TD Deutsche Klimakompressor (TDDK) held a topping-out ceremony for the sixth construction phase of its Bernsdorf, Saxony plant, adding 17,500 sq m of building area for electric refrigerant compressors, with the shell due to be completed by end 2024.

TDDK announced on April 8, 2024 that it will expand its Straßgräbchen plant near Kamenz into the largest electric automotive climate compressor production site in Europe. Mass production is due to start in 2025, and capacity will rise from six to eight million compressors a year. Investment size has not been disclosed.

TD Deutsche Klimakompressor broke ground on its sixth construction phase in Straßgräbchen, Saxony, adding about 20,000 square metres and a high-bay warehouse, with completion planned for late 2024 and annual shipments rising from 6 to 8 million units.

KW automotive is completing construction and investment of 35 million euros at its Fichtenberg headquarters near Stuttgart to meet rising demand for coilover suspensions.