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Company type | Limited liability company: GmbH[1] |
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Industry | Automotive industry[1] |
Founded | Berlin, Germany (1983)[1] |
Founder | Prof. Dr.Hermann Appel |
Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
Number of locations | 16 operations across Germany, several Subsidiaries |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jörg Astalosch (CEO), Martin Mahlke (CFO), Dr. Uwe Horn (CHRO) |
Services | Powertrain, Electronics and Vehicle Development |
Revenue | 896 millionEuro (2023) |
Number of employees | 7,600 worldwide (2023) |
Website | IAV.com |
IAV GmbH Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und Verkehr, (literalEngineer Society Automobile and Traffic), abbreviated toIAV GmbH, is anengineering company in theautomotive industry, designing products forpowertrain,electronics andvehicle development. Founded inBerlin in 1983 by Prof. Dr. Hermann Appel as a university-affiliated research institute, the company employs over 8,000 members of staff,[1] and suppliesautomobile manufacturers andcomponent suppliers. In addition to development centres in Berlin,Chemnitz andGifhorn, IAV operates at sites in France, United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, China, Japan,South Korea,Brazil and the United States.
Clients include theVolkswagen Group,BMW,Stellantis,Ford,GM,Porsche,Toyota,Claas andLiebherr.[2] Component manufacturer clients includeBosch,Aptiv,Continental,ZF Group,ETAS,Forvia,Freudenberg,Glatt,MWM,Schaeffler and Sonplas.[2]
As of 2023[update] theshareholders of IAV GmbH were:
IAV has the following worldwidesubsidiary companies:[3]
In 2009 the company submitted a patent for anelectric vehicle recharger that is built into the road. The technology would allow electric vehicles to be charged as they drive over roads embedded with a recessed wireless recharging strip, usingelectromagnetic induction.[4]