please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message iav gmbh ingenieurgesellschaft auto und verkehr type limited liability company gmbh 1 industry automotive industry 1 founded berlin germany 1983 1 founder prof. dr. hermann appel headquarters berlin germany number of locations 16 operations across germany several subsidiaries area served worldwide key people kurt blumenr der president ceo ; 2 michael schubert president cfo 2 services powertrain electronics and vehicle development revenue 595 million euro 2013 1 number of employees 5 700 worldwide 2013 1 website iav.com iav gmbh german ingenieurgesellschaft auto und verkehr literal engineer society automobil and traffic abbreviated to iav is an engineering company in the automotive industry designing products for powertrain electronics and vehicle development . founded in berlin in 1983 by prof. dr. hermann appel as a university affiliated research institute the company employs over 5 000 members of staff 1 and supplies automobile manufacturers and component suppliers . in addition to development centres in berlin chemnitz and gifhorn iav operates at sites in france united kingdom italy russia china india japan south korea brazil mexico and the united states . clients include the volkswagen group bmw psa peugeot citro n fiat ford motor company general motors porsche and toyota . 3 component manufacturer clients include robert bosch gmbh delphi continental ag and zf group . 3 contents 1 shareholders 2 subsidiaries 3 in road electric vehicle charger 4 see also 5 references 6 external links shareholders edit as of 2013 update the shareholders of iav gmbh were 1 volkswagen group 50 % continental automotive gmbh 20 % schaeffler technologies ag & co. kg 10 % freudenberg & co. kg 10 % sabic innovative plastics b.v. 10 % subsidiaries edit iav has the following worldwide subsidiary companies 1 europe consulting4drive gmbh berlin iav s.a.s.u. france iav cars gmbh iav rus llc russia iav u.k. ltd. iav fahrzeugsicherheit gmbh & co. kg gifhorn tr engineering powered by iav gmbh neustadt weinstra e asia iav automotive engineering shanghai co. ltd. iav india private ltd. iav japan co. ltd. iav korea co. ltd. north south america iav automotive engineering inc. usa iav do brasil ltda . iav automotive engineering de m xico in road electric vehicle charger edit in 2009 the company submitted a patent for an electric vehicle recharger that is built into the road . the technology would allow electric vehicles to be charged as they drive over roads embedded with a recessed wireless recharging strip using electromagnetic induction . 4 see also edit ground level power supply references edit a b c d e f g h iav in figures . iav gmbh . iav.com . january 2014 . retrieved 5 november 2014 . a b iav management . iav gmbh . iav.com . retrieved 5 november 2014 . a b our clients . iav gmbh . iav.com . retrieved 1 november 2013 . in road electric vehicle charger science fiction in the news external links edit iav.com official international portal v t e volkswagen group ownership porsche se state of lower saxony qatar holding llc capital group companies divisions and subsidiaries passenger cars audi 99.55 % quattro bentley motors bugatti lamborghini porsche seat koda volkswagen commercial vehicles man 75.56 % navistar 16.6 % scania volkswagen commercial vehicles motorcycles ducati services italdesign giugiaro geographic volkswagen group of america electronics research laboratory volkswagen do brasil volkswagen group china volkswagen group sales india shareholdings faw volkswagen 40 % here 33.3 % iav 50 % navistar 19.9 % saic volkswagen 50 % products and technologies platforms vehicles engines diesel current discontinued petrol current discontinued north america technologies bluemotion digifant dsg etka fsi pumpe d se sdi tdi vag com discontinued brands auto union dkw horch nsu wanderer places autostadt ehra lessien factories people ferdinand porsche founder carl hahn chairman emeritus ivan hirst former managing director rudolf leiding former ceo kurt lotz former ceo heinrich nordhoff former managing director ferdinand pi ch chairman of the supervisory board bernd pischetsrieder former ceo toni schm cker former ceo martin winterkorn former chairman of the board of management porsche family owner motorsport teams rally teams series formula volkswagen germany jetta tdi cup scirocco r cup other volkswagen emissions testing scandal category commons retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title iav & oldid 733002597 categories automotive companies of germanyautomotive engineeringelectric vehicle industrycharging stationscompanies established in 1983volkswagen groupcompanies based in berlinhidden categories articles needing additional references from november 2009all articles needing additional referencesarticles containing german language 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