When it comes to the most profitable car company in the world, some people say it is Toyota, and the most profitable luxury brand, some people say it is Mercedes-Benz. The most profitable super first-tier luxury brand is probably Porsche. But when it comes to suppliers closely related to cars, who do you think is the most profitable?
As the automobile industry chain has become more transparent in recent years, consumers are familiar with many well-known suppliers and know everything about them. For example, tires are Michelin, and gearboxes are inseparable from Aisin and ZF. Who is more profitable? If there is such a ranking, Aisin doesn't even make it into the top five.
As you can see from the picture, the first to third place are: Bosch, DENSO, Magna, Continental, ZF, Aisin, Mobis, Lear, Valeo, Faurecia. According to the location of the manufacturer's brand, two Japanese brands are on the list, three are German, one is Canadian, one is American, and two French manufacturers are on the list.
You can find that there are many familiar faces, and there are also many manufacturers whose rankings are indeed different from what you expected. For example, ZF and Aisin are mainly famous for the production of gearboxes. Together with Jatco, they are currently the world's three largest gearbox suppliers. As an important transmission component in the car, it goes without saying that the importance of the gearbox, especially most of the patented technologies of the AT gearbox is firmly controlled by Aisin and ZF, and theoretically it should be ranked very high.
But the actual discovery is not what was imagined. ZF’s sales in 2018 were 36.9 billion euros, of which the European market contributed 17.39 billion euros; Aisin had sales in 211 companies in fiscal 2018 With the help of the company, the turnover was 30.92 billion euros. Due to some production capacity reasons, many domestic car companies have independently developed gearboxes, and many products are equipped with dual-clutch gearboxes. This not only saves costs, but also ensures production capacity supply.
Bosch’s name goes without saying. As one of the world’s largest suppliers, its revenue reached 77.9 billion euros. It is not surprising that it ranks first, followed by DENSO (electrical equipment) in second place. Many people may not be familiar with it, most famously for spark plugs, but also for other electrification and electronic systems production guidance, with revenue of 42.42 billion euros in fiscal 2018. Magna is even more worthy of mentioning. It OEMs the Mercedes-Benz Big G, and many luxury cars such as the BMW 5 Series and some Jaguar models are produced by the group's vehicle manufacturing plants. It has a long history and excellent technology, and can become the third It makes sense for suppliers to make money.
For example, Continental is famous for its tires, while American Lear is famous for its interior components, such as seats, power distribution systems, electronic modules and related subsystems, and some electronic software equipment. Valeo is responsible for supporting services such as car lights, wipers and air conditioning systems. Faurecia Group's business is also responsible for interior seats, emission control technology systems, appearance and other components. It belongs to PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Mobis is a more comprehensive supplier, involving parts and airbags, involving business Relatively extensive.
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