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Headquartered in Germany, WITTE Automotive - also known as WITTE-Velbert GmbH & Co. KG - is the European part of the VAST Alliance; the global automotive supplier Alliance for door components and vehicle access products. The privately held company was founded in 1899 by Ewald Witte for producing luggage locks. After WWII, WITTE began manufacturing door brackets for the motorcar industry. For many years now, WITTE has been among the market leaders in the automobile supplier industry in the field of locking and latching systems. In addition to the WITTE-Velbert headquarters - administering Sales, R & D (INNOVATION CENTER) and Assembly - in Velbert, Germany, WITTE-Nejdek in the Czech Republic is a main part of WITTE Automotive. Founded in 1992, this facility became a strong partner for assembling as well as for development know-how. WITTE is complemented by three German based companies, which contribute their expertise to the WITTE products: KROSTA Metalltechnik, Velbert, is the partner for stamped products and zinc die-casting; RIKU Kunststoff, Bitburg, is the competence center for plastic components; and PRINZ WITTE, Stromberg, develops and produces hinges. WITTE Automotive represents innovative and powerful know-how in key solutions for gates/ trunks, doors and seats with products like: Latches and strikers Handles and brackets Lock sets Keyless/Passive Entry Door modules Multi-function modules Hinges Power-tailgate systems Seat latches WITTE also offers its automatic tolerance compensator WITOL®, which acts like a self-adjusting shim when two components are screwed together in an environment influenced by tolerances. It guarantees quality and reduces assembly costs for a big variety of applications. WITTE Automotive prides itself on its ability to offer the attention to detail of a small business, the flexibility of a medium-sized company, and the broad customer support available in a large corporation. More information on WITTE Automotive can be found on the Web at www.witte-automotive.de.

Headquartered in Germany, WITTE Automotive - also known as WITTE-Velbert GmbH & Co. KG - is the European part of the VAST Alliance; the global automotive supplier Alliance for door components and vehicle access products. The privately held company was founded in 1899 by Ewald Witte for producing luggage locks. After WWII, WITTE began manufacturing door brackets for the motorcar industry. For many years now, WITTE has been among the market leaders in the automobile supplier industry in the field of locking and latching systems.

In addition to the WITTE-Velbert headquarters - administering Sales, R & D (INNOVATION CENTER) and Assembly - in Velbert, Germany, WITTE-Nejdek in the Czech Republic is a main part of WITTE Automotive. Founded in 1992, this facility became a strong partner for assembling as well as for development know-how. WITTE is complemented by three German based companies, which contribute their expertise to the WITTE products: KROSTA Metalltechnik, Velbert, is the partner for stamped products and zinc die-casting; RIKU Kunststoff, Bitburg, is the competence center for plastic components; and PRINZ WITTE, Stromberg, develops and produces hinges.

WITTE Automotive represents innovative and powerful know-how in key solutions for gates/ trunks, doors and seats with products like:

Latches and strikers
Handles and brackets
Lock sets
Keyless/Passive Entry
Door modules
Multi-function modules
Hinges
Power-tailgate systems
Seat latches

WITTE also offers its automatic tolerance compensator WITOL®, which acts like a self-adjusting shim when two components are screwed together in an environment influenced by tolerances. It guarantees quality and reduces assembly costs for a big variety of applications. WITTE Automotive prides itself on its ability to offer the attention to detail of a small business, the flexibility of a medium-sized company, and the broad customer support available in a large corporation. More information on WITTE Automotive can be found on the Web at www.witte-automotive.de.

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