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Preh history

Automotive supplier with tradition and a vision

Looking to the future

Since, 1919 Preh has stood for technical innovation and SME-style flexibility. Having started as specialists for radio, and later for TV electronics,
the company has evolved into a global supplier and much sought OEM partner in the automotive industry over the last decades.

1919-1945

FOUNDING YEARS WITH
INGENUITY

Founder: Jakob Preh | Manufacturing of
electrical installation parts and accessories
Innovation: Preh radio

Zweite Seite/Rückseite bitte so umschreiben. Founding of company in Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale on March 11, 1919, by Jakob Preh under the trade name Jakob Preh, jun. Electrical installation parts and accessories are manufactured in an old restaurant. The age of radios begins. Jakob Preh is one of the first German manufacturers to develop the “Preh Funk” radio receiver. The young company has 200 employees.

1945-1988

THE RADIO
AND TV ERA

Quality supplier to the
electronics industry
Plug-in connectors
Computer keyboards

Preh Potentiometer for radio sets, “Prehomat” and “Prehostat” TV channel selectors and a wide range of plug-in connectors set the industry standard for quality and reliability. In 1969, the company’s 50th anniversary, Preh posts record sales of 92 million German marks. In 1988, Preh enters the field of automotive electronics.

1988-1993

BREAKING INTO THE
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Heating and climate control systems
Controls for on-board computers
Potentiometric sensors

Early products include mechanical /electronic heating and climate control systems, controls for the first on-board computers and potentiometric sensors for controlling the throttle valve position.

1993-2003

INTELLIGENT MECHATRONICS
SOLUTIONS

Rheinmetall Berlin AG acquires controlling interest
Climate control systems | Infotainment systems

In 1993, Rheinmetall Berlin AG acquires the controlling interest in the Preh plants. By 2000, Preh has a turnover of €220 million and already employs 1,970 employees in Germany and abroad. The focus is on intelligent mechatronic solutions.

2003-2012

GLOBALIZATION

Preh locations in China, Mexico,
and Romania
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG

Following the expansion to the USA, a new production site for the automotive division opens in Monterrey (Mexico), in 2005. In 2009, a new plant opens in Romania and in 2010, the joint venture begins with the present majority shareholder Joyson Investment Holding Co., Ltd., based in Ningbo (China).

2012-2016

DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH
AND GLOBALIZATION

New parent company:
Joyson Electronics
Takeover of IMA Automation

Since 2012, the Liaoyuan Joyson Electonic Corp., a listed company at the Shanghai stock exchange, is the sole shareholder of Preh. The solid, organic growth continues. Furthermore, in 2014 the IMA Automation Amberg is acquired.

2019

100 Years Preh

From yesterday to today

Examples of our serial products
and innovative concepts