EFI Automotive

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EFI Automotive (Electricfil automotive)
Industry Automotive, manufacturing
Founded1936
Headquarters Beynost, France
Key people
Béatrice Schmidt (2020- )
Patrick Thollin (1992-2020)
Jean Thollin (1962-1992)
Johanny Thollin (1936-1962)
Products Hall Effect Sensors, actuators, mechatronic modules
Website http://www.efiautomotive.com

EFI Automotive, previously Electricfil, is a French manufacturer of automotive engines and powertrain sensors. The company is headquartered in Beynost, France, and has factories in Joinville (France), [1] China (Wuhan [2] ), Turkey (Istanbul [3] ) and the United States (Elkmont, Alabama [4] ).

History

Electricfil was created in La Boisse by Johanny Thollin (1889–1962) [5] in 1936 [6] with the assistance of his stepfather Joseph Guinet. He was mayor of La Boisse from the year 1908 to 1938. He was then the head of a small Braided Fabric electrical cable factory in La Boisse and in 1968 the company relocated to Beynost. [6]

In 2015, the company announced the creation of an incubator for innovative start-ups. [7]

In 2021, EFI Automotive acquired the company Akéo Plus. [8] [9]

The company announced in 2021 that they would have a turnover of 202 million euros [10] for the whole company (around 1,700 employees). [11]

References

  1. ↑ "EFI AUTOMOTIVE – AFTERMARKET DIVISION". EFI Automotive.
  2. ↑ "EFI AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES SYSTEMS". EFI Automotive.
  3. ↑ "ELECTRICFIL ÜNIFIL OTOMOTIV". EFI Automotive.
  4. ↑ "ELECTRICFIL CORPORATION ALABAMA FACILITY". EFI Automotive.
  5. ↑ Thollin, Jean (1996). Au fil d'une belle aventure (in French). La Boisse (France).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. 1 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20151227141941/http://www.electricfil.com/fr/company_profile/history.aspx. Archived from the original on 2015-12-27.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "Topic - Electricfil". Les Echos.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  8. ↑ CARTET, Agnès (2021-10-26). "EFI Automotive acquiert Akeo plus et prend un virage historique !". EFI AUTOMOTIVE (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  9. ↑ Kindermans, Marion (2022-09-14). "Croissance externe : un choc des cultures pour l'entreprise familiale EFI Automotive". lesechos.fr. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  10. ↑ "Société ELECTRICFIL AUTOMOTIVE à Beynost (Chiffre d'affaires, bilans, résultat) avec Verif.com - Siren 323438515". www.verif.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150623223724/http://www.electricfil.com/fr/company_profile/independent_group.aspx. Archived from the original on 2015-06-23.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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