GKN Automotive
GKN Automotive is a multinational manufacturer of driveline components, all-wheel drive systems and plug-in hybrid systems for the automotive industry.
| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Automotive Components |
| Owner | Dowlais Group PLC |
Number of employees | 25,000 (2023) |
It employs around 25,000 people across 47 manufacturing facilities and 6 technology centres in 19 countries.
In 2018, Melrose Industries acquired GKN Ltd and renamed it to GKN Automotive. This encompasses both the Driveline and ePowertrain divisions.
GKN Automotive became the world's largest producer of constant-velocity joints (CVJs), which it began manufacturing in the 1960s for early front-wheel drive cars. Its other products include sideshafts, propshafts, modular eDrive systems, multi-mode hybrid transmissions for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, torque vectoring systems for electric drivelines and a range of all-wheel drive and four-wheel drive systems.