Draxlmaier is one of the largest automotive component manufacturers in the world, which makes subassemblies for premium and luxury cars. It has five plants in Romania in Satu Mare, Timisoara, Pitesti, Codlea (Brasov) and Hunedoara.
“The worldwide trend of the automotive industry has a positive influence on us; we’ve got orders for two years. Development plans for 2012-2015 were completed, so we will focus on stabilizing our position in Romania,” Draxlmaier officials in Romania told ZF Transilvania.
Draxlmaier’s plants in Romania make electrical wiring, electrical and electronic components, cockpits etc. It also provides development, IT, design and product development services, as well as procurement services to the other companies in the group. Customers for its components include Audi, BMW, Bugatti, Cadillac, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volkswagen, as the company has previously said.
Draxlmaier completed a EUR50 million investment in a new production facility in Brasov earlier this year. The new facility makes 300 types of parts and the investment in it created 500 jobs.
“Our manufacturing plans show us that the Draxlmaier group will have more than 15,000 employees in Romania by yearend.”
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)