Company
Kautex Textron
Kautex Textron is a German automotive supplier headquartered in Bonn and a subsidiary of Textron Inc.
- Founded
- 1935
- HQ
- Germany
- Status
- Subsidiary
Overview
Kautex Textron is a German automotive supplier headquartered in Bonn and a subsidiary of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT). Founded in 1935, it produces fuel tanks, fluid systems, BEV battery housings (Pentatonic), and ADAS sensor-cleaning systems for conventional and autonomous vehicles. With 30 plants in 13 countries, it ranks among the Top 100 global automotive suppliers.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
Parent company
Operations
Rank
Key products
ADAS relevance
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company Kautex Textron has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Kautex Textron on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Jorg Rautenstrauch President and CEOsecondary-verified
- Jorg Rautenstrauch CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Kautex Textron.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Kautex Textron in third-party press
EV, Battery & Charging News: Kautex Textron, GM, Tesla, IONNA, Electrify America, ChargePoint, EVgo, Xos, Inc., Einride, Derq, AT&T, Waymo, Stellantis & Factorial Energy.
Kautex Secures New Business Award for Pentatonic Battery Enclosure Solution - Textron Inc.
Kautex Textron wins BEV battery housing contract with automotive OEM
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Kautex Textron.
People (1)
Partnerships
4 total · 2 operating · 2 just announced
Every company Kautex Textron has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
All 4 partnerships
open in the atlas →- kautex x nvidiawithNVIDIA132technology—just announced
- Kautex Textron RESiLiTE Horizon EuropewithHorizon Europe EU Programmedevelopment—operating
- kautex x awswithAWS30technology—operating
- Kautex Textron BEV Battery Housing OEM ContractwithLeading Automotive OEMmanufacturing—just announced
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Kautex Textron.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Kautex Textron from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
EV, Battery & Charging News: Kautex Textron, GM, Tesla, IONNA, Electrify America, ChargePoint, EVgo, Xos, Inc., Einride, Derq, AT&T, Waymo, Stellantis & Factorial Energy.
Kautex Secures New Business Award for Pentatonic Battery Enclosure Solution - Textron Inc.
Kautex Textron wins BEV battery housing contract with automotive OEM
Kautex Textron Wins Significant BEV Battery Housing Contract with Leading Automotive OEM - Textron Inc.
Kautex Textron Wins Significant BEV Battery Housing Contract with Leading Automotive OEM
Kautex secured a major order for its Pentatonic thermoplastic composite lower battery housing from a major automotive OEM, expanding its EV component portfolio.
Kautex Wins First Order for Pentatonic Skid Plate for Battery Electric Vehicles
Kautex Pentatonic Battery System Showcased at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Exhibit
Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG Receives A- Climate Change Score from CDP
Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG Receives Internationale Gesellschaft für Kunststofftechnik, SPE Central Europe Automotive Award
Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG Receives AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Award
Plastic Battery Enclosures Reduce Weight
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/kautex.md
- RSS feed: /companies/kautex/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d2ddd74f-947a-42ae-961a-44d67f5b8b8f
- Revision history: /companies/kautex/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious58/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Kautex Textron draws attention at the 29th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 3, 2026