MAHLE GmbH is an automotive parts manufacturer based in Stuttgart, Germany. It is one of the 30 largest automotive suppliers worldwide.
As a manufacturer of components and systems for the combustion engine and its periphery, the company is one of the three largest systems suppliers worldwide for piston systems, cylinder components, valve train systems, air management systems, and liquid management systems.
Mahle’s roots can be traced to the end of 1920 when engineer and pilot Hellmuth Hirth established a small workshop in Cannstatt, where he developed and constructed a two-stroke engine and hired 26-year-old Hermann Mahle as his 7th employee.
As of 2014, its 65,000 employees work in 120+ production plants and six research and development centers in Stuttgart, Northampton, Detroit, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Sao Paulo.
Worldwide, 3000 development engineers and technicians work to design and improve products and systems related to the combustion engine.