Behr GmbH & Co. KG - Introduction

Introduction

Mauserstr. 3
D-70469 Stuttgart
Germany
Telephone: ( + 49) 711 896-0
Fax: ( + 49) 711 896-4000
Web site: http://www.behrgroup.com

Private Company
Incorporated: 1907 as Süddeutsche Kühlerfabrik Julius Fr. Behr
Employees: 17,000
Sales: EUR 3 billion ($3.9 billion) (2004)
NAIC: 336391 Motor Vehicle Air-Conditioning Manufacturing; 333415 Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing

Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, Behr GmbH & Co. KG (Behr Group) is a globally present original equipment manufacturer of air conditioning and engine cooling systems for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Behr maintains 30 production plants and ten development centers all around the world. Roughly 60 percent of the group's sales are generated outside of Germany. Engine cooling is Behr's most important activity in terms of sales. According to the company, roughly every fourth vehicle manufactured in Europe is equipped with a Behr cooling system. About half of the group's revenues stem from the air conditioning division. Behr's industry division supplies cooling and air conditioning systems for buses, trains, ships, airplanes, and special vehicles as well as for machinery used in construction, agriculture, and industry. It also manufactures fuel tanks, body sections, and wheels for motorcycles. The company is majority-owned by heirs of the company founder Julius Fr. Behr.