Private company
FTE automotive
Logo: FTEautomotive 2015, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3
German automotive manufacturing company
The FTE automotive Group is a German automotive manufacturing company specialized in the sector of drive train and brake system applications for the automotive industry. The company supplies all notable automobile manufacturers and employs over 3800 employees at 11 production sites around the world. FTE automotive is based in Ebern, Bavaria, Germany.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryautomotive supplier1
- HeadquartersEbern1
- Websitewww.fte-automotive.com
- Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
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The FTE automotive Group is a German automotive manufacturing company specialized in the sector of drive train and brake system applications for the automotive industry. The company supplies all notable automobile manufacturers and employs over 3800 employees at 11 production sites around the world. FTE automotive is based in Ebern, Bavaria, Germany. On June 2, 2016, Bain Capital sold FTE Automotive, which it had acquired in May 2013, to the French automotive supplier Valeo for 819.3 million euros.2
Products and brands
Production sites
FTE automotive GmbH, Ebern, Germany
FTE automotive Möve GmbH, Mühlhausen, Germany
FTE automotive systems GmbH, Fischbach (Ebern), Germany
FTE automotive (Taicang) Co., Ltd. China
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FTE automotive Czechia s.r.o., Podborany, Czech Republic
FTE automotive Slovakia s.r.o, Prešov, Slovakia
FTE automotive USA Inc., Auburn Hills, United States
FTE Industria e Comercio Ltda, São Paulo, Brazil
FTE Mexicana S.A. de C.V, Puebla, Mexico
Joint Venture:
APG-FTE automotive Co. Ltd., Hangzhou, China
SFMC s.r.o., Prešov, Slovakia
Products
The company produces a multitude of hydraulic brake and clutch components:
Brake boosters
Dual centric slave cylinders
Electric lube oil pumps
Gear actuator modules
Parking lock cylinders
Cooling oil valves
Brake caliper replacements
Brakes hoses
Electro-hydraulic actuators
Clutch master cylinders
Clutch slave cylinders
Clutch pipes
Drum brakes
Concentric slave cylinders
The product portfolio included electrical sensors and accessories.
From Wikipedia’s article on FTE automotive, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 1943Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.fte-automotive.com1
- WikipediaFTE automotive
- WikidataQ1389745
Sources
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- 1WikidataFTE automotive on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaFTE automotive on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsFTE automotive logo by FTEautomotive 2015, CC BY-SA 4.0
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