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Webasto

Webasto

German automotive company

Webasto SE is a company headquartered in Stockdorf, Germany, which makes sunroofs, electric-car chargers and air-conditioning systems.[1] Holger Engelmann is the CEO of the company.

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Coronavirus outbreak

Webasto owns 11 locations in China, including in Wuhan.[2] In late January 2020, the company disclosed that five of its workers had tested positive to SARS-CoV-2.[3][4][5] This was reportedly one of the first cases of person-to-person transmission of the virus outside China.[5]

The outbreak was handled internally within the company.[6] The story was initially reported in The Wall Street Journal as a case of successful containment of the outbreak.[1] By March 2020, genome studies tracking mutations of the virus suggested that the Webasto outbreak had not been successfully contained, and was linked to a 'decent part' of the overall coronavirus outbreak in Europe.[7] Genetic sequencing also linked the cluster of cases at Webasto's headquarters to the virus outbreak in northern Italy.[8] In May 2020 some medical disprove this assumptions and confirm that the Webasto case remained isolated,[9] while in July other studies identified the most common Italian strain as coming from Germany.[10]

Autonomous driving

In 2022, Webasto has joined forces with Bosch to develop a self-driving car that will enable autonomous driving at Level 4.[11] The company has integrated 25 sensors from Bosch into the roof of a prototype vehicle for this purpose.[11]

Charging Division

Webasto currently have offices in Monrovia, California, for EV charging division. Some of the notable cordsets are SAE J1337 AC chargers for popular Ford MachE and GM vehicles.

Current production of roof modules

Past production of roof modules

References

  1. [1]
    Boston, William (6 March 2020). "The Company That Fought the Coronavirus and Won". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Angela Merkel Opens New Webasto Location in Wuhan".
  3. [3]
    "German car supplier Webasto halts China corporate travel over coronavirus: spokeswoman". Reuters. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Webasto halts travel to China after 2 employees in Germany contract coronavirus | Automotive News". 28 January 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Germany confirms seventh coronavirus case". Reuters. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Coronavirus: Why employers need a balance on communication". Human Resource Executive. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020. Webasto ... directly handled coronavirus cases within the company's Germany office in January.
  7. [7]
    Regalado, Antonio. "Gene sleuths are tracking the coronavirus outbreak as it happens". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Italian virologists trace coronavirus outbreak in Italy to German car parts manufacturer". Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  9. [9]
    "Italiens Corona-Katastrophe hat Verantwortliche".
  10. [10]
    "In Italia un solo ceppo proveniente dalla Germania e più contagioso". 19 July 2020.
  11. [11]
    "Autonomes Fahren Level 4: Bosch und Webasto präsentieren Prototypen". www.elektrotechnik.vogel.de (in German). 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  12. [12]
    "2009 Porsche Cayenne GTS 6-Speed". 27 January 2024.


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