(openPR) - Burtenbach, 31 January 2012

Last year Kögel sold 11,960 units and increased turnover by 130 per cent

Exports accounted for 67 per cent of sales

"Never before have we had so much innovative energy" – Thomas Heckel

According to the VDA – the German Association of the Automotive Industry – Kögel achieved an above-average rate of growth in the 2011 financial year. Turnover at the renowned trailer specialist more than doubled in the last 12 months in comparison to the previous year, to around 12,000 units. Kögel recorded by far the highest growth compared to its competitors in 2011.

Around 14 per cent of the 83,694 trailers produced by German manufacturers were supplied by Kögel. The proportion of Kögel trailers that were exported has increased more than threefold – to 67 per cent.

Kögel is using the positive upturn seen in 2011 to continue to drive forward innovative ideas in 2012 that are focused on increasing efficiency. Furthermore, the company is planning to widen its portfolio of trailers by adding several rail-loadable models for combined transportation, as well as a completely new product range. The forwarding industry should expect to see even more from Kögel in 2012.

"Never before have we had so much innovative energy as we do right now, and we are very proud that more and more customers are rightly placing their trust in Kögel,“ said Thomas Heckel, CEO and Managing Director of Kögel, explaining the current success of his company.

Kögel, a brand with a tradition going back more than 75 years, and which has achieved first place throughout Europe, is once again at the centre of things with their unmistakable experience and competence. With the takeover of Kögel in 2009, Ulrich Humbaur assumed an active entrepreneurial role which gave the brand the stability and continuity it deserves. This is further consolidated by the very sturdy equity ratio that Ulrich Humbaur has made available to his companies. Kögel has reinvented itself – by returning to the strengths which formerly made the company great: A passion for transport. Quality characterised by engineering. Innovation which is worthy of this name because it brings relevant customer value. And the reliability of an owner-led family company with long-term perspectives. In addition to products for the forwarding industry we now have versions for the construction industry, a field which is not entirely new for Kögel.
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Kögel Trailer GmbH & Co. KG
Industriestr. 1
D-89349 Burtenbach
Volker Seitz
Head of communication
Phone + 49 82 85 88 – 12 3 06
Fax + 49 82 85 88 – 12 4 24
volker.seitz@koegel.com
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