List of companies of Germany
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This is a list of notable companies based in Germany. For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Germany".
A
- A. Lange & Söhne, watches
- Adidas, apparel and accessories
- Air Berlin, airlines
- Airbus Group, aerospace, defence (part German)
- Aldi, retail
- Allianz, financials
- Alpina, automotive
- Altana, chemicals
- Arburg, machinery and injection molding
- Arcor, telecommunications
- Armedangels, fashion
- Axel Springer AG, media
B
- BASF, chemicals
- Bauhaus, retail
- Bavaria Film Studios, film
- Bayer, chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik AG, automotive parts
- Bechtle, information technology services
- Beck's Brewery, alcoholic beverages
- Behringer, audio systems
- Beiersdorf, cosmetics
- Benecke-Kaliko, automotive parts
- Bericap, screw caps
- Bertelsmann, media
- BMG Rights Management
- Random House
- RTL Group (majority ownership)
- Beyerdynamic, audio electronics
- Bilfinger, construction, engineering and services
- Birkenstock, shoe manufacturer
- Bitburger Brewery, brewery
- Boehringer Ingelheim, pharmaceuticals
- BOMAG, mechanical engineering
- BMW, automotive
- Brabus, automotive
- Brenntag, chemical distribution
C
- C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik, musical instruments
- Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
- Carl Zeiss AG, optical systems
- Schott AG, industrial glass
- Celesio, pharmaceuticals
- Ceresana, market research and consultancy
- Circus Krone, entertainment
- Claas, agricultural machinery
- Commerzbank, banking
D
- Daimler AG
- Mercedes-AMG, automobile and engine manufacturing
- Mercedes-Benz, automotive
- Degussa
- Delton, management holding
- Deutsche Bahn, transport
- Deutsche Bank, banking
- Deutsche Börse, financial services
- Deutsche Post, postal services
- Deutsche Telekom, telecommunications
- Deutsche Vermögensberatung, financial services
- Deutz AG, mechanical engineering
- Dieffenbacher, mechanical engineering
- Diehl Aerospace, aerospace
- Diehl BGT Defence, defence
- Diehl Metall, metals
- Diezel, guitar amplifiers
- Djshop, online dance music retail store
- Douglas Holding, retail
- DOVO Solingen, scissors and razors
- Dräger, medical technology
- Dürr AG, plant and machinery construction
E
- E.ON, electric power
- E-Plus, telecommunications (owned by Telefónica Germany)
- ebmpapst, electric motors and fans
- edding AG, writing instruments
- Edeka, retail
- ElringKlinger, automotive parts
- EnBW, electric power
- EnOcean, electronics
- Epcos, electronics
F
- Faber-Castell, writing instruments
- Festo, automation
- Filmstudio Babelsberg, film
- Fischerwerke, construction sets
- Fissler, cookware manufacturer
- Ford of Europe, automotive
- Franz Haniel & Cie., holding company
- Fraport, airports
- Freenet.de, telecommunications
- Fresenius, health care
- Freudenberg Group, conglomerate
- Fuchs Petrolub, lubricants
G
- Gardena AG, garden tools
- GEA Group, machinery and technology for refrigeration and livestock farming
- Gebrüder Thonet, furniture manufacturer
- Gerolsteiner Brunnen, mineral water
- Gerresheimer, packaging products
- Getrag, automotive parts
- GfK AG, market research
- GPC Biotech, biotechnology
- Grundig, electronics
- Gruner + Jahr, media
H
- Hama GmbH & Co KG, electronics
- Hannover Re, insurance
- Hapag-Lloyd, shipping
- Haribo, confectionery
- Heckler & Koch, defense
- Heidelberg Cement, building materials
- Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, printing machines
- Hella, automotive parts
- Henckels, kitchenware
- Henkel, consumer goods, industrial goods
- Heraeus, engineering
- Herrenknecht, tunnel boring machines
- Hochtief, construction
- Horváth & Partners, management consulting
- Howaldtswerke, shipbuilding
- Hubert Burda Media, media
- Hugo Boss, luxury fashion
- HypoVereinsbank, finance and insurance
I
- Infineon Technologies, semiconductor
- InnoTek, software
J
- J. Schmalz GmbH, vacuum technology
- Jenoptik, optoelectronics engineering
- Jil Sander, fashion
K
- Kali+Salz, fertilisers
- Kärcher, cleaning equipment
- Keimfarben, paints
- KfW, financial services
- Klöckner, distribution of engineered steel and other metals
- Knorr, food
- Knorr-Bremse, braking systems
- Koenig & Bauer, printing machines
- Körber, mechanical engineering
- Krauss-Maffei, mechanical engineering
- Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, defense
- Krones, mechanical engineering
- KSB, mechanical engineering
