The turnover of the globally active Krone Group declined in the completed financial year 2023/2024 from 3.2 billion euros to just under 2.4 billion euros. There are many reasons for these fluctuations compared to the previous year. The political environment, the ongoing war in Ukraine, a continuing conflict in the Middle East and
Following the official approval of the strategic partnership between the Schwarzmüller Group and the Krone Commercial Vehicle Group by the European antitrust authorities at the end of December, both companies are presenting a new structure for their future cooperation. The partnership combines the strengths of both companies and ensures stability and a clear
The Krone Smart Assistant was awarded third place in the 2024 German Award for Supply Chain Management by the Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL). “This award confirms our strategy of driving digital innovations and focusing on the needs of our customers,” says Maximilian Birle, Head of Telematics & Digital Services at Krone. “We are proud
Trailer manufacturer Krone, one of the largest in Europe, has joined the Alliance for the Future of Tyres (AZuR) network to work with partners on one of the most pressing challenges of our time: Sustainability in the tyre circular economy. Tyres are not only one of the central wear components of trailers, but
Ten years ago, in September 2014, Krone launched a new sales strategy on the Swedish market: Johan Carlstedt initially set up the import business as an exclusive Krone partner at the Malmö site with one additional employee. With increasing success, the team grew steadily: from two employees in 2016 to five employees since
Krone has won the International Trailer Award (ITA) 2025 in the ‘Smart Trailer’ category. The international jury of experts recognized the ‘Krone Smart Assistant’, which is now available as standard in all new Krone trailers and offers unique support for drivers and fleet managers. The Krone Smart Assistant was developed to make the
Krone welcomed a delegation from the Austrian transport organisation LKW WALTER for the ceremonial handover of the 40,000th trailer. The two companies celebrated their 40-year collaboration. In addition to the handover of the anniversary vehicle, the visit to Emsland included tours of the Krone factories and agricultural machinery production facilities. Bernard Krone, Chairman
Fahrzeugwerk Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG and the Italian Krone importer Realtrailer SRL, Suzzara, Italy, have jointly founded the company Krone Trailer Service Italia SRL to dynamically develop the spare parts business in Italy. “Our aim is to further improve the range of spare parts for our customers and to significantly increase
The consignment note is what makes the administration of Europe-wide transport possible in the first place and was previously used in paper form and in quadruplicate. This resulted in almost six million paper pages at LKW Walter alone, one of the leading European transport organisations from Austria. These will now be replaced by
The Krone Group can look back on a successful financial year 2022/2023 (Aug. 22 to Jul. 23). Despite achieving sales of around 3.2 billion euros, marking the strongest year in the company’s history, the Krone Group is confronted with a clouded forecast and conservative business expectations for the near future. The generally very