OUR COMPANY

ALL ABOUT AUTOKINITON

Autokiniton provides value-driven, sustainable automotive components and assembly solutions for our customers in the automotive industry. Our dedication to teamwork, speed, simplification, performance, and empowering our associates has made us a trusted supplier to the world’s top automotive manufacturers. Our legacy of operational excellence, high-quality execution, and customer service ensures that every project, no matter how challenging, is in the best possible hands.


DRIVEN TO EXCEED 
YOUR HIGH EXPECTATIONS

Through innovative solutions and services, AUTOKINITON advances the trends that define the automotive industry of today and tomorrow: increased safety, lightweighting, emissions reduction, and improved fuel and battery efficiency. 

May 2018
Autokiniton US Holdings, Inc., acquires L & W, Inc. and its family of companies (L&W Group). L&W Group is a leading Tier 1 supplier in the automotive industry specializing in metal stampings, welded assemblies, and tubular products.

July 2019

Autokiniton US Holdings, Inc., enters into a definitive agreement to acquire Tower International, Inc. (Tower), a leading Tier 1 manufacturer of structural metal automotive components and supplier of metal stampings, welded assemblies, frame structures, and chassis structures. . 

September 2019

The acquisition of Tower is completed. Together, the capabilities of L&W Group and Tower create the number two Body-In-White and vehicle-frame supplier in North America, with annual sales of $2.3B..

DRIVEN TO EXCEED 
YOUR HIGH EXPECTATIONS

Autokiniton pursues strategic investments in respected Tier 1 automotive suppliers. Through innovative solutions and services, our subsidiaries advance the trends that define the automotive industry of today and tomorrow: increased safety, lightweighting, emissions reduction, and improved fuel and battery efficiency. 

May 2018
Autokiniton Global Group (AGG) is formed by KPS Capital Partners and George Thanopoulos (AGG Chairman & CEO) to acquire L&W Group. L&W Group is a leading Tier 1 supplier in the automotive industry specializing in metal stampings, welded assemblies, and tubular products. ï»¿

July 2018

AGG enters into a definitive agreement to acquire Tower International, a leading Tier 1 manufacturer of structural metal automotive components and supplier of metal stampings, welded assemblies, frame structures, and chassis structures. 

September 2019

Autokiniton completes its acquisition of Tower International, which is taken private and merged with L&W Group. The merger of L&W Group and Tower International has created the number two Body-In-White and vehicle-frame supplier in North America, with sales of $2.3B.

OUR MISSION

Autokiniton provides value-driven, sustainable automotive components and assembly solutions for our customers.


OUR   VISION

We empower our associates to develop and manufacture lightweight structural solutions for our customers in the automotive industry.

OUR VALUES

Team – “We” Not “I”


Speed – Bureaucracies Impede Progress


Simplify – Common Sense Works 


Performance – Results Driven 


Empowerment – Communication & Trust 




Communication   –  Open Door


OVER 8,300,000 SQ. FT. OF
MANUFACTURING SPACE

OVER 8,300,000 SQUARE FEET OF
MANUFACTURING FLOOR SPACE

36 Manufacturing & Design Facilities in the USA

4 Manufacturing  Facilities in Mexico

1 Manufacturing Facility in Brazil

1 Tech Facility
in India

MANUFACTURING FACILITIES

AROUND THE GLOBE

FACILITES

ALL OVER THE GLOBE

Our dedication to teamwork, speed, simplification, performance, and empowering our associates has made us a trusted supplier to the top manufacturers.

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WE'RE BUILT AROUND

SUPPORTING OUR CUSTOMERS

PROXIMITY TO CUSTOMERS

Autokiniton operates large welding and assembly plants dedicated to producing complex automotive assemblies. These plants are strategically placed near our customers’ assembly plants to expedite logistics and reduce costs.


STREAMLINED SOLUTIONS

We solve complex problems with straight-forward solutions, not bureaucracies that impede progress. Our commitment to streamlined processes reduces operating costs and increases agility at every stage of our workflow.