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Audi AG
Audi AG is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. A wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide.
Adidas AG
Puma
German multinational corporation
KUKA
KUKA AG is a German manufacturer of industrial robots and factory automation systems.
Faber-Castell
Faber-Castell AG is a German privately held multinational manufacturer of pens, pencils, other office supplies (e.g., staplers, slide rules, erasers, rulers) and art supplies, as well as high-end writing instruments and luxury leather goods. Headquartered in Stein, Bavaria, Germany, it operates 14 factories and 20 sales units throughout the globe.
Playmobil
Playmobil () is a German line of toys produced by the Brandstätter Group (Geobra Brandstätter GmbH & Co KG), headquartered in Zirndorf, Germany. The signature Playmobil toy is a tall (1:24 scale) human figure with a smiling face. A wide range of accessories, buildings and vehicles, as well as many sorts of animals, are also part of the Playmobil line.
Infineon Technologies
German high-tech company
Fendt
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Alpina
Alpina is a high-end luxury automobile brand by BMW. Alpina originally started as an automobile manufacturing company named Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen, based in Buchloe, in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany that develops and sells high-performance versions of BMW cars. The company was officially renamed BMW Alpina in 2025. Alpina works closely with BMW and their processes are integrated into BMW's production lines, and is recognized by the German Ministry of Transport as an automobile manufacturer, in contrast to other performance specialists, which are aftermarket tuners. The Alpina
Schwan-Stabilo
Schwanhäußer Industrie Holding GmbH & Co. KG, commonly known as Schwan-Stabilo, is a German corporate group based in Heroldsberg. Established in 1855, the company is made up of two private manufacturing companies, "Schwan Cosmetics International GmbH" (maker of cosmetics) and "Stabilo International GmbH" (maker of stationery products).
Erdinger
The Privatbrauerei Erdinger Weißbräu Werner Brombach GmbH (also known as Erdinger Weißbräu) is a brewery in Erding, Germany. Its best-known products are its namesake Weißbiers (wheat beer).
Höfner
Karl Höfner GmbH & Co. KG is a German (originally Austro-Bohemian) manufacturer of musical instruments, with one division that manufactures guitars and basses, and another that manufactures other string instruments, such as violins, violas, cellos, double basses and bows for stringed instruments.
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) was a West German aerospace manufacturer. It was formed during the late 1960s as the result of efforts to consolidate the West German aerospace industry; aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt AG merged with the civil engineering and aviation firm Bölkow in 1968, while rival aircraft manufacturer Hamburger Flugzeugbau (an offshoot of Blohm & Voss shipbuilders) was acquired by the company in the following year.
Ruf Automobile
German automobile manufacturer
Zott SE & Co. KG
German dairy company
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE
German mass media company
Deutz-Fahr
Deutz-Fahr is a German brand of agricultural machinery and tractors. The brand originated from the agricultural division of Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG (KHD), the tractor manufacturer Fahr, and the threshing machine producer Ködel & Böhm. Since 1995, Deutz-Fahr has been part of the Italian company SDF (formerly SAME Deutz-Fahr).
Kalex
Kalex Engineering is a German specialty engineering company that designs, manufactures and sells high-performance parts for motorcycles. Kalex Engineering was founded in 2008 in the Bavarian city of Bobingen, Germany by Klaus Hirsekorn and Alex Baumgärtel.
Knauf
Knauf Group is a multinational, family-owned company based in Iphofen, Germany, well known for drywall gypsum boards, founded in 1932. The company is a producer of building materials and construction systems comprising construction materials for drywall construction, plasterboard, cement boards, mineral fibre acoustic boards, dry mortars with gypsum for internal plaster and cement-based external plaster and insulating materials; glass wool, stone wool and other insulation materials under the company Knauf Insulation.
PERI
PERI is a manufacturer and supplier of formwork and scaffolding systems founded in 1969 in Weißenhorn, Germany.
Mansory
Mansory is a luxury car modification firm based in Brand, Bavaria, Germany. Founded in 1989, the company specialises in adding custom-designed body kits and performance tuning to luxury vehicles. Besides luxury cars, they also work on supercars, SUVs, custom bikes, and golf carts. Mansory works on vehicles from a number of manufacturers, including Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Bugatti, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce, and Tesla.
