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
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Operations
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Key products
ADAS relevance
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Kautex Textron on the deployment map
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Safety record
No incidents on record for Kautex Textron.
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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. - AUTO Connected Car News
Kautex Secures New Business Award for Pentatonic Battery Enclosure Solution - Textron Inc. - Investor Relations
Kautex Textron wins BEV battery housing contract with automotive OEM - CompositesWorld
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 20, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
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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. - AUTO Connected Car News
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Kautex Secures New Business Award for Pentatonic Battery Enclosure Solution - Textron Inc. - Investor Relations
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Kautex Textron wins BEV battery housing contract with automotive OEM - CompositesWorld
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Kautex Textron Wins Significant BEV Battery Housing Contract with Leading Automotive OEM - Textron Inc. - Investor Relations
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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 - Business Wire
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Kautex Pentatonic Battery System Showcased at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Exhibit - Business Wire
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Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG Receives A- Climate Change Score from CDP - Business Wire
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Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG Receives Internationale Gesellschaft für Kunststofftechnik, SPE Central Europe Automotive Award - Business Wire
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Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG Receives AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Award - Business Wire
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Plastic Battery Enclosures Reduce Weight - Assembly Magazine
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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
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Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Kautex Textron against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 6, 2026