English Contact Media Career Opportunities STORIES COMPANY BRANDS DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION SUSTAINABILITY CAREER HISTORY 1969 Karl Wirth GmbH in Walldorf, Germany offers the first light alloy wheels under the name RONAL (RON stands for the abbreviation of his middle name, AL stands for aluminum). The wheels are manufactured by an external partner using the sand casting process. By the end of the year, the product range includes 15 wheel sizes in the RONAL R1 design. 1970 The first plant, specializing in the manufacture of cast light-alloy wheels, originates in Forst, Germany. Manufacture of the first aluminum wheels starts the same year. 1971 RONAL receives the first order from an original equipment manufacturer, Ford. TOP LINKS Stories Company Brands Development and production Sustainability Career SERVICE Facts and figures Media CONTACTS Contact Media Relations Locations Imprint Terms of Use Privacy Policy © RONAL GROUP 2021 By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies

English Contact Media Career Opportunities STORIES COMPANY BRANDS DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION SUSTAINABILITY CAREER FACTS AND FIGURES THE COMPANY RONAL GROUP Headquarters Härkingen, Switzerland Founded in 1969 Employees about 7500 worldwide Sales 1.0 billion euros (2020) Investments Ø approximately 60 million euros/year Capacity about 20 million wheels/year Executive Board Oliver Brauner (Chief Executive Officer) Patrick Huber (EVP Group IT and Digitalization) Patrick Lämmli (EVP Group Sales) Thomas Müller (EVP Group Finance) Thomas Speck (EVP Group Organizational Development) Dietmar Süß (EVP Group Operations) Brands RONAL (1969) SanSwiss (1981) SPEEDLINE CORSE (2007) SPEEDLINE TRUCK (2010) Business Design, development, engineering, production and sale of high-quality light alloy wheels for automobile OEM and the aftermarket as well as for commercial vehicles Production and sale of shower enclosures Production plants 14 production plants on 3 continents (Europe: 11, USMCA: 2, Taiwan: 1) Tool making 2 sites in Europe (Switzerland, Portugal) Logistics center 1 site in Europe (Germany) Innovation center 1 site in Europe (Germany) Production technologies LPDC Flowforming Forging More information www.ronal-wheels.com www.speedline-truck.com www.sanswiss.com TOP LINKS Stories Company Brands Development and production Sustainability Career SERVICE Facts and figures Media CONTACTS Contact Media Relations Locations Imprint Terms of Use Privacy Policy © RONAL GROUP 2021 By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies