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Top 25 Automotive companies based in Germany
This directory lists 1,636 automotive companies based in Germany, with 334,327 contacts and 95,622 email addresses. Updated September 2026, Munich is the single most-represented city among the companies on the list.
Automotive companies design, manufacture, distribute, sell, repair, or support motor vehicles, vehicle components, and related systems. This list covers companies whose primary business involves motor vehicles, automotive parts, vehicle systems, or related automotive services. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of September 6, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest automotive companies based in Germany
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48,013 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “With its four brands, BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 47,423 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “ZF is a global technology company supplying advanced mobility products and systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 31,206 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Love of invention will never end."- Carl Benz Learn more about us as we continue to pioneer the future of driving excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 20,157 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 19,325 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “MAHLE is a leading international development partner and supplier to the automotive industry with customers in both passenger car and commercial vehicle sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 17,755 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Driven by tech.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 14,860 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 10,932 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “In the beginning I looked around and could not find quite the car I dreamed of.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 4,326 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “CARIAD is the automotive software company of the Volkswagen Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 3,849 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Dürr Systems AG is part of the Dürr Group and operates globally in the automotive industry and other markets, specializing in painting technology, final assembly, dispensing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 3,828 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Every Opel available purely-electric now #ThisIsOpel – Forever Forward since 1899 Driven by our restless spirit, Opel is shaping the future with a detoxed driving experience…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 3,689 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen Financial Services AG, as part of the business division "Volkswagen Group Mobility", manages the European financial and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 3,012 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We develop the mobility of the future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 2,990 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Mubea is the market leader in many segments of the spring industry and achieved a remarkable global presence in the past years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 2,492 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Envisioning the future We are the Adler Pelzer Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 2,353 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The Eberspächer Group is one of the world's leading system developers and suppliers to the automotive industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 2,223 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Elektrobit is the trusted partner in the transition to the software-defined vehicle (SDV).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 2,186 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “As a Top 100 Tier One automotive supplier, we develop innovative battery enclosure systems, fluid management, castings and clear vision systems for many of the world’s leading car…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 1,929 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Volkswagen Group Services GmbH is a 100 % subsidiary of Volkswagen Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 1,777 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Purem by Eberspaecher is a subsidiary of the Esslingen-based Eberspaecher Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 1,438 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Samvardhana Motherson Reflectec (SMR) produces and distributes rear view mirror systems for the automotive industry in all vehicle and price segments and is a pioneer in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 1,204 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “As a global automotive supplier, the Preh Group currently employs around people and in 2024 achieved sales of around EUR 1.53 billion.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 1,202 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We've moved!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 1,187 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “As a technology company and partner to all car manufacturers and new mobility players, Valeo has been innovating for 100 years to make mobility cleaner, safer and smarter.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 1,146 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “At BCS, we combine the experience of an automotive supplier with over 75 years of company history with the challenges of a company that is reinventing itself.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 6, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: automotive companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names automotive companies.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of automotive companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name automotive companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Automotive companies based in Germany at a glance
As of Sep 6, 2026Companies by employee count
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How recently the business emails on this list were verified
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How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among automotive companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in Germany whose own description of what they do matches “automotive companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names automotive companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among automotive companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Germany are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 95,622 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
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Frequently asked
How many automotive companies are based in Germany?
The list contains 1,636 automotive companies based in Germany.
Which city has the most automotive companies on the list?
Munich is the single most-represented city among the companies on the list.
How many contacts and email addresses are available for automotive companies?
The list includes 334,327 contacts and 95,622 email addresses for automotive companies.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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Top 25 automotive companies based in Germany
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RevenueBase records 1,636 matching company records for automotive companies based in Germany, with 334,327 tracked contacts and 95,622 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 6, 2026.
