With operations in 170 locations worldwide, 70 production facilities in 22 countries, 20 R&D centres and a workforce of 87,700 employees, Schaeffler Group is counted among the world’s largest family companies. Over the past seven decades, the Group has received over 26,000 patent registrations and is one of the most innovation-led organisations in the world. Quality, technology and innovation are the three pillars supporting the Group’s rich legacy.
With operations in 170 locations worldwide, 70 production facilities in 22 countries, 20 R&D centres and a workforce of 87,700 employees, Schaeffler Group is counted among the world’s largest family companies. Over the past seven decades, the Group has received over 26,000 patent registrations and is one of the most innovation-led organisations in the world. Quality, technology and innovation are the three pillars supporting the Group’s rich legacy.
The Group owns majority stake in Schaeffler India. With effect from 2018, INA Bearings India Private Limited and LuK India Private Limited merged with Schaeffler India Limited (erstwhile FAG Bearings India Limited). The objective of the merger was to consolidate the Group’s India businesses and optimise the potential of the merged entity. Schaeffler AG, the Group’s flagship company, is a publicly listed stock corporation incorporated under the German law, with its registered office in Herzogenaurach.
It is Germany’s second most innovative company#
#According to the DPMA (German Patent and Trademark Office) in the year 2018
## For the full year 2019
### As on December 31, 2019
Stratford
Cheraw (2)
Danbury
Fort Mill
Joplin
Spartanburg
Troy
Wooster
Puebla
Irapuato
Sorocaba (2)
Ulyanovsk
Port Elizabeth
Hosur
Pune
Vadodara
Savli
Anting
Nanjing
Suzhou
Taicang (4)
Xiangtan
Yinchuan
Chonburi
Biên Hòa City
Yokohama
Ansan
Changwon
Jeonju
Bühl (2)
Erlangen
Gunzenhausen
Herzogenaurach
Hirschaid
Höchstadt
Homburg (3)*
Ingolstadt
Kaltennordheim (2)
Lahr
Luckenwalde
Morbach
Nuremberg
Schweinfurt (2)
Eltmann
Steinhagen
Suhl
Unna (2)
Wuppertal
Sheffield
Calais
Chevilly
Haguenau
Caldas da Rainha
Lanškroun
Svitavy
Elgoibar
Kysucké
Nové Mesto
Skalica
Debrecen
Szombathely
Braşov (3)*
Berndorf-St. Veit
Momo
Number of plants in brackets
1) Regions reflect the regional structure of the Schaeffler Group.
2) The Kaltennordheim and Unna plants were sold on December 6, 2019, and the business was transferred on February 3, 2020.
Braşov *) 2 plants Industrial, 1 plant Automotive
Homburg *) 2 plants Automotive, 1 plant Industrial