The company made RON1.4 million (EUR293,000) net profit last year, seven times lower than the previous year, when Eckerle Automotive made a net profit of about RON10.2 million (EUR2.1 million), according to public data. Eckerle Automotive had 891 employees on average last year, 145 fewer than in 2020, Finance Ministry data show.
Eckerle’s factories in Cluj and Turda assemble components for the automotive industry, such as devices for comfort functions (window lifters, windshield wipers), devices for actuation and maneuverability (ABS, cooling) or mass items (door locks, ventilation valves), according to information previously provided by the company. Most of Eckerle Automotive’s production goes to Bosch and other customers include Brose and Nidec, according to previous information.
Eckerle Automotive, the local subsidiary of the German Eckerle Group, was established in Cluj-Napoca in 2003 and its core business is the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles and vehicle engines. Operationally, there are two main divisions within the group: the automotive division, specializing in assembly technology, and the industrial division, specializing in automation and plastics technology.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)