Kabel eins
German television station
Loewe Technology GmbH
German electronics company
Oettinger Brewery
German brewery
Völkl
Völkl (or Voelkl; ) is a German sports equipment brand, founded in 1923 in Straubing, Bavaria. The brand currently produces alpine skiing and tennis equipment and accessories.
Phoenix Solar
company
Netto Marken-Discount
German discount supermarket chain
s.Oliver
s.Oliver, legally s.Oliver Bernd Freier GmbH & Co. KG, is a German fashion company headquartered in Rottendorf that sells apparel, shoes, accessories, jewellery, fragrances and eyewear worldwide.
Keimfarben
Keimfarben GmbH () is a medium-sized company based in Diedorf near Augsburg. It belongs to the Leonhard Moll AG Group and is one of the world's leading manufacturers of silicate paints. Buildings such as the White House, Mariinskyi Palace, Buckingham Palace, Sydney Opera House, and the Bolshoi Theatre are painted with Keimfarben paints.
Bosch Rexroth
company
Hama
German company
Cube
company
Koenig & Bauer
company
Bavaria Yachtbau
German yacht builder
Conrad Electronic SE
European online retailer organization selling technical products
Hetzner
Hetzner Online GmbH is a company and data center operator based in Gunzenhausen, Bavaria, in Germany.
Meinl Percussion
company
Wanzl
German company
ZF Sachs
German family business
Bölkow
Bölkow was a West German aircraft manufacturer based in Stuttgart, Germany, and later Ottobrunn.
Rehau Group
polymer-based solutions company
Q2111113
Bavarian brewer of weissbier
Heidenhain
Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH is a privately owned enterprise located in Traunreut, Germany. Heidenhain manufactures numerical controls for machine tools, as well as mechatronic measuring devices for length and angle.
Hirth
Hirth Engines GmbH is an engine manufacturer based in Benningen, Germany. It is currently a part of the UMS Aero Group. Hirth began manufacturing aero engines in the 1920s, was taken over by Heinkel in WWII to develop the Heinkel-Hirth jet engines, and today specialises in small two-stroke engines for light aircraft and other applications.
Dachser Group SE & Co. KG
Dachser Group SE & Co. KG is a German logistic company founded by Thomas Dachser in 1930. Their headquarters are stationed in Kempten in the Allgäu region. In January 2005, Thomas Dachser's grandson, Bernhard Simon, took over as head of the Management Board. DACHSER is involved in the European Logistics, Air & Sea Logistics, and Food Logistics business segments. In contract logistics, the group provides transport, warehousing and value-added services.
EnOcean
thumb|right|Indoor light converter for solar energy harvesting thumb|right|Ultra-low power DC/DC converter for thermoelectric energy harvesting The EnOcean technology is an energy harvesting wireless technology used primarily in building automation systems, but also in other application fields such as industry, transportation, and logistics. The energy harvesting wireless modules are manufactured and marketed by the company EnOcean, headquartered in Oberhaching near Munich. The modules combine micro energy converters with ultra low power electronics and wireless communications and enable batte
Thomann
German-based, Europe-centric retailer of musical instruments, studio, lighting, and pro-audio equipment
Sport1
German free-to-air television channel centered towards sports programming
NKD
German multinational discount chain of clothing and housewares stores
Metz
German electronic manufacturer
Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller S.e.c.s.
dairy product company
Einhell
Einhell Germany AG is a German manufacturer of power tools and electrical garden equipment in Landau an der Isar, Germany.
Rosenthal
a German manufacturer of porcelain and other household goods
HandyGames
www.handy-games.com GmbH (trade name: HandyGames) is a German video game developer and publisher based in Giebelstadt. In July 2018, the company was acquired by THQ Nordic.
WIKAWIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG
WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG is a company which manufactures pressure and temperature measuring equipment.
Navigon
thumb|Navigon 7100 Navigon GmbH was a Würzburg, Germany-based manufacturer of GPS devices and GPS navigation software. The company was privately owned, until in June 2011, it was announced that Navigon was to be acquired by Garmin and become a subsidiary of the company. With effect from October 31, 2011, Navigon has changed its legal entity from corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) to GmbH.
Kögel Trailer
company based in Burtenbach, Germany
BORA Lüftungstechnik
German company
Steingraeber & Söhne
company
Sennebogen
Sennebogen Maschinenfabrik GmbH is a German machine building company with more than 2,200 employees worldwide (2023) and a sales revenue of over 600 million Euro (2022, company group).