AUBURN HILLS ? gedas, the former IT subsidiary of Volkswagen, is now officially called T-Systems after its sale to T-Systems in April. The focus for T-Systems, a Deutsche Telekom brand, will remain the same ? providing Information and Communications Technology services for global auto suppliers and major manufacturers.
The integration of gedas with its eleven local business units complements the existing international T-Systems locations perfectly, the company said in a press release. For example, T- Systems did not have its own business unit in Mexico before the acquisition. The Mexican local business unit is now working for two major German car manufacturers. T-Systems has also achieved a strong position in the Spanish market: Number one on the automotive market and also market leader in the public sector, where gedas is also very successful.
“The integration of gedas into T-Systems is going smoothly just as
planned,” explains T-Systems CEO Lothar Pauly. “Through gedas’ expertise,
we have expanded our ability to provide IT solutions around the world to
our global customers with uniform standards and consistent quality.”
Cartel authorities gave the green light to T-Systems’ acquisition of
gedas in April 2006. As outsourcing belongs to the core business of
T-Systems, all planning and integration processes have been conducted
internally. The renaming process started Nov 15. It will be implemented at
all locations worldwide and is planned to be completed by the end of this
year.
In its new Automotive Industry Line, T-Systems is bundling all of its
activities for this global industry. T-Systems is now represented in all
important regions and automotive markets worldwide with its 25 local
business units. Some 6,000 employees work at over 50 locations in Europe,
Asia, South and North America and Africa. Today, T-Systems is represented
at all of the industry’s important production centers due to the strong
international orientation of car manufacturers, which has grown in the past
two decades. The company has new local business units in
Mexico and Argentina as well as a strong foothold in Spain and China.
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