Webasto Baoding

Webasto began providing original equipment services to Chinese automakers in 2001 and has experienced rapid growth, with 10 sites currently in China. In 2018, Webasto's sales in China exceeded RMB 10 billion, with more than 4,000 employees. The Wuhan plant, completed in 2019, also serves as Webasto's Asia-Pacific manufacturing base for high-voltage electric heaters. To better meet the local technical development needs of Chinese customers, the company established an R&D center in Shanghai in 2004 and an automotive sunroof plant and battery center in Jiaxing in 2019. The Jiaxing battery center provides localized development and testing services for battery packs and is also Webasto's first battery pack manufacturing base in China. In 2019, Webasto was recognized by the Shanghai Municipal Government as a "Multinational Company Regional Headquarters", in 2021 it received the "Shanghai Enterprise Technology Center" certification from the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization, and in 2024 it was recognized as a "Foreign-funded R&D Center" by the Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission. Additionally, Webasto has been awarded the title of "China's Top Employer" for eight consecutive years.