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TE Connectivity completes acquisition of German Hirschmann Automotive Communications Equipment

2022-07-28


German Hirschmann Automotive Communication Equipment is one of the world's leading suppliers of antenna technology, mainly dedicated to providing antenna technology for automotive communication and connectivity. HCC is headquartered in Germany and has operations in the European, North American and Chinese markets.

"The acquisition of Hirschmann is a key step in our business growth strategy and will help us further expand our product portfolio to provide customers with true end-to-end data connectivity solutions for the growing range of connected and autonomous vehicles," TE Automotive Eric Kueppers, global president of the business unit, said, "TE and HCC both have strong R&D and engineering capabilities to provide integrated, highly engineered solutions. This is a mutually beneficial acquisition as we can leverage TE's global footprint to HCC's antenna technology is promoted to more customers at home and abroad. We welcome the talented HCC team to join TE."

Currently, the HCC business will report to TE as part of its Transportation Solutions division.