Gestamp Automoción, S.A. simply known as Gestamp is a Spanish multinational
automotive engineering
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company. It is one of leading firms in the European automotive industry.
History
Corporación Gestamp, Spain's largest automotive supplier steel company was founded in 1997, as a spin-off of Gonvarri, created in 1958; it is wholly owned by the Riberas family.
When Gestamp Automoción was formed, it exclusively supplied
SEAT
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. It had begun from Gonvauto in 1991.
On 29 April 2011 Gestamp Automoción bought ThyssenKrupp Metal Forming (TKMF), formerly owned by
ThyssenKrupp
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, the large German international company. The ThyssenKrupp division employed around 5,700 people.
Takeover
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Structure
It is based in Madrid in the Alfonso XII street just in front of the Retiro´s park.
It has over 100 production plants in 21 countries -
* 45 in western Europe
* 17 in eastern Europe
* 13 in North America
* 13 in South America
* 17 in Asia
It has 13 R&D centres.
Products
* Structural components of automobiles ( crossmembers)
See also
* Automotive industry in Spain
References
External links
Gestamp Automoción
Corporación Gestamp
Video clips
Inside of Spanish factory in 2011
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Spanish companies established in 1997
Auto parts suppliers of Spain
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Manufacturing companies established in 1997
Engineering companies of Spain
Manufacturing companies based in Madrid
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