founder kenth hlin headquarters upplands v sby sweden products suspension components website www.ohlins.com hlins rear monoshock hlins or hlins racing ab is a swedish company that develops suspension systems for the automotive motorcycle and motorsport industries . approximately 97 % of all production is exported and hlins has distribution in over 50 countries worldwide . 1 the company also produces other types of vehicle components including steering dampers and ride height control systems . a two wheel drive system for motorcycles has been produced in the past . 2 kenth hlin founded the company in 1976 . in 1986 yamaha motor company became co owner of hlins racing ab . hlins continued to operate as an independent company within the yamaha group . in 2007 kenth hlin reclaimed a 95 % share of the company . 3 hlins with a total of 280 employees is headquartered in upplands v sby sweden where the main r & d departments and production site are located . hlins also has branches offices and subsidiaries worldwide 1 auto norden and hlins ces in sweden hlins asia in thailand hlins distribution technical centre in germany and hlins usa in north carolina . hlins manufactures suspension products for motorcycles cars and mountain bikes . furthermore since the 1980s it has been developing semi active suspension technology at the hlins ces office in j nk ping sweden . 1 hlins is characterized by a strong presence in various forms of motorsport such as motogp formula one fia world endurance championship and fia world rallycross championship . 4 references edit a b c hlins hlins company retrieved 2015 06 27 hlins 2 wheel drive . motorcyclenews.com . retrieved 2015 06 27 . hlins buys self back from yamaha . superbikeplanet.com . retrieved 2007 12 21 . hlins hlins hall of fame retrieved 2016 01 23 external links edit official website this article about an automotive industry corporation or company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hlins & oldid 742523816 categories auto parts supplierscompanies established in 1976companies of swedenshock absorber manufacturersmotor vehicle company stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran ais sloven inasvenska edit links this page was last modified on 4 october 2016 at 06 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view