Petri AG was an
automotive parts
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company based in
Germany
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. It was acquired by the Japanese company
Takata Corporation
was a Japanese automotive parts company. The company had production facilities on four continents, with its European headquarters located in Germany.Anghel, Alexandru (December 10, 2009)."Takata Petri hires 1,000 people in half a year in Arad and ...
in 2000, forming the European subsidiary Takata-Petri. In 2018, operations became part of the new
Joyson Safety Systems
Joyson Safety Systems (JSS), formerly known as Key Safety Systems (KSS) is an American company owned by Chinese Investors, that develops and manufactures automotive safety systems. The company is a result of KSS purchasing troubled Japanese airb ...
as Joyson Safety Systems Aschaffenburg GmbH, after the 2017 bankruptcy of
Takata and subsequent purchase by
Key Safety Systems
Joyson Safety Systems (JSS), formerly known as Key Safety Systems (KSS) is an American company owned by Chinese Investors, that develops and manufactures automotive safety systems. The company is a result of KSS purchasing troubled Japanese airb ...
.
History
Petri AG was founded in
Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg (; South Franconian: ''Aschebersch'') is a town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not part of the district of Aschaffenburg, but is its administrative seat.
Aschaffenburg belonged to the Archbishopric ...
in 1899 by Richard Petri and started to produce
steering wheel
A steering wheel (also called a driving wheel (UK), a hand wheel, or simply wheel) is a type of steering control in vehicles.
Steering wheels are used in most modern land vehicles, including all mass-production automobiles, buses, light and ...
s and interior trims.
Richard Petri founded the first plant (Plant 01) in
Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg (; South Franconian: ''Aschebersch'') is a town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not part of the district of Aschaffenburg, but is its administrative seat.
Aschaffenburg belonged to the Archbishopric ...
, which is now the European Headquarters of
Takata-Petri. Later, Petri's firm expanded further and added other plants for the production of plastic parts, like the Plant 02 in Nilkheim, near
Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg (; South Franconian: ''Aschebersch'') is a town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not part of the district of Aschaffenburg, but is its administrative seat.
Aschaffenburg belonged to the Archbishopric ...
and Plant 03 in Albertshausen, near
Bad Kissingen
Bad Kissingen is a German spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and seat of the district Bad Kissingen. Situated to the south of the Rhön Mountains on the Franconian Saale river, it is one of the health resorts, which be ...
. Steering wheel production is still located in Aschaffenburg. Other plastic components and interior trims are mostly produced in Albertshausen. Aside from these plants, Petri also founded some research and assembly plants later on. In 1981, Petri AG developed and produced the first
airbag
An airbag is a vehicle occupant-restraint system using a bag designed to inflate extremely quickly, then quickly deflate during a collision. It consists of the airbag cushion, a flexible fabric bag, an inflation module, and an impact sensor. Th ...
system in collaboration with
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary established in 2019) is headquartere ...
. In 2000, Japanese competitor
Takata Corporation
was a Japanese automotive parts company. The company had production facilities on four continents, with its European headquarters located in Germany.Anghel, Alexandru (December 10, 2009)."Takata Petri hires 1,000 people in half a year in Arad and ...
acquired Petri AG, forming the subsidiary Takata-Petri, renamed Takata AG in early 2012.
Takata AG was a global leader in the production of
steering wheel
A steering wheel (also called a driving wheel (UK), a hand wheel, or simply wheel) is a type of steering control in vehicles.
Steering wheels are used in most modern land vehicles, including all mass-production automobiles, buses, light and ...
s and plastic parts, not only in the
automotive industry. After the 2017 Takata bankruptcy, the major assets were acquired by Key Safety Systems which was renamed in 2018 to
Joyson Safety Systems
Joyson Safety Systems (JSS), formerly known as Key Safety Systems (KSS) is an American company owned by Chinese Investors, that develops and manufactures automotive safety systems. The company is a result of KSS purchasing troubled Japanese airb ...
.
References
External links
joysonsafety.com– Joyson Safety Systems Official website
http://www.tooling.eu.joysonsafety.com/en/- Joyson Safety Systems Aschaffenburg GmbH
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Auto parts suppliers of Japan
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Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Germany
Manufacturing companies established in 1899
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German companies established in 1899
German companies disestablished in 2000