{"id":29804,"date":"2026-04-24T10:20:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acps-automotive.com\/?page_id=29804"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:34:12","slug":"acps-automotive-becomes-an-independent-part-of-the-meili-groupxxx","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.acps-automotive.com\/en\/company\/press\/acps-automotive-becomes-an-independent-part-of-the-meili-groupxxx\/","title":{"rendered":"ACPS Automotive becomes an independent part of the Meili Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vgblk-rw-wrapper limit-wrapper\">\n\n\t<h3><strong>Ingersheim, Germany, 22.04.2026 | Driving International Growth:\u00a0ACPS Automotive\u00a0becomes an\u00a0independent\u00a0part of the Meili Group\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>ACPS Automotive is setting the course for the future: the European market leader in towbars for cars, SUVs and light commercial vehicles will become an independent part of the Meili Group, thereby gaining a strategic partner with strong engineering and manufacturing\u00a0expertise\u00a0in the automotive sector.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zhejiang Meili Technology Co., Ltd. has\u00a0acquired\u00a0ACPS Automotive from its\u00a0previous\u00a0owner, the investor\u00a0Towerbrook, who had\u00a0acquired\u00a0the company from the Bosal Group in 2018 and has successfully developed it further since then.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meili is a publicly listed company based in China with more than 30 years of experience in the development and production of suspension components. The company already works successfully with leading automotive manufacturers and suppliers worldwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The company is renowned for its exceptional development and innovation capabilities, combined with in-house manufacturing capabilities and a strong portfolio of patents. As such, Meili is the ideal complement to ACPS Automotive&#8217;s innovation-driven positioning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ACPS Automotive will continue to\u00a0operate\u00a0independently in the market and\u00a0maintain\u00a0its existing business relationships as before. At the same time, its integration into the group enables the sharing of resources and the targeted leveraging of complementary strengths.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Michael Weiss, CEO of ACPS Automotive: &#8220;We are delighted to have found a long-term investor in Zhejiang Meili Technology Co., Ltd., a company that fully shares our commitment to quality, innovation and sustainable development, and which supports our international expansion both strategically and operationally.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Germany and Hungary will continue to serve as key hubs for research and development as well as sales.\u00a0&#8220;With the takeover by Meili, we are gaining a partner who will drive our international growth in a targeted manner,&#8221; emphasises Michael Weiss. &#8220;We are building on a strong market position and can now take the next logical step to further expand our global operations.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Our access\u00a0to the Chinese market will be further strengthened &#8211; a market that ACPS Automotive is already actively developing with its own R&amp;D centre and manufacturing facility. Meili brings\u00a0additional\u00a0industrial depth, local market\u00a0knowledge\u00a0and potential for scaling to this business.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While ACPS Automotive continues to expand its position in China, Meili\u00a0benefits\u00a0from ACPS Automotive&#8217;s established market presence, customer portfolio and OE-oriented development\u00a0expertise\u00a0in Europe and North America.<\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps-automotive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-Press-release-ACPS-Automotive-becomes-an-independent-part-of-the-Meili-Group_EN-OE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download [PDF]<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps-automotive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/OE-Press-kit-ACPS-Automotive_Takeover-by-Meili-EN.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download [Zip]<\/a><\/p>\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acps-automotive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ACPS-MEILI-Composing-1-scaled.jpg\" width=\"301\" height=\"213\" \/><\/p>\n\t<h3>The company<\/h3>\n<p>ACPS Automotive is the market leader for towbars for cars,\u00a0SUVs\u00a0and vans.\u00a0Its\u00a0more than 140 patents worldwide are evidence of its technology and innovation leadership, with the company playing a significant role in shaping technological progress in the towbar sector. As a developer and manufacturer of transport solution technology, ACPS Automotive sets standards at its headquarters in\u00a0Ingersheim, Germany\u00a0and eleven locations worldwide. To the benefit of its customers &#8211; namely, the international automotive industry in the original equipment sector and companies in the aftermarket and retrofitting business. The towbars provide for especially safe and convenient connection between vehicles and caravans, bicycle racks, and boat and horse trailers in the private and commercial sector. ACPS Automotive has around 2,200\u00a0employees. It was\u00a0established\u00a0in 1955 near Stuttgart and is known under the ORIS brand. Annual sales of around \u20ac440\u00a0million were generated in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t<h2><strong>Press contact<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<strong>ACPS Automotive GmbH<\/strong><br \/>\nSilviya Tzoneva | Marketing Manager<br \/>\nBertha-Benz-Str. 2, 74379 Ingersheim, Germany\n<p>E-mail: <a href=\"&#x73;&#105;l&#x76;&#105;y&#x61;&#46;t&#x7a;&#111;n&#x65;&#118;a&#x40;&#x61;c&#x70;&#x73;&#45;&#x61;&#x75;&#116;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#111;t&#x69;&#118;e&#x2e;&#99;o&#x6d;\">&#x73;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x76;&#x69;&#x79;&#x61;&#46;&#116;&#122;&#111;&#110;eva&#64;&#x61;&#x63;&#x70;&#x73;&#x2d;&#x61;&#x75;&#x74;&#111;&#109;&#111;&#116;&#105;ve&#46;c&#x6f;&#x6d;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"\/en\/company\/press\/\">\u2190 back to overview<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><!-- .vgblk-rw-wrapper -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingersheim, Germany, 22.04.2026 | Driving International Growth:\u00a0ACPS Automotive\u00a0becomes an\u00a0independent\u00a0part of the Meili Group\u00a0 ACPS 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