Valmet Automotive

Valmet Automotive Exceeding expectations effectively is what Valmet Automotive is famous for. We employ 4500 professionals in Finland, Germany and Poland.

We lead a new category of manufacturing solutions for fast-movers in automotive, defense, and other high-tech industrial sectors. Valmet Automotive is a leading service provider in battery systems, roof and kinematic systems and vehicle manufacturing. Valmet Automotive has 3 battery plants - in Salo and Uusikaupunki in Finland, and in Kirchardt in Germany. Our main customers are currently Mercedes

-Benz and Volvo. Valmet Automotive manufactures the Mercedes-Benz A-Class, and has manufacturing contracts for the Mercedes-AMG GT, Lightyear 0 and Sono Motors Sion. Valmet Automotive provides convertible roof systems with locations in Germany and Poland for e.g. Mercedes-Benz, BMW/MINI and VW/Bentley.

Valmet Automotive had the great pleasure of welcoming Finnish Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen, and Members of Pa...
09/06/2026

Valmet Automotive had the great pleasure of welcoming Finnish Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen, and Members of Parliament Milla Lahdenperä and Pauli Aalto-Setälä to our Uusikaupunki plant on Monday.

Discussions focused on current and future industrial operations of the plant as well as the strategic transformation of the company. Guests also visited production facilities with the Valmet Automotive CEO, Pasi Rannus, CLO Juhani Pitkänen, Project Manager Ville Rantala, and Director of Defense Production Aleksi Honkanen.

Thank you for your visit!

Today is World Environment Day, focused on climate action. 🌍For industrial companies, climate actions support operationa...
05/06/2026

Today is World Environment Day, focused on climate action. 🌍

For industrial companies, climate actions support operational efficiency, resilience and long-term competitiveness, while reducing environmental impact. At Valmet Automotive, climate actions are driven by everyday work.

Practical industrial actions:
⚡ improving energy efficiency
⚡ increasing renewable energy use
⚡ optimizing operations and logistics

Current progress:
🌱 94% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions since 2022
🌱 97% renewable energy use
🌱 SBTi-validated climate targets

Development is made step by step – through innovation, collaboration, and the commitment of our people across the company. 🌟

Today, we proudly celebrate 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬, a day that honours commitment, cooperation, and ...
04/06/2026

Today, we proudly celebrate 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬, a day that honours commitment, cooperation, and national resilience, while reminding us of the critical importance of strong and capable defense.

In today’s rapidly evolving security environment, resilience is built not only by defense forces but through close collaboration between nations, partners, and industry. Ensuring operational readiness, security of supply, and industrial capability requires long-term commitment and shared responsibility.

Strengthening cooperation between defense forces and industry is key to building a more resilient and secure future together.

On Tuesday, we attended the event focusing on these topics - Suuri Puolustusteollisuuspäivä. Discussion reinforced the message: Security and the economy go hand in hand.

⚙️ Resilience is built together across authorities, industry, and citizens. In today’s environment, speed, scalable production capacity, and secure supply chains have become decisive factors in credible defense capability.

03/06/2026

Today, we got visitors to Uusikaupunki, when Carrus Delta and Volvo Buses Finland drove the Volvo Bus to the yard of Valmet Automotive’s plant. 💯

Inspiring discussions were held on this great product that will soon be manufactured here at Uusikaupunki. The Valmet Automotive personnel got a unique opportunity today to get to know the product.

Our amazing people went straight to the point and studied every inch of the coach with real interest and enthusiasm. What a great opportunity to learn new things and to have expertise in this automotive sector. Production of coach bodies suits well in the company’s strategic transformation to serve customers in different high-tech industries.

Valmet Automotive is thrilled to take the next step, becoming a multi-product contract manufacturer in a versatile business environment and new sectors.

Thank you, Carrus Delta and Volvo Buses, for the successful collaboration.

29/05/2026

Moments from SHIFT 2026 ✨

Yesterday, the SHIFT Business Festival once again brought together a great group of local stakeholders, companies and business representatives, as well as students and future talents. The event took place in beautiful, sunny weather in Turku, Finland.

Valmet Automotive also took part in the event. You could find our strategic transformation story playing on video at the event screens, and Pasi Rannus took the stage together with Anna Perho to discuss Finnish industrial expertise and the role of community in driving business success.

