Bilstein

Bilstein

Innovation and high-tech in suspension technology

With its brand BILSTEIN, thyssenkrupp Bilstein represents innovation and high-tech in suspension technology around the world. With competence for the entire chassis, the company has production facilities in Europe, America and China, supplying products for the complete spectrum of shock absorbers. Furthermore, thyssenkrupp Damper has for many years been a partner in high demand in the fields of motorsport and car tuning.

thyssenkrupp Damper supplies the original equipment (OE) and aftermarket (AM) segments. There are currently over 4,500 employees working for thyssenkrupp Damper around the world. The company headquarters are at the location where it was originally founded, in Ennepetal, Germany.

Further production facilities are located in Germany (Mandern), Romania (Sibiu), the USA (Hamilton, Ohio and Poway, San Diego) and China (Shanghai).

thyssenkrupp Damper site

Membership of the internationally active thyssenkrupp Group generates resources for investments, and secures an additional head-start in terms of development competence. Particularly with simultaneous engineering, we deliver a continuous contribution to the improvement of designs and systems in automotive engineering, and are thus a globally respected partner to this industry.

The company focuses on the segments of sports cars, SUVs and premium vehicles.

Our locations and representations

Business Unit Damper


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Conventional

Conventional shock absorbers

(DampMatic I / II, monotube gas pressure shock absorber, twin-tube gas pressure shock absorber)
Electronically controlled shock absorbers

Electronically controlled shock absorbers

(Adaptive Damping System / ADS, DampTronic sky, DampTronic select, DampTronic I / II)
Modules/suspension struts

Modules/suspension struts

(Steel spring module, pneumatic spring module)
Aftermarket

Aftermarket

(Universal spare parts, high-performance shock absorbers, sport and coilover suspension, electronic chassis, custom-built shock absorbers for racing applications)
Bilstein

Executive management

John Kuijpers

Chief Executive Officer

Eva Kosfeld

Chief Financial Officer

Hanno Luczak

Chief Technical Officer

Simon Christian Frick

Chief Aftermarket Officer

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Purchasing and supplier management at thyssenkrupp Bilstein

We are continuously looking for capable suppliers to join us in improving the quality of our products, and who each day will once again accept the challenge of meeting the automotive industry’s requirements in terms of schedule compliance, quality, innovation and competitiveness.

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Headquarter thyssenkrupp Bilstein
thyssenkrupp Bilstein GmbH

ThyssenKrupp Allee 1

45143 Essen

Germany

Telefon:+49 / 2333 / 791 - 0
Fax: +49 / 2333 / 791 - 4900
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Ennepetal

Hamilton

Leicester

Mandern

San Diego

San Miguel de Allende

Shanghai

Sibiu