Overview

• Krämer Automotive Systems filed for insolvency on July 17 at the Amtsgericht Tübingen after failing to secure a critical large order.
• Dirk Poff, appointed as provisional insolvency administrator, is reviewing the company’s assets and operations to determine whether it can be restructured or must be wound down.
• The Reutlingen-based firm employs 18 people and specializes in infotainment and digital cockpit modules for luxury automakers.
• Its dependence on irregular, high-value contracts left the small supplier vulnerable when a key order was lost.
• Krämer’s plight follows a summer wave of insolvencies among German auto suppliers and dealerships, highlighting wider financial strain in the sector.