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News 22.11.2019

Positive news in difficult times

Preh highly successful at the world's largest agricultural machinery fair Bad Neustadt/Hanover. Preh GmbH has taken part in Agritechnica for the second time since 2017. The world’s largest fair for agricultural machinery came to an end this past weekend in Hanover. Customers and interested parties, as well as market players, visited Preh’s moderately sized exhibition stand in large numbers. With the slogan “more with less”, Preh’s Commercial Vehicle HMI division presented multi-functional operating elements for agricultural...more

News 20.11.2019

Concentration on the respective core businesses

Joyson and Preh bundle connectivity and infotainment into independent division Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale/Dresden/Ningbo. The Joyson Electronics Group, Ningbo/China, intends to bundle its connectivity and infotainment activities into a new unit. Preh Car Connect GmbH (PCC) in Dresden, previously a subsidiary of Preh GmbH in Bad Neustadt, will therefore be merged into a company with its Chinese sister Joyson Preh Car Connect (JPCC) in Ningbo. The new joint venture Joyson Car Connect (JCC) means that a strong connectivity specialist will...more

News 12.11.2019

Negative sector development requires personnel cutbacks

Preh toughens savings program to ensure sustainable competitiveness Bad Neustadt. The ongoing negative development in the automotive industry once again increases Preh’s need to make savings. The supplier from Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale has to supplement the cost-cutting program it has already begun with personnel cuts to ensure competitiveness and profitability.   The expanded cost-cutting program envisages a reduction of up to 77 positions in the number of staff at Preh’s Bad Neustadt site. Affected are all...more

News 11.11.2019

Preh with novel, flexible, customizable control systems at the Agritechnica

Hannover / Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale. At its second trade fair appearance, Preh's Commercial Vehicle HMI division will exhibit at Agritechnica (November 10-16, 2019) in Hanover (Hall 17, Stand No. 54) focusing on its solutions for "Customized HMI Systems." Under the motto "More with Less," Preh presents multi-functional control systems that are both intuitive to use and flexibly adaptable to the increasing complexity of agricultural practice. Among other things, the HMI specialist uses active user interfaces that combine touch screens...more

News 07.11.2019

Support from the Supervisory Board

Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale. As Co-CEO Dr. Michael Roesnick (65) will represent on an interim basis the President and CEO of the Preh GmbH Christoph Hummel (53), who due to health reasons is temporary prevented to perform his tasks. Dr. Roesnick, who was Preh President and CEO from 1999 to the end of 2015, has therefore been appointed by the Supervisory Board on an interim basis as a further Managing Director at Preh GmbH to provide support. He has held the Chairmanship there since April 2016. The current member of the Board of Directors...more

News 05.11.2019

New allocation of production capacity within the Preh Group – PCC with a stronger focus on the Chinese market

Preh takes over Dippach factory from its own subsidiary Preh Car Connect Bad Neustadt a. Saale/Dippach. The automotive supplier Preh GmbH is taking over the factory of the subsidiary Preh Car Connect (PCC) in Dippach. As a result, Preh will be expanding its manufacturing capabilities for driver control systems (HMI) and e-mobility, while PCC will concentrate its efforts on production in the Chinese growth market in addition to the remaining plant in Oborniki in Poland. Preh’s current high manufacturing requirements...more

News 11.09.2019

From door-control module to fingerprint sensor: Preh presents new HMI trends at IAA

Frankfurt / Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale. The HMI specialist Preh will present the latest developments in the field of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) at the Joyson Group’s joint stand (Hall 8, Booth D39). Between others, these include a door-control module and a fingerprint sensor that can be integrated into various HMIs. The novel door-control module, which originated at Preh in Pre-Development, can be realized with different surface materials, for example with plastic, real glass or (vegan) leather. In contrast to...more

News 10.09.2019

Connected Future: When vehicles talk to each other

Preh Car Connect at the IAA with Innovative Developments in Infotainment and Vehicle Networking  Frankfurt/Dresden. Preh Car Connect (PCC) is appearing with four demonstrators at the IAA in Frankfurt. With the slogan “Connected Future”, the automotive supplier from Dresden is once again underlining its expertise in the areas of automotive connectivity, car infotainment and navigation. The focus of PCC’s trade fair presentation is, in particular, a demonstrator for in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), including a virtual...more

News 28.08.2019

Innovative advanced developments in Connected Infotainment, Navigation and Voice Control

Networked mobility of Preh Car Connect in the new Passat Dresden. – A milestone in the success of Preh Car Connect (PCC): The automotive supplier from Dresden has led the way with the third generation of the Modular Infotainment Kit (MIB3). The MIB3 will be installed as the centerpiece of networked mobility in the new VW Passat. Volkswagen recently launched the production of the new Passat with groundbreaking infotainment and connectivity functions. PCC contributed to the advanced infotainment solution through its...more

News 07.06.2019

Preh Group Recognized by General Motors as a 2018 Supplier of the Year Winner

Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale – Preh Group was named a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors during its 27th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held Wednesday, May 15 in Detroit.During the event, GM recognized 133 of its best suppliers from 15 countries that have consistently exceeded GM’s expectations, created outstanding value or introduced innovations to the company. This is the seventh time Preh GmbH has received the award.“We hold our suppliers to a high bar,” said Steve Kiefer, GM senior vice president, Global Purchasing...more

News 16.04.2019

Preh presents 3D landscape operating concept at Auto Shanghai 2019

Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale/Shanghai. Preh GmbH has taken touch-screen operation in the vehicle to a new level. From April 16 to 25, 2019, the HMI specialist will present an innovative further development of its “haptic landscapes” concept at Auto Shanghai. Thanks to their structured surface and haptic feedback, these landscapes make selecting functions in the vehicle interior easier. Preh’s new 3D landscape concept shows how a transparent touchscreen cover in the form of a 3D surface with elevations and depressions, as well as an active...more

News 16.04.2019

Smart system integration for greater safety and comfort: combination of infotainment and driver assistance in a trendsetting study

Dresden/Shanghai. Preh Car Connect GmbH from Dresden presents a forward-looking study at the Auto Shanghai 2019 which combines infotainment with Advanced Driver Assistance (ADAS). PCC’s connectivity expertise also plays a key role, as the demonstrator features V2X solutions that enable a sustained increase in security and traffic efficiency. The new PCC study was developed in group-wide cooperation with Preh GmbH from Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale and its Chinese sister company JPCC from Ningbo. “We are taking safety and comfort for...more

News 10.04.2019

Preh continues growth in centenary year

Preh GmbH continued the growth of the last ten years in 2018. The automotive supplier’s sales increased by 7.8%, rising to a new record of around EUR 1.32 billion, up from around EUR 1.22 billion in 2017. New orders at the Preh Group increased by 7.1% compared to the previous year. Several factors had a negative impact on Preh’s profitability, however, such as increased material costs, negative currency effects from the stronger U.S. dollar and increased customer needs to economize. As a result, earnings before...more

News 11.03.2019

100 Years Preh

Reinventing oneself again Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale. On March 11, 2019 Preh GmbH celebrates a proud anniversary: The automotive supplier from Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale is 100 years old. A look at Preh's history is just as exciting as the outlook for the future: The company has had to cope with industry crises over the past 100 years, reorganize its product portfolio several times, and ultimately reinvent itself as a business concern in the face of major changes in the automotive industry, the next 100 years will probably...more