Industry Automotive industry Headquarters Berlin, Germany Parent organization Volkswagen Group | Area served Worldwide Founder Prof. Dr. Hermann Appel | |
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Type Limited liability company:
GmbH Number of locations 16 operations across Germany, several Subsidiaries Key people Kurt Blumenröder,
President, CEO;
Michael Schubert,
President, CFO Services Powertrain, Electronics and Vehicle Development Founded 26 September 1983, Berlin, Germany Profiles | ||
IAV GmbH (German: Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und Verkehr, literal Engineer Society Automobil and Traffic), abbreviated to IAV, is an engineering company in the automotive industry, designing products for powertrain, electronics and vehicle development. Founded in Berlin in 1983 by Prof. Dr. Hermann Appel as a university-affiliated research institute, the company employs over 5,000 members of staff, and supplies automobile manufacturers and component suppliers. In addition to development centres in Berlin, Chemnitz and Gifhorn, IAV operates at sites in France, United Kingdom, Italy, Russia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Mexico and the United States.
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Clients include the Volkswagen Group, BMW, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Fiat, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Porsche and Toyota. Component manufacturer clients include Robert Bosch GmbH, Delphi, Continental AG and ZF Group.
Shareholders
As of 2013 the shareholders of IAV GmbH were:
Subsidiaries
IAV has the following worldwide subsidiary companies:
In-road electric vehicle charger
In 2009 the company submitted a patent for an electric vehicle recharger that is built into the road. The technology would allow electric vehicles to be charged as they drive over roads embedded with a recessed wireless recharging strip, using electromagnetic induction.