fairs in the world. From April 23 to May 2, 2025, KIRCHHOFF Automotive will be exhibiting innovative...
This is the motto of Auto Shanghai, which will take place in Shanghai, China, from April 23 to May 2, 2025. There, we will be presenting new products and...
We look back on another challenging year.
Read here in the latest issue of K>MOBIL how the KIRCHHOFF Group was able to continue growing in 2024...
MetalForming Magazine has named Stephanie Dake, Quality Planning Specialist at our Troy location, as one of the Women of Influence in Metal Forming and...
At the anniversary celebrations at the German locations, the management of KIRCHHOFF Automotive looks back on a year with many challenges. Nevertheless,...
… that KIRCHHOFF Automotive uses up to 67% renewable green electricity at all locations worldwide? This allows us to reduce CO2 emissions across our operations.
In...
is our conclusion of the IZB 2024. At the start of the International Suppliers Fair (IZB) in Wolfsburg, Germany, which took place from October 22-24, the...
Our goal: MAKING.MOBILITY.SAFE. From 22 to 24 October, KIRCHHOFF Automotive will be presenting the latest developments in the field of lightweight construction...
KIRCHHOFF Automotive has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hyundai Steel Company to supply low-carbon steel products.
“The agreement with...
KIRCHHOFF Automotive shows that hot forming does not increase the CO2 footprint of a component, but reduces it.
Nowadays, the CO2 footprint in the...
In addition to the handover of two new halls, KIRCHHOFF Automotive celebrated its 20th anniversary in Hungary and the official opening of the recently...
The European elections will take place from June 6-9, the outcome of which is extremely important for the future of the continent. To encourage others...
“Their innovation and support are critical to helping us deliver the world-class vehicles our customers have to come expect”, said Jeff Morrison, vice...
EcoVadis Rating validates KIRCHHOFF Automotive’s business sustainability commitments and performance. In its sector, the South Westphalian automotive supplier...
In memory of Dr. Jochen F. Kirchhoff, MDs in Hungary have been working for some time to change the name of the public area in front of the Esztergom plant...
KIRCHHOFF Automotive is taking further steps to achieve its sustainability goals and decarbonize its supply chain: We have agreed with the Swedish company...
We look back on a year that has not made doing business any easier.
In the current issue of K>MOBIL, you can read here how the KIRCHHOFF...
KIRCHHOFF Automotive and thyssenkrupp Steel Europe (tkSE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen their existing strategic partnership and...
J. Wolfgang Kirchhoff, Chairman of the Management Board of KIRCHHOFF Automotive, looks back on a year that was once again characterized by many challenges...
Our plant in Mielec, Poland has received the Award of Appreciation from our customer Hyundai CZ.
Changki Lee, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing...
On October 30, our plant in Shenyang/China celebrated its 10th anniversary. Almost 100 guests attended the celebrations in the new factory hall no. 4,...
Despite crises, we further strengthened our commitment to sustainability in 2022. This includes, for example, focusing on CO2 emissions reduction, both...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has visited the KIRCHHOFF Automotive booth at the IAA Mobility. CEO J. Wolfgang Kirchhoff presented him the innovative instrument...
It all starts in a few days: IAA MOBILITY in Munich kicks off on September 4 with the Press and Media Day. Our team is ready: Under the mission MAKING.MOBILITY.SAFE....
Even the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Péter Szijjártó, was impressed. He recently met with Arndt G. Kirchhoff to announce investment...
On the way to a green future, KIRCHHOFF Automotive is strengthening its cooperation with steel supplier SSAB in order to reduce CO2 in car body construction.
Steel...
KIRCHHOFF Automotive in Portugal’s plants in Ovar and Cucujães celebrated their 60th anniversary and 30 years of affiliation with KIRCHHOFF Automotive.
Time...
Interested startups can apply now until August 11 for a promotion program of the Circular Valley® organization, which supports them in implementing their...
Our plant in North York, Canada, has received the GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award. The award is in recognition of our team’s outstanding performance.
With...
As one of only two companies, KIRCHHOFF Automotive has received the award for outstanding quality from Mercedes-Benz. The award ceremony took place as...
June 7th commemorated two very significant events: The Annual North American Procurement Team’s Meeting in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, and the Supplier...
On June 14, the Portuguese Prime Minister Dr. António Costa visited our plant in Ovar, Portugal. For our colleagues on site, the visit left a special impression.
At...
Last year, KIRCHHOFF Automotive had already received numerous new orders for production in Mexico. However, neither the plant in Querétaro nor in Puebla...
With over 900 thousand visitors, Auto Shanghai was able to build on its pre-pandemic successes. For our company, too, Asia’s largest trade fair provided...
With over 900 thousand visitors, Auto Shanghai was able to build on its pre-pandemic successes. For our company, too, Asia’s largest trade fair provided...
After winning the national award “Quality Innovation 2022”, our quality management team from Esztergom, Hungary has reached the finals in the...
KIRCHHOFF Automotive and ArcelorMittal want to cooperate in the development of “low carbon-emissions steel” for the automotive industry. To...
42 colleagues worldwide have enrolled in the talent management program, KATE, and are looking forward to the training and projects during the upcoming...
Together with the German University of Paderborn and other companies, KIRCHHOFF Automotive would like to bring the inductive heating of moulded blanks...
The fact that an apprenticeship is a good investment in the future is confirmed by the apprentices at KIRCHHOFF Automotive who have now successfully completed...
To ensure that one of the most important and largest universities in Ukraine, the National Polytechnic University of Lviv, can continue to be supplied...
“In view of current global challenges, it was a difficult year. Nevertheless, we believe that the companies of the KIRCHHOFF Group are well positioned...
