Develops and manufactures steering and suspension, brake, drivetrain and cooling parts for the independent automotive aftermarket.
MEYLE AG
Hamburg · Toulouse · United Kingdom · Italy · Spain · Malaysia · North America · JapanNew on Amplifa
About MEYLE
MEYLE AG, headquartered in Hamburg, has been developing, manufacturing and distributing spare parts for passenger cars and vans since 1958, primarily for the Independent Aftermarket. The product range comprises around 24,000 items across the product lines MEYLE ORIGINAL, MEYLE PD, MEYLE HD and MEYLE KITs: steering and suspension parts, brakes, drive shafts, wheel bearings, shock absorbers, air suspension, filters as well as thermal management and water pumps. Parts are manufactured to the company's own specifications in its own production plants and at selected partners with OEM approval in accordance with IATF 16949 — including CNC machining, laser cutting, aluminum forged parts, rubber-to-metal bonding, induction heat treatment and zinc flake coating. Development and quality inspection take place in Hamburg ("Engineered and Quality Approved in Germany"). MEYLE supplies over 120 countries and serves customers through subsidiaries and branches in Europe, North America, Asia and Japan.
- Site
- Hamburg
- Processes
- In-house manufacturing of spare parts (product lines MEYLE ORIGINAL, HD, PD, KITs), Aluminum forged parts (link rods), Zinc flake coating, Induction hardening / heat treatment (ball studs), Plastic processing (plastic seats, expansion tanks made of dimensionally stable plastic), Rubber-to-metal parts (suspension and axle mounts), Development and re-engineering of vehicle parts (in-house development and testing departments), Quality inspection / product testing
- Materials
- Aluminum (forged and linkage parts), EPDM (radiator hoses), SiC/SiC mechanical seal (water pumps), Metal alloy with higher carbon content (brake discs), Plastic (dimensionally stable, expansion tanks, bushing seats), Rubber-to-metal bonds (axle mounts), Zinc flake coating (corrosion protection on links), Aluminum
- Certificates
- IATF 16949 (OEM approval of production facilities)
- Founded
- 1958
- Industries
- Independent Aftermarket (Automotive), Passenger cars and vans, Electromobility / hybrid and electric vehicles
- 01
Product analysis and re-engineering
- 02
Technical specification
- 03
Prototyping and testing
- 04
Manufacturing in own plants and at production partners
- 05
Quality inspection in Hamburg
- 06
Assembly into KITs
- 07
Logistics and worldwide distribution
Materials and Processes
Aluminum
Forged and linkage parts such as milled ball joints and control arms made of aluminum.
Steel
Brake discs made of a metal alloy with higher carbon content as well as linkage parts with zinc flake coating.
EPDM
Material for radiator hoses in thermal management.
SiC/SiC mechanical seal
Durable mechanical seal in water pumps.
Rubber-to-metal bonds
Suspension and axle mounts for minimizing vibrations.
Plastic
Dimensionally stable expansion tanks, plastic seats for control arms and bushing seats.
Zinc flake coating
Corrosion protection on links and rear-axle links against stone impact and road salt.
Induction hardening
Heat treatment of ball studs in HD control arms for increased durability.
Locations
Hamburg
DEHeadquarters: development, quality inspection, logistics, service
- Laser cutting machine
- CNC machining center
- Robots for link rod production
- Coating system
Toulouse
FRSubsidiary MEYLE France, logistics
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-house manufacturing of spare parts (product lines MEYLE ORIGINAL, HD, PD, KITs)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Aluminum forged parts (link rods)Forming | – | – | – | – | Aluminum |
| Zinc flake coatingSurface treatment | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Induction hardening / heat treatment (ball studs)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Plastic processing (plastic seats, expansion tanks made of dimensionally stable plastic)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic |
| Rubber-to-metal parts (suspension and axle mounts)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Rubber, Metal |
| Development and re-engineering of vehicle parts (in-house development and testing departments)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quality inspection / product testingTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
MEYLE parts are developed to the company's own specifications, accompanied throughout the production process and inspected by quality experts in Hamburg; in addition, independent testing institutes and test laboratories are involved. The company's own production facilities and partner plants hold OEM approvals in accordance with IATF 16949 and are regularly audited; MEYLE grants a 4-year warranty on HD parts and 24 months on all products.
| Evidence | Hamburg |
|---|---|
| IATF 16949 (OEM approval of production facilities) |
History
- 1958
Founded by Wulf Gaertner in Hamburg as a spare parts export company
- 2004
Death of company founder Wulf Gaertner on 25.10.2004
Development from exporter to manufacturer with its own production and its own MEYLE brand
Introduction of the MEYLE HD product line with a 4-year warranty