Our company is currently undergoing one of the most significant transformations in history, as Valmet Automotive has evolved into a multi-industry company. We lead a new category of manufacturing solutions for fast-movers in automotive, defense, and other high-tech industrial sectors.

Thank you SHIFT, and all whom we got to meet during the event 🩷

Yesterday at the Telia Smart Industry breakfast event, Antti Havola (Vice President, Defense Business, Valmet Automotive...
22/05/2026

Yesterday at the Telia Smart Industry breakfast event, Antti Havola (Vice President, Defense Business, Valmet Automotive), spoke about the role of contract manufacturers during disruption.

Antti presented the Valmet Automotive story and how decades of automotive-grade manufacturing experience can be developed into an advantage for industries facing speed, resilience, and productivity pressures, such as the defense sector.

➡️ From smart manufacturing and robotics to simulation, advanced production technologies, connectivity, and private 5G, the story is really about building the capability to move faster when markets and security environments change.

➡️ Manufacturing leadership today is about more than efficiency; it’s about the ability to renew, scale, and apply hard-earned industrial excellence to entirely new contexts.

➡️ World-class manufacturing is no longer just about producing products well; it’s about building adaptable systems, versatile operations, smooth production processes, and the mindset to lead through uncertainty.

Just one week to go until SHIFT Business Festival arrives to Turku! 💫Valmet Automotive’s CEO, Pasi Rannus, will be joini...
21/05/2026

Just one week to go until SHIFT Business Festival arrives to Turku! 💫

Valmet Automotive’s CEO, Pasi Rannus, will be joining Anna Perho on stage to discuss Finnish industrial expertise and the role of community in driving business success.

📅 May 28
📍 Mama Creative Showroom Stage, Tiedepuisto, Turku
🕒 15:45–16:00

This year’s event focuses on success through themes such as global perspectives, data-driven leadership, and the power of communities.

See you at SHIFT! ✨

Saab history is returning to Uusikaupunki this Saturday!✨ The event brings together Saab enthusiasts and iconic Saab mod...
20/05/2026

Saab history is returning to Uusikaupunki this Saturday!✨

The event brings together Saab enthusiasts and iconic Saab models from different generations, giving visitors the chance to admire cars of different ages and styles.

A special Saab model from the Car Museum, manufactured at our Uusikaupunki plant – will also be on display at the event.

📍 A-Katsastus, Uusikaupunki
📅 Saturday, May 23
🕘 9:00–14:00

The event is free and open to everyone. See you there! 💯

The picture from the Uusikaupunki plant parking area, dated June 8, 2001, when the Nordic Saab clubs visited the plant.

Our Annual Sustainability Report for 2025 is out now!In a year of market pressure, the focus was on strategic transforma...
19/05/2026

Our Annual Sustainability Report for 2025 is out now!

In a year of market pressure, the focus was on strategic transformation, operational efficiency, safety and long-term industrial capability.

➡️ 97% renewable energy
➡️ –94% Scope 1 & 2 emissions (vs. 2022)
➡️ Continued safety improvements

At the same time, we’re expanding the manufacturing solutions scope in automotive, defense and other high-tech industrial sectors.

✅ This is how we prepare for what’s next – step by step, site by site.

Read the latest Sustainability report on our website, link below ↩️

🏁 Did you know that rally history has also been made at our Uusikaupunki plant?Back in the late 1980s, Valmet Automotive...
12/05/2026

🏁 Did you know that rally history has also been made at our Uusikaupunki plant?

Back in the late 1980s, Valmet Automotive had in serial production the Saab 900 Turbo M rally car, purpose-built for competition and part of one of Finland’s most exciting rally series of its time.

This Saturday, that motorsport legacy lives on as we take part in the Kuljetus J. Kuusela Oy Rally, organized by Raision Urheiluautoilijat ry as part of the Historic Rally Trophy series.

📍 The rally starts from the Valmet Automotive area in Uusikaupunki (Autotehtaankatu) on Saturday, May 16, at 10:00.

Stop by to experience the atmosphere, see the cars up close and witness a piece of motorsport history in motion. See you there! 💯

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