Company History
Rhythm Automotive in Europe
- 1887
- Aurelius Ehrenreich founds Bolt and Nut Factory in Wesseling
- 1899
- Relocation to new Facility in Duesseldorf-Oberkassel
- 1922
- Fritz Faudi invents first Ball Joint for Automotive Applications
- 1952
- Victor Langen develops first Lube-for-Life Ball Joint
- 1961
- Manufacturing in Czech Republic-Dacice was established
- 1971
- TRW Inc. acquires and integrates A. Ehrenreich & Cie.
- 1992
- TRW Ehrenreich re-named to TRW Fahrwerksysteme
- 1994
- Relocation of Duesseldorf Manufacturing Facility to Krefeld-Gellep
- 2003
- TRW Fahrwerksysteme migrates to TRW Automotive GmbH
- 2015
- THK RHYTHM AUTOMOTIVE GmbH (TRA) since Sept. 1
- 2016
- Relocation of the Tech Center Duesseldorf-Flingern in May
- 2026
- THK RHYTHM AUTOMOTIVE GmbH was renamed Rhythm Automotive Germany GmbH as of June 1.
More than 100 Years of Engineering Experience