GKN Automotive | LinkedIn (2025)

GKN Automotive is a world-leading global automotive technology company that pioneered electric drive systems and is now driving the future of transportation. Its origins date back to 1759, and for the last 70 years it has been at the forefront of the automotive industry, putting key technologies into series production. It is the trusted partner for most of the world’s automotive companies, specialising in developing, building, and supplying market-leading driveline systems and advanced ePowertrain technologies. It is the global leader in sideshafts, with eight out of ten of the world’s best-selling cars using its sideshaft technology. The first eDrive system was fitted to a production car over 20 years ago and GKN Automotive is now powering over two million electrified vehicles worldwide. GKN Automotive is part of Dowlais, a specialist engineering group focused on the automotive sector.

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https://www.gknautomotive.com/

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Industry

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

Company size

10,001+ employees

Headquarters

London, England

Type

Public Company

Founded

1759

Specialties

Engineering and LEAN

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  Our people are our greatest asset, and their #safety is paramount to everything we do. Swipe to hear from our H&S lead, Sandra Sanchez, on our approach to reinforcing our H&S #culture throughout the business...#healthandsafety

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  We’re proud to drive change, not just innovation. 🚗✨As part of our Women’s Leadership Conference, the GKN Automotive North America team partnered with Safe Harbor, a nonprofit helping women overcome homelessness, abuse, and addiction.Our team donated essential supplies to support Safe Harbor’s residential programme, providing not only a shelter but also healing, training, and hope. 💙We’re excited to continue this partnership with more support planned for the winter. Together, we’re building stronger communities.#GKNAutomotive #DrivingChange #CommunitySupport #WomensLeadership #SafeHarbor #SocialResponsibility

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  As a trusted partner to 90% of the world’s global #automotive manufacturers and 80% of OEMs in China, we play a critical role in driving a cleaner, more #sustainable world.This is why we continually embed #sustainability in everything we do – the environment we create for our people, our sourcing decisions, our products and processes and our support for local communities – across our global footprint.Hear more from Keiwan Kashi here…

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  Thomas Altenrath, Director of Product Management ePowertrain, recently spoke at the TMC Conference in China, presenting our latest developments in two-speed electric drive systems for off-road vehicles, in partnership with our joint venture, SDS.Addressing key industry challenges - high torque demands, energy efficiency, NVH optimisation, and handling performance - in the context of new energy off-road vehicles, the session shared insights on drivetrain architectures and our preferred two-speed solution.Thank you to those who stopped by to listen.

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  Yesterday, our Director of Sustainability, Tom Salisbury, joined leading Sustainability Executives and Energy Procurement Managers at the Energy and Sustainability Leadership Forum, to talk all things #NetZero.The event centred on empowering innovation and action in #sustainability strategy, with Tom participating in the roundtable on clean power. The session explored how companies are using Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and other innovative tools to accelerate #decarbonisation and achieve ambitious climate targets, driving environmental and business value across their operations.Our first Virtual Power Purchase Agreement with Recurrent Energy, announced last year, brings us closer to our long-term target to achieve 75% renewable electricity by 2030, as we look to drive a cleaner, more sustainable world.Thank you to everyone who joined the roundtable!

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  How important is the design in ensuring our products are more #sustainable? Swipe to hear more from our Product Sustainability lead, Sean Worrall, as he explains how engineering design is one of the key drivers of #decarbonising the automotive industry.

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  Shaoling (Charlie) Qiu, President of GKN Automotive China, has been named ‘Outstanding Executive of the Year’ at the Greater China Business Awards for his transformative leadership and significant contributions to the growth of our business in China.Our expansion in the region, under Charlie’s leadership, is a testament to the work of our dedicated teams and trusted partners both in China and globally, including our 35+ year joint venture with SDS. We look forward to continuing to support this growth.As the market leader in drive systems and the number one supplier of sideshafts in China through our joint venture, GKN Automotive China has also been nominated as ‘Outstanding Company of the Year 2024 to 2025’.Congratulations to Charlie and to the entire team in China and beyond who made this possible.

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  As #technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, so do customer expectations, with demand for drivetrains that last up to 500,000km, compared to 200,000km only a decade ago.Listen here as our Vice President of Engineering, ePowertrain, Keiwan Kashi, explains what GKN Automotive is doing to enhance the durability of its products…

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  “Our global supply chains play a significant role in shaping the social and environmental impact of our business. Over the past two years, we have significantly expanded our strategy to further engage with our suppliers on sustainability.”We recently published our third Sustainability Progress Report, in which we announced a 30% reduction in total direct CO2e emissions (Scope 1 and 2) versus the previous year. Hear from Tom Salisbury, our Director of Sustainability, here as he shares insights into our progress over the past 12 months and how we're shaping our #sustainability agenda for the year ahead:https://lnkd.in/eq6EVR_B

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  Eid al-Adha Mubarak!Sending our warmest wishes to our colleagues, partners and customers who are celebrating this special day around the world.

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