Kongsberg Automotive
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| Company type | Allmennaksjeselskap |
|---|---|
| OSE: KOA | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 24 March 1987 |
| Headquarters | Kongsberg, Norway |
Area served | Global |
Key people | Linda Nyquist-Evenrud (CEO) |
| Products | Automotive parts |
| Revenue | EUR 906 million (2021) |
43,500,000 Euro (2019)  | |
| 28,800,000 Euro (2019) | |
| Total assets | 927,000,000 Euro (2019) |
Number of employees | Approximately 5,500 (2023) |
| Website | kongsbergautomotive.com |
Kongsberg Automotive Holding ASA is an automotive parts manufacturer founded in Kongsberg, Norway with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. The company produces a broad range of parts with production plants throughout the world. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol KOA.
History[edit]
The company started as a division of Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk in 1957 with an agreement with Volvo to produce brakes for the company's trucks. In the 1970s the division expanded with factories in Hvittingfoss and Rollag. On 24 March 1987, the division was demerged as a separate company. On 1 January 2008, Kongsberg bought out the automotive division of Teleflex Automotive.