[1] General information on the Company
KION GROUP AG, whose registered office is at Thea-Rasche-Strasse 8, 60549 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is entered in the commercial register at the Frankfurt am Main local court under reference HRB 112163. The KION Group is among the world’s leading suppliers of industrial trucks and supply chain solutions. Its portfolio encompasses industrial trucks such as forklift trucks and warehouse trucks, as well as integrated automation technology and software solutions for the optimization of supply chains, including all related services. In 2024, the Group and its approximately 43,000 employees generated revenue of €11,503.2 million (2023: €11,433.7 million).
The parent company of KION GROUP AG is Weichai Power (Luxembourg) Holding S.à r.l., Luxembourg (‘Weichai Power’), which holds 46.5 percent of the shares (2023: 46.5 percent). Shandong Heavy Industry Group Co., Ltd., Jinan, People’s Republic of China, is the company that prepares the global consolidated financial statements for the largest number of affiliated companies. These consolidated financial statements are not publicly available. Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Weifang, People’s Republic of China, is the company that prepares the global consolidated financial statements for the smallest number of affiliated companies. These can be accessed in English from the websites of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (www.hkexnews.hk) and the company (www.weichaipower.com).
The declaration of conformity on the German Corporate Governance Code pursuant to section 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) was issued and is permanently available to the public on the KION GROUP AG website at www.kiongroup.com/conformity.
In accordance with ESRS 1.123 connectivity from the Group sustainability report into the consolidated financial statements was set up by references. The respective information is marked in the corresponding reporting sections of the notes.
The consolidated financial statements and the combined group management report and management report of KION GROUP AG were prepared and approved for publication by the Executive Board of KION GROUP AG on February 19, 2025.