Kongsberg Automotive

Kongsberg Automotive Holding ASA
Allmennaksjeselskap
Traded as OSE: KOA
Industry Automotive
Founded 24 March 1987
Headquarters Kongsberg, Norway
Area served
Global
Key people
Hans Peter Havdal (CEO), Ulla-Britt Fräjdin Hellqvist (Chairman)
Products Automotive parts
Revenue 991 million (2013)[1]
Profit €6.6 million (2013)[1]
Total assets €687.3 million (end 2013)[1]
Total equity €189.6 million (end 2013)[1]
Number of employees
10,135 (end 2013)[1]
Website kongsbergautomotive.com

Kongsberg Automotive Holding ASA is an automotive parts manufacturer based in Kongsberg, Norway. The company produces a broad range of parts with production plants throughout the world. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol KOA.

History

The company started as a division of Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk in 1957 with an agreement with Volvo to produce brakes for the company's trucks. In the 1970s the division expanded with factories in Hvittingfoss and Rollag. On 24 March 1987, the division was demerged as a separate company. On 1 January 2008, Kongsberg bought out the automotive division of Teleflex Automotive.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Annual Report 2013". Kongsberg Automotive. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

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