Schaeffler Automotive Symposium presents innovations and technologies for the future

2026-06-15 | Herzogenaurach

• 13th Schaeffler Automotive Symposium in Bühl brings an expanded product portfolio and comprehensive systems understanding to life
• Innovation, partnership, and competitiveness: Showcasing solutions for the mobility of the future
• Over 320 products across four sectors: Vehicle Control, Chassis & Body, Powertrain, Energy Management
• International event series with further stops in the USA, China, and Japan

At the 13th Schaeffler Automotive Symposium, the Motion Technology Company will present the latest product innovations and technological developments centered around the theme of “Beyond Driving. Innovation made by Schaeffler.” for the first time at the new Project and Technology Center at the Bühl location to over 300 customers. From June 15 to 17, 2026, the company will bring together experts, ideas, and innovations at its most important and largest automotive customer event to shape the technologies of the future.

“Traditionally, the Schaeffler Automotive Symposium stands for lively discussions with customers and the opportunity to experience innovations and new technologies first-hand. As a motion technology company, we will present the expanded competencies and product portfolio combining our strengths in mechanical engineering and mechatronics with new complementary expertise in electronics and sensors resulting from our successful integration of Vitesco Technologies for the first time ever at this event,” says Klaus Rosenfeld, CEO of Schaeffler AG.

By 2035, Schaeffler aims to generate 10 percent of its revenue in new segments. At the same time, the core business of the Schaeffler Group remains indispensable. “In addition to new growth areas, the automotive business remains central to Schaeffler, as the Schaeffler Automotive Symposium 2026 will impressively demonstrate. We also believe in Europe because many of our innovations originate here and because Europe continues to be a core market for our most important customers,” says Klaus Rosenfeld.

The transformation of mobility and the heterogeneous market developments in different regions place high demands on innovative capacity, resilience, and time to market. “The dynamic developments in our markets present big challenges – and we are prepared to meet them. With our broad portfolio, our global presence and local supply chains, and our pronounced systems expertise, we consistently transfer innovations to mass production. In this way, we are actively advancing the mobility transformation – toward higher efficiency and comprehensive electrification,” says Thomas Stierle, CEO E-Mobility at Schaeffler AG.

Technology partner on eye level
At the Schaeffler Automotive Symposium, the company will offer a glimpse into the future of mobility – which is much more than classic driving. For Schaeffler, the mobility of the future is defined by connected, software-driven, electrified, and highly integrated intelligent vehicle systems. “At the symposium, we will present integrated product innovations for cars, trucks, and two-wheelers from a single source and show how Schaeffler supports customers as a preferred technology partner with extensive systems expertise and a high level of vertical integration,” says Matthias Zink, CEO Powertrain & Chassis at Schaeffler AG. “One of our core strengths is the system-based approach that we take to link functions intelligently to provide a better driving experience.”

Innovations for cars, trucks, and two-wheelers
Schaeffler will present more than 320 products at the Automotive Symposium. In the passenger car segment, the largest customer segment, solutions for connected, software-driven, electrified mobility will be grouped into the four technology clusters of Vehicle Control, Chassis & Body, Powertrain, and Energy Management. In the area of commercial vehicles, the company will present zero-emission solutions for higher efficiency, reliability, and profitability, for example, for battery-electric vehicles and fuel cell-electric vehicles (BEVs and FCEVs, respectively) and hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines (H2-ICE). Flexible development approaches for bringing low-emission technologies to the market faster will be presented. In the two-wheeler segment, the company will show bearings, engine control units, automatic transmissions, and connectivity solutions for an enhanced driving experience as well as efficient and smart platforms.

Global customer event
The customer event is organized by Schaeffler once every four years and is global in scope. The event will open in Bühl for the Europe region before continuing on to Detroit (USA) on September 17, Suzhou (China) on November 4–6, and Tokyo (Japan) on December 2–3.

The recording of the press conference in English for the 13th Schaeffler Symposium can be found here: video

Press photos of Klaus Rosenfeld, Thomas Stierle, and Matthias Zink are available here: www.schaeffler.com/en/executive-board

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