Auto Supplier Accuride to Acquire German Steel Wheel Manufacturer
industryweek | June 19, 2017
Indiana-based automotive components supplier Accuride announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire German steel wheel manufacturer Mefro Wheels, with the intent of expanding its manufacturing reach in Europe and Asia. Headquartered in Soligen, Germany, Mefro is a privately owned supplier of commercial vehicle and automotive steel wheels in Europe and Asia. It has approximately 3,000 employees and eight manufacturing plants—three in Germany, two in Russia, and one each in France, Turkey and China.