Private company

Kiepe Electric

Logo: Leonhardt-Erik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons⁴

German manufacturer of electrical traction equipment

Kiepe Electric, formerly Vossloh Kiepe, is a German manufacturer of electrical traction equipment for trams, trolleybuses other road and rail transport vehicles, as well as air-conditioning and heating systems, and conveyor device components. Founded in 1906, it was known as Kiepe Elektrik until 2003, when it was renamed Vossloh Kiepe, following its acquisition by Vossloh.² It employed 651 people.¹ It is part of Knorr-Bremse.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1906Founded¹

Industryelectrical engineering¹
HeadquartersDüsseldorf¹
Websitewww.vossloh-kiepe.de
Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung¹
LEI529900PLZZNPAYM5AX19³
StatusActive³
LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)³
Registered addressKiepe-Platz 1, 40599 Düsseldorf, Germany³
Registered withLocal Court Düsseldorf, HRB 34306³

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Corporate structure

Kiepe Electric is part of a group headed by Knorr-Bremse. 28 entities, 11 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Knorr-Bremse München, Germany
- Kiepe Electric Düsseldorf, Germany
- Knorr-Bremse (Czechia) Stráž nad Nisou, Czechia
- Knorr-Bremse (Austria) Subsidiary · Mödling, Austria
- Knorr-Bremse (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · Bristol, United Kingdom
- Knorr-Bremse (United States) Subsidiary · Watertown, United States
- MWM GmbH Subsidiary · Kleve, Germany
- BENDIX CVS DE MEXICO SA DE CV Subsidiary · Acuna, Mexico
- DISTRIBUIDORA BENDIX CVS DE MEXICO SA DE CV Subsidiary · Tlalnepantla De Baz, Mexico
- G T EMISSIONS SYSTEMS LIMITED Subsidiary · Peterlee, United Kingdom
- IFE-CR,a.s. Subsidiary · Modřice, Czechia
- IFE-wei ao gui dao che liang men xi tong (qing dao) you xian gong si (IFE-威奥轨道车辆门系统（青岛）有限公司) Subsidiary · Qingdao, China
- KB Rail Mexico Subsidiary · Ciudad Acuna, Mexico
- Knorr Brake Company LLC Subsidiary · Westminster, Maryland, United States
- KNORR BRAKE HOLDING CORPORATION Subsidiary · Avon, Ohio, United States
  - KNORR BRAKE TRUCK SYSTEMS COMPANY Subsidiary · Avon, Ohio, United States
    - BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
  - NEW YORK AIR BRAKE LLC Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- KNORR-BREMSE ESPANA SA (KNORR-BREMSE ESPAÑA SA) Subsidiary · Getafe, Spain
- KNORR-BREMSE Fekrendszerek Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag (KNORR-BREMSE Fékrendszerek Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság) Subsidiary · Kecskemét, Hungary
- Knorr-Bremse Global Rail Holding GmbH Subsidiary · München, Germany
- KNORR-BREMSE RAIL SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED Subsidiary · Melksham, United Kingdom
- Knorr-Bremse Systeme fur Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH (Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH) Subsidiary · München, Germany
  - COJALI S.L Subsidiary · Campo de Criptana, Spain
- KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEMES POUR VEHICULES UTILITAIRES FRANCE Subsidiary · Glos, France
- KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEMS FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES LIMITED Subsidiary · Bristol, United Kingdom
- KNORR-BREMSE TECHNOLOGY CENTER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Pune, India
- KNORR-BREMSE Vasuti Jarmu Rendszerek Hungaria Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary

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.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Knorr-Bremse

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1906Founded Founded¹

Sources

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WikidataKiepe Electric on Wikidata
2
WikipediaKiepe Electric on Wikipedia
3
GLEIFKiepe Electric LEI record (529900PLZZNPAYM5AX19)
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Wikimedia CommonsKiepe Electric logo by Leonhardt-Erik, CC BY-SA 4.0