IMPROVING VEHICLE EFFICIENCY
Germany-based Hilite is a global leader in the development of engine and transmission products designed to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. Industry Europe looks at the latest from the company.
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ilite International is a leading global supplier of automotive system solutions with a special focus on fuel efficient engine and transmission products for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Hilite products are installed in many of the world’s leading automotive OEM brands, including VW, Chrysler, Ford, GM and BMW. The company is owned by the international investment Group 3i along with its co-investor, the Chinese Investment Corporation (CIC) who are dedicated to growing and developing Hilite’s global engineering capabilities. 66 Industry Europe
Hilite is headquartered in Marktheidenfeld, Germany, and today the company employs over 1400 people at eight locations across Europe, North America and Asia. In 2013 Hilite generated revenues of more than €391 million.
Investing in cutting-edge technology Since its establishment in 1999, Hilite has grown to become a globally active supplier to the automotive passenger car and commercial vehicle industries. Today the company’s advanced, highly innovative products for engines and transmissions systems set the
standards across the automotive industry sector. Modern transmissions make a significant contribution to meeting future demands for the reduction of emissions and fuel consumption. With the trend towards automatic transmissions that offer wide ratio ranges of seven, eight or more gears and the growing potential of hybrid vehicles designed to improve energy efficiency, Hilite’s innovative concepts and applications have kept it at the forefront of today’s drive-train technology. The relentless increase in the demand for global energy and the subsequent rise in oil
