The automotive industry is facing far-reaching upheavals. Global crises, disrupted supply chains, increasing regulatory requirements and increasing competitive pressure are calling established business models into question. This results in considerable challenges, especially for us medium-sized companies.
At the same time, technological change is fundamentally changing the industry. The transition to electromobility, the digitalization of processes and products, and developments in the field of autonomous driving require high investments – while at the same time increasing planning uncertainty. As a result, long-term strategic planning is becoming increasingly complex and risky.
Actively shaping this change requires not only innovative strength and entrepreneurial courage, but also a clear growth strategy and solid financial foundations. A sufficient equity and liquidity base is crucial in order to manage investments, survive crises and be able to react flexibly to market changes.
Against this background, the Quarder family has decided to strengthen the equity of the Quarder Group. We are therefore pleased with the NRW. BANK as a development bank for North Rhine-Westphalia and our managing director, Mr. Klaus Bönning, to have found reliable partners for this transformation process. The NRW. BANK and Mr. Bönning take over 25.1% of the shares in the Quarder Group and together invest € 5.0 million in a sustainable corporate concept Quarder.
The targeted injection of equity capital not only enables necessary investments, but also sets the course for innovation, competitiveness and job security. We are optimistic that this strong partnership will enable us to successfully master the structural change and challenges in the automotive industry.
