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Top 25 Automotive manufacturers based in Germany

Name: Automotive manufacturers based in Germany
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 984 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 984 automotive manufacturers headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 242,789 professional contacts across them, including 66,933 with verified work emails. Stuttgart is the largest hub.

This list covers automotive manufacturers headquartered in Germany, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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242,789Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest automotive manufacturers based in Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 984 automotive manufacturers based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to automotive manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	BMW Group	Partial evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	48,013 contacts →
	Partial 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 16, 2026
2	Mercedes-Benz AG	Indirect evidence	Stuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	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 16, 2026
3	Volkswagen Group	Partial evidence	Wolfsburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	20,157 contacts →
	Partial 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 16, 2026
4	MAHLE	Partial evidence	Stuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	19,325 contacts →
	Partial 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 16, 2026
5	Audi AG	Indirect evidence	Ingolstadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	17,755 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Driven by tech.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Forvia Hella	Partial evidence	Lippstadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	14,860 contacts →
	Partial evidence “FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Porsche AG	Indirect evidence	Stuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	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 16, 2026
8	DÜRR	Partial evidence	Bietigheim-bissingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	3,849 contacts →
	Partial 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 16, 2026
9	OPEL	Indirect evidence	Rüsselsheim Am Main, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	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 16, 2026
10	MUBEA	Indirect evidence	Attendorn, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	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 16, 2026
11	Adler Pelzer Group	Indirect evidence	Hagen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	2,492 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Envisioning the future We are the Adler Pelzer Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Eberspächer Group	Partial evidence	Esslingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	2,353 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Eberspächer Group is one of the world's leading system developers and suppliers to the automotive industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Volkswagen Group Services Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Wolfsburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	1,929 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Volkswagen Group Services GmbH is a 100 % subsidiary of Volkswagen Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Purem By Eberspächer	Indirect evidence	Esslingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,777 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Purem by Eberspaecher is a subsidiary of the Esslingen-based Eberspaecher Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Standard Profil Group	Partial evidence	Eschborn, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,454 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We add value to lives with our automotive sealing solutions by making mobility safe and comfortable.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	SMR Automotive Global	Partial evidence	Stuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	1,438 contacts →
	Partial 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 16, 2026
17	Preh Group	Partial evidence	Bad Neustadt A. D. Saale, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,204 contacts →
	Partial 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 16, 2026
18	Valeo Germany	Partial evidence	Bietigheim-bissingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,187 contacts →
	Partial 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 16, 2026
19	BCS Automotive Interface Solutions	Partial evidence	Radolfzell, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,146 contacts →
	Partial 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 16, 2026
20	Röchling Automotive	Strong evidence	Mannheim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,022 contacts →
	Strong evidence “As a manufacturer of high performance plastic products for the automotive industry, we attach particular importance to low weight and flexible processing options.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Hirschvogel Group	Partial evidence	Denklingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	839 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Hirschvogel Group is a development partner and manufacturing specialist for automotive components made of steel and aluminum as well as for product solutions in the areas of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Eissmann Group Automotive	Indirect evidence	Bad Urach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	763 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Eissmann.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Novem Group	Indirect evidence	Vorbach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	722 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “German-headquartered Novem is a globally leading supplier of decorative interior trim parts for the mobility.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	BURY	Partial evidence	Löhne, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	603 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BURY is a global automotive supplier offering original equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Hilite International	Partial evidence	Marktheidenfeld, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	558 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hilite is a global technology partner for the automotive and commercial vehicle industry, delivering smart mechatronic solutions that improve efficiency and support a cleaner…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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 manufacturers. 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 manufacturers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of automotive manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name automotive manufacturers. 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 manufacturers based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

27.6%Verified-email coverage

246.7Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

1.7%Largest-city concentration · Stuttgart

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

292

11-50

193

51-200

170

201-500

129

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 984 companies.

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 manufacturers, 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 manufacturers”. 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 manufacturers), 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 manufacturers, 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, 66,933 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 16, 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.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its 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 the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names automotive manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many automotive manufacturers are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 984 automotive manufacturers headquartered in Germany as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

BMW Group, headquartered in Munich, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most automotive manufacturers?

Stuttgart leads with 17 headquartered companies, followed by Hamburg (15) and Berlin (14).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 66,933 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 984 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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About this data

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.