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EFI Automotive

French enterprise

EFI Automotive, previously Electricfil, is a French manufacturer of automotive engines and powertrain sensors. The company is headquartered in Beynost, France, and has factories in Joinville (France), China (Wuhan), Turkey (Istanbul) and the United States (Elkmont, Alabama).2 It was founded by Johanny Thollin.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1936Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry, holding company activities1
  • HeadquartersEFI Automotive Beynost, France1
  • Websitewww.electricfil.com
  • Legal formSA à directoire (s.a.i.)1
  • LEI969500XIPUFNM9L6VW133
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address131 RUE DE CREQUI, 69006 Lyon, France3
  • Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 3930618823

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Vue aérienne du site de Beynost
Photo: Zoulou05, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

EFI Automotive, previously Electricfil, is a French manufacturer of automotive engines and powertrain sensors. The company is headquartered in Beynost, France, and has factories in Joinville (France), China (Wuhan), Turkey (Istanbul) and the United States (Elkmont, Alabama).2

Corporate structure

EFI Automotive sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • EFI Automotive Lyon, France
    • Axandus Subsidiary · France
    • EFI Automotive Beynost Subsidiary · Beynost, France
    • ELECTRICFIL AUTOMOTIVE Subsidiary · Beynost, France

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Johanny Thollin in 1936.1

Electricfil was created in La Boisse by Johanny Thollin (1889–1962) in 1936 with the assistance of his stepfather Joseph Guinet. He was mayor of La Boisse from the year 1908 to 1938. He was then the head of a small Braided Fabric electrical cable factory in La Boisse and in 1968 the company relocated to Beynost.

In 2015, the company announced the creation of an incubator for innovative start-ups.

In 2021, EFI Automotive acquired the company Akéo Plus.

The company announced in 2021 that they would have a turnover of 202 million euros for the whole company (around 1,700 employees).

From Wikipedia’s article on EFI Automotive, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led EFI Automotive, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Axandus
  • EFI Automotive Beynost

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1936Founded Founded1

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