German automotive supplier Eberspächer has reported a sharp decline in sales and earnings amid weak global car markets and geopolitical headwinds.
Revenue at the family-owned company, which specializes in exhaust technology, air-conditioning systems and vehicle electronics, fell 6.6% to €4.9 billion ($5.7 billion) in 2025, the company said on Thursday.
Economic uncertainty stemming from US tariff policy and military tension in the Middle East had noticeably dampened prospects, Eberspächer said.
"In Europe, growth remained sluggish, while global automotive markets as a whole merely held steady at the previous year's level," the company, based in Esslingen near Stuttgart, said.
Eberspächer has cut costs in Germany, including ending production at its plant in the eastern state of Thuringia and halting manufacturing operations at its site in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), excluding special effects and one-off expenses, fell to €86.3 million in 2025 from €114.1 million a year earlier. The company did not disclose net profit figures.
Eberspächer employed 10,374 people worldwide at the end of 2025, down from 10,680 a year earlier, including around 3,300 in Germany. The company says it currently has no plans to cut jobs.
