PREH GMBH

History

Year	Detail
1919	Preh was established in 1919 in Bad Neustadt/Saale (Germany) by Jakob Preh under the trade name Jakob Preh, jun. At that time, the company manufactured electrical installation parts and accessories.
1993	Rheinmetall Berlin AG, a prominent German defense and automotive technology company, acquired a controlling interest in Preh GmbH to expand its presence in the automotive sector.
2009	Preh opened its office in Shanghai, a center of automotive manufacturing in China, to strengthen its global presence. The office is next to the Shanghai city center in the Anjing district, where most auto industry companies are concentrated.
2009	The company opened its new production location in Brasov, Romania. The automotive supplier manufactures various units at this plant, particularly multifunction steering wheel switches and climate control systems.
2011	Joyson Investment Holding Co. Ltd, a privately held supplier of automotive electronic equipment in Ningbo, China, acquired Preh GmbH to expand its global presence.
2014	The company acquired IMA Automation Amberg GmbH, a supplier of high-quality assembly systems for small and minute parts at high clock speeds and larger and heavier parts at lower clock speeds, from the Swiss company Feintool International Holding AG, Lyss, to further expand its product segment.
2016	Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. and its subsidiary Preh Holding GmbH, Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale took over 50% of TechniSat Automotive from TechniSat Digital GmbH, Daun. Within the Joyson Group, TechniSat Automotive operates in the Automotive Electronics division with Preh GmbH as Preh TechniSat Car Connect GmbH.
2017	Preh GmbH acquired “ePower,” a Kongsberg Automotive ASA business unit in Kongsberg, Norway. The acquisition of ePower targeted the strengthening of its e-mobility activities.
2024	The company supplied an operating system for new MINI models. It is a compact switch module with striking haptics, located as the central control unit directly below the round OLED display.