Overview
- CEO Klaus Rosenfeld set a goal for 10% of revenue to come from new fields by 2035, equal to about €3 billion of a projected €30 billion.
- The company reports strong traction in humanoid robotics with more than 28 prototype orders drawing on its precision mechanics and actuator expertise.
- Schaeffler supplies small, high‑performance electric motors to drone maker Helsing as a flagship example of defense‑relevant capabilities.
- A dedicated legal entity for the defense business has been established in Munich with the management team now being assembled.
- Automotive remains the cash engine, with combustion‑engine components and aftermarket repair still in demand, as the group advances e‑mobility after its Vitesco merger to roughly €24 billion in sales and 110,000 employees.