HEILIGENHAUS, Germany and CHANGSHU, China, March 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Kiekert, leading supplier of latch systems for the automotive industry is building its first factory in China.
Kiekert has chosen the city of Changshu, in the vicinity of Shanghai, as its first own development and production center. Thus, our international group is accommodating requirements of globally operating automotive manufacturers for the worldwide presence of their suppliers.
CEO Dr. Karl Krause states, "In signing the contract today we have laid the foundation to start up the production according to schedule in the course of this year."
More than 1,000 employees are to work in this factory by 2011. The development and production hub will bundle the advantages of the Asian sourcing markets with the favourable production conditions in China. A significant expansion of the product development will be linked to the size of the factory. Both functions will support our customers locally.
Kiekert is strictly pursuing its strategy of a worldwide local presence. Krause states: "Kiekert is currently implementing the transition from a global supplier to a global manufacturer. In the future, the automotive industry can rely even more on finding us in the neighbourhood of their production facilities - anywhere in the world."
