IAV GmbH


IAV GmbH Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und Verkehr,, abbreviated to IAV GmbH, is an engineering company in the automotive industry, designing products for powertrain, electronics and vehicle development. Founded in Berlin in 1983 by Prof. Dr. Hermann Appel as a university-affiliated research institute, the company employs over 8,000 members of staff, and supplies automobile manufacturers and component suppliers. In addition to development centres in Berlin, Chemnitz and Gifhorn, IAV operates at sites in France, United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, China, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and the United States.
Clients include the Volkswagen Group, BMW, Stellantis, Ford, GM, Porsche, Toyota, Claas and Liebherr. Component manufacturer clients include Bosch, Aptiv, Continental, ZF Group, ETAS, Forvia, Freudenberg, Glatt, MWM, Schaeffler and Sonplas.

Shareholders

the shareholders of IAV GmbH were:

Subsidiaries

IAV has the following worldwide subsidiary companies:
;Europe
  • Consulting4Drive GmbH
  • IAV Cars GmbH
  • IAV Fahrzeugsicherheit GmbH & Co. KG
  • IAV France SAS
  • IAV Automotive Engineering AB
  • IAV Poland Sp. z.o.o.
  • SynSpace Group GmbH
;Asia
  • IAV Automotive Engineering Co. Ltd.
  • IAV Co., Ltd.
  • IAV Korea Co., Ltd.
;North / South America
  • IAV Automotive Engineering Inc.
  • IAV do Brasil Ltda.

In-road electric vehicle charger

In 2009 the company submitted a patent for an electric vehicle recharger that is built into the road. The technology would allow electric vehicles to be charged as they drive over roads embedded with a recessed wireless recharging strip, using electromagnetic induction.