references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message vodafone automotive s.p.a. type societ per azioni industry automotive founded 1975 as delta elettronica s.a.s. di dall osto isidoro & c. 2004 as cobra automotive technologies 2015 as vodafone automotive founders romeo roman serafino memmola isidoro dall osto maria pagliara headquarters varese italy key people erik brenneis ceo mario rossetti chairman products anti theft vehicle assistance systems maneuvers services for the recovery of stolen vehicles wireless communication systems management services for corporate fleets multimedia products for camper revenue 110.2 million operating income 4 million profit 156.6 million number of employees 832 subsidiaries cobra do brasil servi os de telematica st. paul brazil vodafone automotive telematics development valbonne france vodafone automotive france chaville france vodafone automotive japan yokohama japan vodafone automotive italia busto arsizio italy vodafone automotive italia roma italy vodafone automotive uk burnley united kingdom vodafone automotive telematics mendrisio switzerland vodafone automotive koreayongin si south korea cobra beijing automotive technologies beijing china vodafone automotive deutschland kandel germany vodafone automotive espana madrid spain website automotive.vodafone.com vodafone automotive spa based in varese italy offers end to end solutions including automotive telematics and electronics through two business units that combine their expertise in delivering vehicle centric telematic platform and related services as well as state of the art electronic systems and components . the company was originally listed on the milan stock exchange on 12 december 2006 . originally named cobra automotive technologies spa was acquired by vodafone plc in august 2014 for 145 million 191 million which was equivalent to the cobra fy13 revenue and delisted from the milan stock exchange . on 1 april 2015 has changed name . 1 the operations of cobra automotive technologies are delivered through two business units vodafone automotive telematics services dedicated to developing infrastructure and telematics services and vodafone automotive electronic systems focused on the design development production and distribution systems and electronic components . vodafone automotive telematics sa previously 80 % owned by vodafone automotive and 20 % by tracker connect proprietary limited has direct operations in brazil italy france germany spain switzerland and the united kingdom . in malaysia russia and south africa cobra has strong relationships with leading regional players . vodafone automotive electronic systems has direct operations in italy china japan and south korea . contents 1 history 2 major shareholders 3 significant investments 4 references 5 notes history edit the company was founded in 1975 under the name delta electronics & c. sas dall osto isidoro by romeo roman serafino memmola e isidoro dall osto and immediately begins to operate one of the first in italy in the design of anti theft vehicle called by serafino memmola cobra hence the current name of the company . in 2015 has changed name in vodafone automotive . over the years it has undergone several transformations and name changes in 1976 is transformed into general partnership ; in 1982 is transformed into limited liability company ; in 1985 is transformed into joint stock companies while keeping the name delta elettronica spa ; in 2004 following the incorporation of the company cobra italy srl formerly known as proco italia srl founded in 1995 and wholly owned by the 2000 has assumed its present name cobra automotive technologies spa . in 2007 cobra made three acquisitions in france italy and the uk creating new direct branches and start the project for the construction of the regional headquarters for asia in china . in 2008 cobra opens an office in s o paulo brazil dedicated to developing telematics . in 2015 vodafone automotive is the new trading name for cobra automotive technologies . currently the group s activity is divided into three areas the design and manufacture of electronic systems for cars and motorcycles vehicles in particular anti theft systems and health care systems in low speed maneuvers ; design and management of geolocation services ; marginal as part of the group is the activity of the german subsidiary cobra deutschland gmbh which also distributes multimedia products to be installed on rv . on june 16 2014 vodafone group plc announced it had agreed to buy cobra automotive technologies spa for 145 million as part of its machine to machine m2m strategy to connect and better manage physical devices also known as the internet of things iot . on august 7 2014 2 vodafone confirmed that its voluntary tender offer the offer for security and telematics provider cobra automotive technologies s.p.a. cobra had become wholly unconditional . the offer settled on 8 august 2014 . the total consideration for the entire issued share capital of cobra was 145 million 115 million us 191 million . vodafone purchased more than 95 % of cobra s share capital through the offer and then started proceedings to purchase the remaining shares . cobra became a wholly owned subsidiary of vodafone and was de listed from the italian stock exchange borsa italiana . the purchase of remaining shares and de listing of cobra were expected to occur on 14 august 2014 . as of august 28 2014 cobra automotive technologies appears to no longer be listed on the milan stock exchange . from 1 april vodafone automotive is the new trading name for cobra automotive technologies . major shareholders edit vodafone global enterprise ltd. 100 % significant investments edit cobra telematics s.a. mendrisio switzerland 80 % cobra telematics development s.a.s. valbonne france 80 % cobra do brasil servi os de telematica ltda st. paul brazil 56 % cobra italy s.p.a. busto arsizio italy 80 % cobra uk ltd. sale greater manchester united kingdom 80 % cobra france s.a.s. chaville france 40.75 % cobra automotive technologies korea ltd. yongin si south korea 100 % cobra beijing automotive technologies co. ltd. beijing china 100 % cobra japan k.k. tokyo japan 100 % cobra deutschland gmbh kandel germany 80 % cobra fm s. r.l chaville france 100 % cobra electronic systems s.r.l. varese italy 100 % cobra telematics car services espana s.l. madrid spain 80 % help company s.r.l. milan italy 70 % the company also indirectly controls the company nexo cjsc russia 24 % by cobra telematics sa wunelli ltd. united kingdom 22.7 % by cobra telematics sa references edit http m2m.vodafone.com cs m2m insight news vodafone automotive the new name for cobra automotive technologies 2015 04 01 http www.vodafone.com content index media vodafone group releases 2014 vodafone complete acquisition cobra.html notes edit v t e vodafone subsidiaries and divisions 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