Increased growth: Air intake modules and air filtration business division of Siemens VDO Automotive
With the expected acquisition of the business segment intake modules and air filtration for combustion engines of Siemens VDO Automotive, we will expand our technological portfolio and significantly strengthen our global presence in this product segment. This strategically important step allows us to supplement our technology and win new customers, particularly in the American and Asian markets.

At the same time, this helps us to optimize and focus our global network for production and development in this business segment. Together with organic growth and the existing MAHLE activities, we will be able to improve our sales in this business segment to considerably more than EUR 1 billion, which will further increase the significance of air management and air filtration systems within the MAHLE Group.

Siemens VDO Automotive, intake modules and air filtration business segment

• 6 locations in Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, and China
• Around 1,000 employees
• Sales of around EUR 300 million in 2005/2006

Increased growth: Global expansion of the engine valves product group
Even stronger in Asia and South America: In January 2007, we expanded our valve train activities by means of a majority joint venture and the opening of the new plant MAHLE Tri-Ring Valve Train (Hubei) Co., Ltd. in Macheng, China. MAHLE Tri-Ring Valve Train is already the MAHLE Group's eighth production plant in China. We took a further step toward strengthening the Valve Train Systems product line by acquiring the valves company Edival S.A., Rafaela, Argentina. The company has all the necessary technical processes to manufacture passenger car, commercial vehicle, and motorsport valves, as well as valves for small engines, and generates the majority of its sales through exports to the NAFTA region and Europe. More than 30 million engine valves are produced annually at the two new locations.

MAHLE Tri-Ring Valve Train (Hubei) Co., Ltd., Macheng, China
Edival S.A., Rafaela, Argentina

• 1 location in China 1 location in Argentina Around
• 2,400 employees
• Sales of around USD 55 million in 2006