MAHLE Dayton Celebrates 100 Years of HVAC Product Manufacturing
The company’s Dayton, Ohio, facility continues to produce key thermal management products for North American customers…
MAHLE is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its Dayton, Ohio, facility, calling it a cornerstone of the company’s North American operations. Since 1925, the site has built a legacy of delivering high-quality components to key automotive customers and remains a driver of innovation as the company helps shape future mobility, officials stated in a press release.
Today, the facility encompasses more than 1.2 million square feet, playing a key role in MAHLE’s thermal management and fluids strategy for the North American market—enabling sustainable solutions for internal combustion, hybrid and fully electric vehicles.
“Our facility supplies major automotive manufacturers across North America, reinforcing its reputation for quality, reliability and innovation,” said Jumana Al-Sibai, member of the MAHLE Group management board for Thermal and Fluid Systems. “This long tradition is a testament to MAHLE’s commitment to the USA as an important location for production and employment in North America.”
During an Aug. 10 ceremony, MAHLE representatives and local officials recognized the facility’s workforce of nearly 1,000 team members who create the company’s thermal components for automotive manufacturers including heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) modules, radiators, engine cooling modules and viscous fan clutch drives.
A Proud Manufacturing History
In 1925, The Chrysler company was founded by Walter Chrysler when the Maxwell Motor Company was reorganized into the Chrysler Corporation. In 1937, Walter P. Chrysler established the headquarters for his newly created Chrysler Airtemp division in Dayton.
In 2004, the thermal management specialist Behr GmbH& Co. KG took over ownership of the facility from DaimlerChrysler Corporation. MAHLE acquired the plant in 2013, taking over majority share of the Behr Group as an expansion of its thermal management production in the USA.
MAHLE has 15 U.S. locations including its North American headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan. In 2024, the employed nearly 5,000 U.S. workers.
