Overview
KION Group (XETRA: KGX) is a German industrial trucks and supply chain solutions company — world's 2nd largest forklift manufacturer. Brands include Linde, STILL, and Dematic (warehouse automation). Developing autonomous forklifts and AGVs.
Reality check
2025 scale (company-claimed)
42,000+ employees, about EUR 11.3B revenue, 2.0M+ forklift and warehouse trucks in use at end of 2025.
Brand portfolio (company-claimed)
Linde Material Handling, STILL, Dematic, Baoli, Fenwick and OM.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company KION Group has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
KION Group on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Rob Smith CEOsecondary-verified
Media (1)
Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
Safety record
No incidents on record for KION Group.
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
KION Group in third-party press
KION Reports Higher Nine-Month Revenue and Earnings as Automation Business Expands
Kion Group (KGX) Stock Surges After Morgan Stanley Sees 41% Upside Despite 38% YTD Decline
A Look At KION GROUP (XTRA:KGX) Valuation After Supervisory Board Changes Trigger Share Price Weakness
Peer companies
- KUKA AG4 models
- Reeman4 models
- Vecna Robotics2 models
- Balyo1 model
- Big Joe Forklifts1 model
- EP Equipment1 model
Mentioned on (7)
Registry pages whose text names KION Group.
Companies (3)
Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, Dematic, Quicktron
Robots and products (2)
People (2)
Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company KION Group has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- kion-group x nvidiawithNVIDIA132technology—operating
- technology—operating
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired Dematicfull acquisition2016-11-01
Timeline
Every recorded move in KION Group’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
AcquisitionAcquired Dematic
2016-11-01Acquired Dematic (full_acquisition)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
KION Group logo
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for KION Group.Peer companies
- KUKA AG4 models
- Reeman4 models
- Vecna Robotics2 models
- Balyo1 model
- Big Joe Forklifts1 model
- EP Equipment1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning KION Group from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
KION Reports Higher Nine-Month Revenue and Earnings as Automation Business Expands
Intelligent Automation Solutions drives growth while weaker industrial truck orders prompt revised 2026 guidance IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs KION GROUP AG increased revenue by 3.9…
Kion Group (KGX) Stock Surges After Morgan Stanley Sees 41% Upside Despite 38% YTD Decline
A Look At KION GROUP (XTRA:KGX) Valuation After Supervisory Board Changes Trigger Share Price Weakness
GXO Pilots New AI‑Driven Autonomous Vehicle in Warehouse Operations
NVIDIA works with global robotics leaders to make physical AI a reality
Accenture Launches Distiller Agentic AI Framework to Accelerate Scalable Industry AI Solutions
Autonomous Forklift Market Size & Share Report, 2026-2033
NVIDIA Omniverse Physical AI Operating System Expands to More Industries and Partners
KION Teams with NVIDIA and Accenture to Optimize Supply Chains with AI-Powered Robots and Digital Twins
Kion Group teams with Accenture and Nvidia to design intelligent warehouses
KION & Accenture: Warehouse Optimisation through NVIDIA AI
KION Teams with NVIDIA and Accenture to Optimize Supply Chains with AI-Powered Robots and Digital Twins
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/kion-group.md
- RSS feed: /companies/kion-group/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/9bbf4cb0-9a54-460d-9b10-0f78dc143bcf
- Revision history: /companies/kion-group/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- KUKA AG4 models
- Reeman4 models
- Vecna Robotics2 models
- Balyo1 model
- Big Joe Forklifts1 model
- EP Equipment1 model
Heat Index
Serious54/100
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
KION Group draws attention at the 47th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among forklift robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
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