Leoni AG, based in

Nuremberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...

, Germany, is a

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and harnessing manufacturing firm with branches throughout the world. It is listed on the

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and is a member of the mid-cap MDAX index, and is claimed as global leader of cable systems.

Products

Leoni made all cables and powercords for Dell and

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during the

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of the 1990s in their plant in Birr,

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, Ireland, which was then moved to

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. In Stryi and

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, both in

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, the company produces wiring systems for the automotive industry. In 2022, as a result of the

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, production at these sites was halted, causing widespread production stops at European automobile factories.

Subsidiaries

Leoni Wiring Systems Southeast

Leoni AG owns Leoni Wiring Systems Southeast, established on 3 April 2009, with headquarters in

Prokuplje Prokuplje ( sr-cyrl, Прокупље, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Toplica District in southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the city urban area has a population of 27,333 inhabitants, while the administrative area has 4 ...

, Serbia. It built its facility in Prokuplje on the foundations of bankrupted company "FIAZ Prokuplje" (asbestos manufacturing) in 2009. In 2013 it was reported that the facility in Prokuplje employed 1,750 people. In August 2013, Leoni Wiring Systems Southeast started building its second facility in Malošište (near

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), worth 21 million

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s, that would employ 1,500 people by the end of 2014. In July 2017, Leoni Wiring Systems Southeast opened 6,000 square meter facility in the city of

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...

and the opening ceremony was attended by

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. In 2016, gross revenues were €130.05 million and €6.65 million net income, positioning it as Serbia's 65th largest company by revenue, and 62nd largest by profit. The same year, the company was considered among the 15 largest exporter companies of Serbia, with 147.6 million

s worth of exports. In 2018, Leoni Wiring Systems Southeast reported that it employs around 6,000 people in three facilities in Prokuplje, Malošište and Niš.

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