Market position

In 2018, the Industrial Trucks & Services segment achieved a 14.1 per cent share of the global market based on unit sales (2017: 14.4 per cent) and is thus still the second-largest manufacturer of industrial trucks. It remained the market leader in Europe. At the same time, the KION Group is a leading global producer of electric forklift and warehouse trucks. In China, it is still the leading foreign manufacturer and number three overall. The KION Group is also among the leading providers in Brazil and India.

The Supply Chain Solutions segment (Dematic) is the largest manufacturer in the relevant market segment. This is also the case in the fast-growing AGV and AMR segment, where Dematic is the leading vendor, according to Interact Analysis (2017).