- CEO
- Martin Marx
- Full Time Employees
- 264
- Sector
- Consumer durables
- Industry
- Motor vehicles
- Address
- Benzstrasse 8 Affalterbach BW Germany 71563
- IPO Date
- Apr 19, 2007
- Business
- HWA AG, a Germany-based engineering specialist in automobile racing and high-performance vehicles, develops, produces and assembles motorsport cars, sports cars and vehicle components; operates racing teams in series including FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3 under HWA RACELAB and ABB FIA Formula E for Mercedes-Benz EQ; manufactures Mercedes-AMG GT4 and GT3 models; provides engineering services encompassing construction and calculation, engine building, durability and regulation testing, electrics and electronics assembly, mechanical assembly, model building, vacuum autoclave processes, certification, paint services, logistics and after-sales support. Founded in 1998 by Hans Werner Aufrecht and headquartered in Affalterbach, Germany, the company employs around 300 staff and maintains subsidiaries in the United States and Australia, serving global automotive partners with a focus on customer motorsport, series production vehicles and sustainable mobility solutions. Recent developments include the announcement of the limited-edition HWA EVO road-legal sports car, a modern reinterpretation of the Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo II limited to 100 units with deliveries starting late 2025; a partnership with Knaus Tabbert AG for the electric KNAUS E.POWER DRIVE camper unveiled at the 2023 Caravan Salon; and Mercedes-AMG's 2024 establishment of Affalterbach Racing GmbH alongside a letter of intent to acquire HWA's customer motorsport division to enhance GT racing programs including the new Mercedes-AMG GT3.