The company has locations in Germany (Haldensleben, Hanau), Poland (Ujazd, Katowice), the United States (Charleston, South Carolina; Novi, Michigan) and China (Shanghai).

[7] It was a supplier to the GDR vehicle and mechanical engineering industry, which belonged to the VEB IFA-Kombinat Nutzfahrzeuge Ludwigsfelde, which in turn was part of the Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau der DDR (IFA).

[8] Until the reunification of Germany, the plant produced components for cars and agricultural machinery, including for the axle drive of the IFA W50 truck.

[19] The following year, the banks obtained the transfer of the von Nathusius family's shares in the company to the restructuring trustee Arndt Geiwitz.

Overambitious growth plans, start-up difficulties at the new Polish plant and problems following the expansion of existing production facilities were considered to be the causes of the crisis.

[7] Thanks to cost reductions, process and production changes and several major customer orders, the Group returned to profit in 2023.