PRESS RELEASES

step towards the sustainable positioning of the EDAG Group as a pure developer for vehicles and production facilities.”

Strategically a consequent step
With this acquisition KMW intends to strengthen its role in the market for protected military wheeled and tracked vehicles. In this conetxt, the newly acquired civil technologies serve as a meaningful supplement. In addition, the acquisition of this EDAG branch permits the development of business activity for highly protected civil vehicles and complements the ongoing strategic activities to establish KMW on the Central and South American continent.

EDAG Group - Partner of the international mobility industry
As the worldwide largest independent development partner the EDAG Group develops concepts ready for serial production and solutions for sustainable mobility in the future. The development of complete modules, vehicles, derivatives and production facilities are part of the

business activities, as is the model and prototype production as well as small-scale production. Through its subsidiary FFT EDAG, the EDAG Group offers the realization of complete production facilities for the automotive welding and assembly lines as well as vehicle assembly in addition to the development services.

The EDAG Group is present at over 25 sites worldwide. The enterprise founded in 1969 offers optimized fabrication solutions ready for serial production through its integrated business segments.  The EDAG Group focuses on the automobile, aerial and railway industry as well as the field of renewable energy. In 2011 EDAG and FFT EDAG had a turnover of ca. 720 million Euros and employed more than 5 500 people worldwide.

PRESS- AND MEDIACONTACT

Christoph Müller, Head of
Strategy & Corporate Communications
Tel: +49/89/8140.4675
Fax: +49/89/8140.4977
E-Mail: c.mueller@kmweg.de