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Fuchs

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As a major lubricant partner in the automotive industry, Fuchs supplies a wide range of lubricants, greases and special applications for passenger vehicles, trucks and motorcycles. Its portfolio of lubricants covers even the most diverse of applications. 

Not only has Fuchs won an array of awards, including the VW Award, ZF Award and Daimler Supplier Award, but the firm has also achieved Preferred Supplier Status at Robert Bosch GmbH.

Fuchs Timeline

Fuchs… 

1931: was founded under the name Rudolf Fuchs in Mannheim, where the company became established as a regional engine oil business.

1936: opened its production lines and its first representative office in Munich.

1939: lost traditional oil suppliers due to World War II and relocated to the Mannheim industrial port.

1945: experienced its lowest to-date sales as World War II drew to a close.

1948: provided lubricants for German racing circuits for the first time.

1952: grew its team to 200 employees.

1960: gained new company head Dr. Manfred Fuchs. Rudolf Fuchs passed away in 1959.

1968: established subsidiaries in Spain and France.

1971: specialised its product portfolio based on extensive research, development and quality assurance protocols.

1972: became a corporate group and instigated a number of acquisitions and merges.

1981: celebrated its 50-year anniversary and developed into a diversified group with 80 trading and production companies.

1985: listed preference shares in the company on the Stuttgart and Frankfurt stock exchanges.

1994: released its new logo.

2000: became the largest independent lubricants supplier, reaching 900 million euros in global sales.

2004: welcomed Stefan Fuchs as Chairman of the Executive Board, son of Dr. Manfred Fuchs.

2006: celebrated its 75-year anniversary. At this point, Fuchs had over 4,000 employees around the world, over 60 operating units and total sales revenue of 1.2 billion euros.

2010: committed to a ‘Code of Responsible Conduct for Business.’

2015: reached sales revenues of 2 billion euros.

2016: launched the largest investment programme in the firm’s history.