As part of the seniors’ and jubilarians’ ceremonies of KIRCHHOFF Automotive at the German sites, the shareholders J. Wolfgang and Arndt G. Kirchhoff reported...
The largest trade fair for suppliers took place in Wolfsburg, from October 11 to 13. After a break of four years due to the coronavirus pandemic, 940 international...
KIRCHHOFF Automotive also ensures safety in the new Lixiang L9. The six-seat luxury SUV is a space wonder and offers extremely comfortable space for many...
and of course with body elements from KIRCHHOFF Automotive. Around 1400 exhibitors from 42 countries are presenting their innovations for transportation...
Until October 7, 2022, interested startups can apply for the Accelerator Program by Circular Valley. This program supports them in implementing their innovative...
Together with the hydrogen start-up ENGINIUS, KIRCHHOFF Automotive presents safe and sustainable mobility at the IAA Transportation. Both are companies...
This summer, nine apprentices successfully passed their exams at the German locations of KIRCHHOFF Automotive. All of them could be hired in full-time...
Two years of pandemic and now a war in Europe. The KIRCHHOFF Group is faced with essential tasks: seeking economic success and social balance as well as...
On June 23, 2022, KIRCHHOFF Automotive honored its best suppliers of the year with the Supplier of the Year award (SOY) via a festive web conference.
There...
The VDA and the Responsible Supply Chain Initiative RSCI e. V. have won the German Award for Sustainability Projects in the supply chain category. Our...
Awarded once again: the KIRCHHOFF Automotive plant in Attendorn (Germany) has been re-certified as a recognized training company, and the plant in Esztergom...
On March 24, there was a production shutdown for all enterprises in Shenyang. Now, the local government is gradually allowing the enterprises to resume...
We thank our colleagues in Poland for their personal commitment to a wide range of relief efforts for people who have fled the war in Ukraine. To date,...
Until March 18, 2022, interested startups can apply for the Accelerator Program by Circular Valley. This program supports them in implementing their innovative...
Everyone talks about it, everyone thinks the others are doing it, no one knows how to do it properly – in a webinar Lisa Kitterer, Vimala Pehnelt and Mary...
A detailed article describing the situation (or measures) in our North American plants has been published in the current February issue of American magazine,...
In recognition of their contributions to the community and quality of life in Manchester and Coffee County, our Manchester plant has been awarded Industry...
Helping people overcome drug addiction and find a new start: our plant in Waverly, USA supports former drug addicts with special programs that help support...
The President of the VDA (German Association of the Automotive Industry), Hildegard Müller, visited the Attendorn-based automotive supplier companies KIRCHHOFF...
In recognition of our outstanding performance in developing a luxury electric car last year, our Chinese plants received a letter of thanks from Liao Zehua,...
In 2020, KIRCHHOFF Culture Life launched its tree planting campaign: 1,785 trees were to be planted at all KIRCHHOFF Group sites. Now, additional employees...
KIRCHHOFF Automotive is one of the 15 founding members of the association Responsible Supply Chain Initiative RSCI e.V. The aim of the association is to...
In some areas, such as digital audits and digital shop-floor management, digitalization has already brought us further. But it is not an end in itself....
German Chancellor Angela Merkel praises the strengths of the German automotive supplier industry during her visit to the KIRCHHOFF Automotive booth at...
A short visit to KIRCHHOFF Automotive before her visit to the VW: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel visits our stand one last time at the end of her term...
Wondering why our global CTO Dr. Thorsten Gaitzsch is particularly looking forward to the IAA this year and why he believes trade shows are important for...
On June 30, Arndt G. Kirchhoff, Dr. Johannes F. Kirchhoff and J. Wolfgang Kirchhoff were in-ducted into the “Hall of Fame of Family Businesses”....
In June 2020 and at the end of March 2021, our US plants in Waverly and Tecumseh implemented SAP. This means that all our plants worldwide now use this...
Although the number of visitors was generally lower than in previous years due to the strict COVID-19 safety regulations, the number of visitors to our...
Students from the Siegerland – Olpe – Wittgenstein region in Germany can experience this in the DigiMath4Edu project. The Department of Mathematics...
We mourn the death of our former managing director Mr. Dipl.- Ing. Josef Groß who passed away on February 16, 2021 at the age of 85.
After his apprenticeship...
Digitization is becoming more and more common in KAPS Administration. With the help of digital platforms, we have introduced a new method for Office Management...
On June 25th, Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) in the USA, announced their supplier award winners. There are 260 suppliers for SIA overall but KIRCHHOFF...
The face mask is put on and the hands are freshly disinfected: The workday can begin. This is what everyday life now looks like for many employees. To...
With limited production, we will restart our plants in Europe and North America in the coming weeks. COO Stefan Leitzgen with an overview of the current...
Last year, our plant in Gniezno, Poland, was considerably expanded in only six months at a cost of just under EUR 2.7 million. We manufacture products...
FAUN welcomed MEP and Vice-President of the European People’s Party (EPP) David McAllister on Monday 17.02.2020 at the plant in Heilshorn. The MEP...
Shortly before Christmas, the new 16,000 kN servo transfer press at our plant in Tecumseh/US started trial operation with a blank loader. The next step...
In a solemn memorial service on January 17, 2020, 900 people filled the churches of Oberste Stadtkirche and Bauernkirche in Iserlohn to bid farewell to...
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Andreas Heine
Global Executive Vice President Communication and Marketing
+49 2371 211-246
KIRCHHOFF Automotive SE
c/o KIRCHHOFF Witte GmbH
Hegestück 40
58640 Iserlohn
GERMANY
Eva Rademacher
Communication and Marketing Specialist, Europe/Asia
+49 2371 211-246
KIRCHHOFF Witte GmbH
Hegestück 40
58640 Iserlohn
GERMANY