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Top 25 automotive companies based in Germany
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BMW Groupbmwgroup.comHQ: Munich, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Munich, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 48,013 contacts → |
“With its four brands, BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 |  ZF Groupzf.comHQ: Friedrichshafen, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Friedrichshafen, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 47,423 contacts → |
“ZF is a global technology company supplying advanced mobility products and systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  Mercedes-Benz AGmercedes-benz.comHQ: Stuttgart, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Stuttgart, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 31,206 contacts → |
“Love of invention will never end."- Carl Benz Learn more about us as we continue to pioneer the future of driving excellence.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 |  Volkswagen Groupvolkswagenag.comHQ: Wolfsburg, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Wolfsburg, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 20,157 contacts → |
“The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 |  MAHLEmahle.comHQ: Stuttgart, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Stuttgart, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 19,325 contacts → |
“MAHLE is a leading international development partner and supplier to the automotive industry with customers in both passenger car and commercial vehicle sectors.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  Audi AGaudi.comHQ: Ingolstadt, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Ingolstadt, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 17,755 contacts → |
“Driven by tech.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  Forvia Hellahella.comHQ: Lippstadt, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Lippstadt, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 14,860 contacts → |
“FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  Porsche AGporsche.clickHQ: Stuttgart, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Stuttgart, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 10,932 contacts → |
“In the beginning I looked around and could not find quite the car I dreamed of.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 |  Cariadcariad.technologyHQ: Wolfsburg, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Wolfsburg, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 4,326 contacts → |
“CARIAD is the automotive software company of the Volkswagen Group.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  DÜRRdurr.comHQ: Bietigheim-bissingen, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Bietigheim-bissingen, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 3,849 contacts → |
“Dürr Systems AG is part of the Dürr Group and operates globally in the automotive industry and other markets, specializing in painting technology, final assembly, dispensing…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  OPELopel.comHQ: Rüsselsheim Am Main, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Rüsselsheim Am Main, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 3,828 contacts → |
“Every Opel available purely-electric now #ThisIsOpel – Forever Forward since 1899 Driven by our restless spirit, Opel is shaping the future with a detoxed driving experience…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  Volkswagen Financial Servicesvwfs.comHQ: Braunschweig, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Braunschweig, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 3,689 contacts → |
“As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen Financial Services AG, as part of the business division "Volkswagen Group Mobility", manages the European financial and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 |  IAV Gmbhiav.comHQ: Berlin, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Berlin, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 3,012 contacts → |
“We develop the mobility of the future.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 |  MUBEAmubea.comHQ: Attendorn, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Attendorn, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,990 contacts → |
“Mubea is the market leader in many segments of the spring industry and achieved a remarkable global presence in the past years.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 |  Adler Pelzer Groupadlerpelzer.comHQ: Hagen, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Hagen, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,492 contacts → |
“Envisioning the future We are the Adler Pelzer Group.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  Eberspächer Groupeberspaecher.comHQ: Esslingen, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Esslingen, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,353 contacts → |
“The Eberspächer Group is one of the world's leading system developers and suppliers to the automotive industry.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 |  Elektrobitelektrobit.comHQ: Erlangen, GermanyReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Erlangen, Germany | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,223 contacts → |
“Elektrobit is the trusted partner in the transition to the software-defined vehicle (SDV).” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 |  Kautex Textronkautex.comHQ: Bonn, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Bonn, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 2,186 contacts → |
“As a Top 100 Tier One automotive supplier, we develop innovative battery enclosure systems, fluid management, castings and clear vision systems for many of the world’s leading car…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 |  Volkswagen Group Services Gmbhvolkswagen-groupservices.comHQ: Wolfsburg, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Wolfsburg, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 1,929 contacts → |
“Volkswagen Group Services GmbH is a 100 % subsidiary of Volkswagen Group.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 |  Purem By Eberspächerpurem.comHQ: Esslingen, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Esslingen, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,777 contacts → |
“Purem by Eberspaecher is a subsidiary of the Esslingen-based Eberspaecher Group.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 |  SMR Automotive Globalsmr-automotive.comHQ: Stuttgart, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Stuttgart, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 1,438 contacts → |
“Samvardhana Motherson Reflectec (SMR) produces and distributes rear view mirror systems for the automotive industry in all vehicle and price segments and is a pioneer in…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 |  Preh Grouppreh.comHQ: Bad Neustadt A. D. Saale, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Bad Neustadt A. D. Saale, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,204 contacts → |
“As a global automotive supplier, the Preh Group currently employs around people and in 2024 achieved sales of around EUR 1.53 billion.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 |  Bhtc Gmbhbhtc.comHQ: Lippstadt, GermanyReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Lippstadt, Germany | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,202 contacts → |
“We've moved!” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  Valeo Germanyvaleo.comHQ: Bietigheim-bissingen, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Bietigheim-bissingen, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,187 contacts → |
“As a technology company and partner to all car manufacturers and new mobility players, Valeo has been innovating for 100 years to make mobility cleaner, safer and smarter.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 |  BCS Automotive Interface Solutionsbcs-ais.comHQ: Radolfzell, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Radolfzell, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,146 contacts → |
“At BCS, we combine the experience of an automotive supplier with over 75 years of company history with the challenges of a company that is reinventing itself.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Automotive companies: dataset insights
September 6, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Reported company sizes
1,596 records in the displayed employee bands.
40 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Freshness & accuracy
How recently the business emails on this list were verified
Email last verified
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 6, 2026.
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Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for automotive companies?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many automotive companies did RevenueBase find based in Germany?
The saved snapshot records 1,636 matching company records, 334,327 tracked contacts and 95,622 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
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Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
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Snapshot: September 6, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 automotive companies based in Germany. Snapshot: September 6, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/automotive-companies/germany.
