High-Quality Side-Door Latches
Discrete High-Tech in Automobile Doors
Door latches in the automobile must fulfill many important functions. Keeping the door closed during a vehicle crash is only one of the paramount functions required for vehicle safety.
In addition, comfort aspects, such as, the operation of the central locking mechanism with good sound quality is essential for a positive impression of the overall vehicle. Often, the first impression of a vehicle is determined by the sound quality of the door opening and closing.
Today, Kiekert provides highly technical and economically attractive products form premium to low-cost vehicle lines. From a low-content, manual, door latch to a high-content latch with central-locking, anti-theft protection, electricon child-safety devices, servo-controlled locking and power door-opening functionality, we offer all these latching functions to the automotive market.
As a latch development supplier, Kiekert supplies over 30 latching families currently in production.
Premium Vehicle Segment
For decades, Kiekert has supplied the premium luxury OEM´s, world-wide, with high-quality latching systems. In turn, this means custom-made solutions for the most stringent requirements. For a long time, BMW, Mercedes, Rolls Royce and many other luxury brands have relied on our development competency to meet their requirements.
High-Volume Vehicle Segment
With the Alpha locking system, Kiekert has integrated its entire product innovation portfolio into a single latch platform. With this type of locking system, future latch developments can be implemented much faster and with improved quality and lower expense. To date, Kiekert has launched five, global projects for different customers, resulting in an additional production volume of over 15 million latches.
Low-Cost Vehicle Segment
The recent demand of automobile industry for the Low-Cost vehicle segment has resulted in Kiekert developing the Kiekert Emerging Market (KEM) latch platform.
For the Low-Cost vehicle segment, Kiekert offers a variety of attractive entry-level solutions.
