Milestones

1956: First engine-independent bus heating system

1963: Foundation of Webasto Klimatechnik at Gräfelfing near Munich

1965: First bus air conditioning system

1970s: Bus hatch is turned from a legally required emergency exit into a ventilation instrument.

1990: Foundation of Webasto Bus GmbH in Neubrandenburg

1991-2011: Globalisation in Europe, South Africa, Middle East, USA, Latin Amerika and Asia-Pacific

1994: First gas-powered bus heating system

1998: Merger of the Heating, Air Conditioning and Roof Hatch business units into the new “Bus Business Unit” of Webasto AG.

1999: Acquisition of Parabus, the Finish roof hatch manufacturer

2005: Foundation of Spheros GmbH Webasto AG sold its „Business Unit Bus" to Granville Baird Capital Partners, Capcellence and management. Since this time the company has been legally and financially independent, operating under the new name Spheros GmbH with the new Spheros brand.

2006: JV with Sumi Motherson in India founded

2008: Opening of the new Head Office at Gilching near Munich

2008: Neubrandenburg plant becomes a competence centre for heating development and technology, being the only air conditioner production plant in Central Europe.

2010: New facilities in Hong Kong and Shenzhen

2011: New production facility in Dharwad/India

2013: Opening of Spheros Suzhou, China

2015: Acquisition of ACC Climate Control in North America

2016: Spheros is part of Valeo

2017: Spheros changes entity name to "Valeo Thermal Commercial Vehicles"

2018: Acquisition of Transfrig Transport Refrigeration in South Africa

2024: Re-foundation of Spheros GmbH. The “Valeo Thrmal Commercial Vehicles” product group is sold to H.I.G. Capital. After a complete redesign of the Spheros brand, the company once again operates under the name Spheros GmbH and has been operating legally and financially independently ever since.