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Top 25 automotive companies based in Germany
RevenueBase records 1,636 matching company records for automotive companies based in Germany, with 334,327 tracked contacts and 95,622 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 6, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 automotive companies based in Germany
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BMW Groupbmwgroup.com HQ: Munich, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Munich, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 48,013 contacts → |
“With its four brands, BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | ZF Groupzf.com HQ: Friedrichshafen, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Friedrichshafen, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 47,423 contacts → |
“ZF is a global technology company supplying advanced mobility products and systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz AGmercedes-benz.com HQ: Stuttgart, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Stuttgart, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 31,206 contacts → |
“Love of invention will never end."- Carl Benz Learn more about us as we continue to pioneer the future of driving excellence.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Volkswagen Groupvolkswagenag.com HQ: Wolfsburg, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Wolfsburg, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 20,157 contacts → |
“The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | MAHLEmahle.com HQ: Stuttgart, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Stuttgart, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 19,325 contacts → |
“MAHLE is a leading international development partner and supplier to the automotive industry with customers in both passenger car and commercial vehicle sectors.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Audi AGaudi.com HQ: Ingolstadt, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Ingolstadt, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 17,755 contacts → |
“Driven by tech.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Forvia Hellahella.com HQ: Lippstadt, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Lippstadt, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 14,860 contacts → |
“FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | Porsche AGporsche.click HQ: Stuttgart, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Stuttgart, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 10,932 contacts → |
“In the beginning I looked around and could not find quite the car I dreamed of.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Cariadcariad.technology HQ: Wolfsburg, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Wolfsburg, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 4,326 contacts → |
“CARIAD is the automotive software company of the Volkswagen Group.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | DÜRRdurr.com HQ: Bietigheim-bissingen, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Bietigheim-bissingen, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 3,849 contacts → |
“Dürr Systems AG is part of the Dürr Group and operates globally in the automotive industry and other markets, specializing in painting technology, final assembly, dispensing…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | OPELopel.com HQ: Rüsselsheim Am Main, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Rüsselsheim Am Main, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 3,828 contacts → |
“Every Opel available purely-electric now #ThisIsOpel – Forever Forward since 1899 Driven by our restless spirit, Opel is shaping the future with a detoxed driving experience…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Volkswagen Financial Servicesvwfs.com HQ: Braunschweig, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Braunschweig, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 3,689 contacts → |
“As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen Financial Services AG, as part of the business division "Volkswagen Group Mobility", manages the European financial and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | IAV Gmbhiav.com HQ: Berlin, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Berlin, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 3,012 contacts → |
“We develop the mobility of the future.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | MUBEAmubea.com HQ: Attendorn, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Attendorn, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,990 contacts → |
“Mubea is the market leader in many segments of the spring industry and achieved a remarkable global presence in the past years.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Adler Pelzer Groupadlerpelzer.com HQ: Hagen, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Hagen, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,492 contacts → |
“Envisioning the future We are the Adler Pelzer Group.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Eberspächer Groupeberspaecher.com HQ: Esslingen, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Esslingen, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,353 contacts → |
“The Eberspächer Group is one of the world's leading system developers and suppliers to the automotive industry.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Elektrobitelektrobit.com HQ: Erlangen, GermanyReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Erlangen, Germany | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,223 contacts → |
“Elektrobit is the trusted partner in the transition to the software-defined vehicle (SDV).” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Kautex Textronkautex.com HQ: Bonn, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Bonn, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 2,186 contacts → |
“As a Top 100 Tier One automotive supplier, we develop innovative battery enclosure systems, fluid management, castings and clear vision systems for many of the world’s leading car…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Volkswagen Group Services Gmbhvolkswagen-groupservices.com HQ: Wolfsburg, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Wolfsburg, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 1,929 contacts → |
“Volkswagen Group Services GmbH is a 100 % subsidiary of Volkswagen Group.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Purem By Eberspächerpurem.com HQ: Esslingen, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Esslingen, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,777 contacts → |
“Purem by Eberspaecher is a subsidiary of the Esslingen-based Eberspaecher Group.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | SMR Automotive Globalsmr-automotive.com HQ: Stuttgart, GermanyReported employees: 10001+ | Stuttgart, Germany | 10001+ | Exact match | 1,438 contacts → |
“Samvardhana Motherson Reflectec (SMR) produces and distributes rear view mirror systems for the automotive industry in all vehicle and price segments and is a pioneer in…” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Preh Grouppreh.com HQ: Bad Neustadt A. D. Saale, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Bad Neustadt A. D. Saale, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,204 contacts → |
“As a global automotive supplier, the Preh Group currently employs around people and in 2024 achieved sales of around EUR 1.53 billion.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Bhtc Gmbhbhtc.com HQ: Lippstadt, GermanyReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Lippstadt, Germany | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,202 contacts → |
“We've moved!” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Valeo Germanyvaleo.com HQ: Bietigheim-bissingen, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Bietigheim-bissingen, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,187 contacts → |
“As a technology company and partner to all car manufacturers and new mobility players, Valeo has been innovating for 100 years to make mobility cleaner, safer and smarter.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | BCS Automotive Interface Solutionsbcs-ais.com HQ: Radolfzell, GermanyReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Radolfzell, Germany | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,146 contacts → |
“At BCS, we combine the experience of an automotive supplier with over 75 years of company history with the challenges of a company that is reinventing itself.” Recorded description excerpt · September 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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September 6, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Reported company sizes
1,596 records in the displayed employee bands.
40 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
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How many automotive companies did RevenueBase find based in Germany?
The saved snapshot records 1,636 matching company records, 334,327 tracked contacts and 95,622 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 automotive companies based in Germany. Snapshot: September 6, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/automotive-companies/germany.
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