Hankook Leads Hankook & Company Group’s Push Into the Aftermarket at Automechanika Frankfurt
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Hankook & Company Group announced that it will participate in Automechanika Frankfurt 2026.
This year’s event will be held from the 8th to the 12th, local time, and Hankook & Company’s ES Division and Hanon Systems will jointly operate the Hankook brand exhibition booth.
Hankook & Company’s ES Division unveiled a premium battery lineup, while Hanon Systems plans to strengthen thermal management solutions in the European aftermarket.
Hankook & Company Group announced that it will participate in Automechanika Frankfurt 2026, the European automotive parts trade fair. Automechanika Frankfurt began in 1971 and is held every two years. The event will take place from the 8th to the 12th, local time.
This year, Hankook & Company’s ES (Energy Solution) Division and Hanon Systems will take part. Hankook & Company’s ES Division is the battery business unit, and Hanon Systems is an automotive thermal management solutions company. The two sides will jointly operate the Hankook brand exhibition booth. Hankook & Company Group Chairman Cho Hyun-bum leads the group.
Hankook & Company Group has built brand trust in the European market through Hankook Tire, and it also has know-how in operating the replacement market through Hankook Tire. Based on this, the group plans to expand its portfolio in the European market into batteries and automotive thermal management solutions and broaden contact points with European customers.
Hankook & Company’s ES Division unveiled a premium battery lineup under the Hankook brand. The lineup consists of AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat), EFB (Enhanced Flooded Battery), and MF (Maintenance Free), and incorporates the latest lead-acid battery technology for vehicles. In Europe, demand for high-performance 12V batteries continues to rise as aging vehicles increase and start-stop vehicles and hybrid vehicles become more widespread, and demand for AGM and EFB batteries is also steadily increasing.
Accordingly, Hankook Tire plans to leverage the power of the Hankook brand. Through this, it aims to expand brand awareness and customer trust in the European automotive aftermarket for its battery business.
At the same time, Hankook & Company has diversified manufacturing capabilities based on production bases in Korea and the United States, as well as a stable supply chain and strong quality competitiveness. Accordingly, it plans to efficiently supply premium battery products to the European market while flexibly responding to changes in trade and regulatory conditions affecting Chinese-made automotive parts in Europe. The group explained Hankook & Company’s premium battery supply to the European market and its plans to expand the battery business.
Hanon Systems is highlighting the message of "Driven by OE Expertise," and is seeking new growth opportunities in the European aftermarket based on its top-tier thermal management technology accumulated in the global OE market and quality standards for finished vehicles.
As the importance of thermal management systems grows amid vehicle aging and the spread of electrification, Hanon Systems will strengthen the provision of reliable thermal management parts to consumers in the European aftermarket based on the technology and experience accumulated in the OE market, and will work to provide supply that is closer and more convenient.
Source: TECHWORLD · Lee Gwang-jae
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=406715
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