- KTB mechatronics, mechatronic
- KUKA, automation
L
- Lamy, writing instruments
- Lanxess, chemicals
- Leica Camera, optical imaging
- Leoni AG, cable and harnessing manufacturing
- Liebherr Group, mechanical engineering
- Lindauer DORNIER GmbH, textile machinery
- Linde AG, industrial gas production and plant engineering
- Linhof, camera manufacturer
- Loewe, consumer electronics
- Löwenbräu, brewery
- LPKF, electronics manufacturing
- Lufthansa, airlines
M
- MAGIX, investment holding
- Mahle GmbH, automotive parts
- Mann+Hummel, automotive parts
- Meindl, shoe manufacturer
- Meinl Percussion, musical instruments
- Meinl-Weston, musical instruments
- Meissen porcelain, porcelain
- Melitta, consumer goods
- Mennekes Elektrotechnik, industrial plugs and connectors
- Merck, pharmaceuticals
- METRO, retail
- Meyer Werft, shipbuilding
- Miele, domestic appliances
- Montblanc, luxury goods
- Munich Re (Münchener Rück), insurance
N
- Nero AG, software
- Nordzucker, sugar
O
- Oetker-Gruppe, food
- Radeberger, brewery
- Opel, automotive (owned by General Motors)
- Osram, lighting
- Otto GmbH, mail order company
P
- Phoenix Contact, automation
- PTV AG, software
- PUMA, apparel and accessories
- Putzmeister, concrete pumps
R
- Recaro, vehicle seating
- Reemtsma, tobacco
- REWE Group, retail
- Rheinmetall, defense
- KSPG, automotive parts
- Robert Bosch GmbH, automotive parts, home appliance
- Rohde & Schwarz, electronics
- ROSE Bikes, bicycles
- RRI Rhein Ruhr International GmbH, engineering
- RUF Automobile, automotive
- RWE, electric power
S
- Salzgitter AG, steel
- SAP, software
- Schaeffler, automotive parts
- Schaller Guitarenparts, musical instruments
- Schwarz Gruppe, retail
- Schwind eye-tech-solutions, medical technology
- Sebamed, consumer goods
- Seca, medical scales and measuring instruments
- Sennheiser, audio electronics
- Severin, household appliances
- SEW Eurodrive, electric motors
- SGL Carbon, chemicals
- Siemens, conglomerate
- Sig Sauer, firearms
- SkySails, marine propulsion by wind energy
- Software AG, software
- SolarWorld, photovoltaics
- Sonor, musical instruments
- Sortimo, in-vehicle equipment
- Stabilo, writing instruments
- Staedtler, writing instruments
- Steinway & Sons, musical instruments
- Stiefel Labs, pharmaceuticals
- Stihl, forestry equipment, garden tools
- Storck, confectionery
- Südzucker, sugar
T
- Tchibo, consumer goods, retail
- Tengelmann, retail
- Tente International, wheels and castors
- Tetra, fishkeeping
- ThyssenKrupp, conglomerate
- trivago, travel, hotel
- Trumpf, machine tools
- TUI AG, hospitality, tourism
- TÜV Rheinland, services
U
- Ulla Popken, clothing
- Ultrasone, audio electronics
- Underberg, bitters
- United Internet, telecommunications
V
- Vaude, clothing, mountain sports equipment
- Vector Informatik, software
- Viessmann, heating systems
- Villeroy & Boch, ceramics
- Voith, mechanical engineering
- Volkswagen Group, automotive
- Audi
- MAN, automotive, mechanical engineering
- Porsche
- Porsche Design, industrial design
- Volkswagen
- Volkswagen Trucks and Buses
- Vossloh, railway systems engineering
W
- Wacker Chemie, chemicals
- Wacker Neuson, construction equipment
- Walther, firearms
- Warsteiner Brewery, brewery
- Wella, hair care and cosmetics
- Wilkhahn (Wilkening+Hahne GmbH+Co.KG), office furniture
- Wittenstein, mechanical engineering
- Wolff & Müller, construction
- Wortmann, computers
- Würth, fasteners
- Wüsthof Dreizack, kitchen knives
Z
- ZF Friedrichshafen AG, automotive parts
- Ziehl-Abegg, fans and air conditioning applications
Former companies
- AEG, now fractioned into parts of Electrolux, General Electric, Alcatel, AdTranz, Thomson SA
- Aral AG, now part of BP
- Arcandor (KarstadtQuelle AG)
- Aventis, now part of Sanofi-Aventis
- BenQ-Siemens
- Blohm + Voss
- Bodan-Werft
- Bremer Vulkan
- Büssing AG
- Condor, now part of Thomas Cook Group
- Dba
- Dornier GmbH
- Dresdner Bank, now part of Commerzbank
- Entwicklungsring Nord
- Focke Achgelis
- Focke-Wulf
- Hamburger Flugzeugbau
- Heinkel
- Hoechst
- IG Farben
- Intershop
- Junkers
- Leidolf
- LTU International, now part of Air Berlin
- Magirus
- Mannesmann, now partly part of Vodafone, ThyssenKrupp, Siemens, Salzgitter AG, Valorex
- Messerschmitt
- Metz
- NSU Motorenwerke AG, now part of Audi
- Orenstein and Koppel GmbH
- Philipp Holzmann
- Preussag, now part of TUI Group
- SABA
- Schering, now part of Bayer AG
- Schwarz Pharma, now part of UCB
- Telefunken
- Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke
- Weserflug
