Kico Group and ISH

KICO an ISH are leading suppliers for the international automotive industry.

KICO is a leading and rich in tradition supplier for the international automotive industry. In addition to its headquarter in Germany, KICO operates two other sites in Poland and Mexico. KICO develops, industrializes and manufactures market-­oriented, competitive safety components for passenger cars. The products meet the elevated requirements of the European automotive industry and range from active and passive hinges and closure systems, through mechatronic backrest adjusters to active ­aero­dynamic systems. As a Tier 1 supplier, KICO mainly serves automotive OEMs and, thanks to its high flexibility and in-depth know-how, can offer its customers tailor-made solutions with the expected highest product and delivery quality.

KICO employs around 700 people with annual revenues of approx. EUR 90 million.

Innomotive Systems Hainichen (ISH) is a leading manufacturer of sophisticated, high-precision machined door hinges made of steel or aluminium, as well as complex hinges for hoods, tailgates, and lids. The company is the world’s number one supplier of aluminium hinges for automotive applications with headquarter in Hainichen, Germany and subsidiary in Nanjing, China. Since its foundation in 1992, ISH established itself as a leading Tier-1 supplier serving automotive OEMs products for passenger as well as commercial vehicles. ISH offers to its customers a one-stop-shop covering the entire value chain from customer-specific development of products, CNC machining, broaching, welding, hardening to semi and fully automated assembly lines with integrated quality checks.

ISH employs around 450 people with annual revenues of approx. EUR 120 million.

Strategy

ISH is deeply involved in the co-development of customer components taking advantage of its highly skilled engineers and R&D team. ISH focuses on strengthening its relationship with major OEMs to keep delivering customized products as well as on continuous development of complex aluminium parts. To support its international reach, ISH plans to further leverage its subsidiary in China and further develop its growth.

KICO positions itself as a preferred strategic partner with a high degree of connectivity and expertise for customers in the automotive industry. With its technical competence, KICO aims to further expand its market position in the areas of closure systems and hinges and to consolidate and strengthen the market position already achieved in the still young product area of aerodynamic systems. KICO focuses on the optimization of operational excellence to further strengthen the basis for the future growth.