# MAHLE acquires Italian thermostat specialist Behr Thermot-tronik Italia

MAHLE Group has acquired all shares in Behr Thermot-tronik Italia S.p.A. (BTTI), now renamed MAHLE Behr Grugliasco S.p.A. The company develops and produces thermostats for all vehicle classes at its site in Grugliasco, Italy, with around 120 employees.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-09-04
- Where: Grugliasco, near Turin, Italy
- Status: completed
- Products: thermostats for vehicles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Mahle](https://endata.com/companies/701.md) (acquirer)
- [Behr Thermot-tronik Italia S.p.A.](https://endata.com/companies/34115.md) (target)

## Sources

- [automotiveworld.com](https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/mahle-acquires-italian-thermostat-specialist/), 2018-09-04: "In August, the MAHLE Group acquired all the shares in the former joint venture Behr Thermot-tronik Italia S.p.A. (BTTI), which has been renamed MAHLE Behr Grugliasco S.p.A. with immediate effect."

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