The Supervisory Board of Schmitz Cargobull AG on 23 September 2025 adopted the annual financial statements for the 2024/25 financial year. This period ran from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. According to the company, demand in this period was characterized by investment restraint, overcapacity, and rising cost and regulatory pressures.
The production volume fell by around 6.5 percent to 42,353 units after 45,340 vehicles in the previous year. Revenue declined by 10.2 percent to around 2.16 billion euros. The group result stood at around one million euros. Despite declining unit numbers, Schmitz Cargobull employed about 6,400 employees and increased market share in the European trailer segment to 25 percent.
“Despite substantial economic pressure, we have deliberately
invested in measures to increase productivity as well as in research and development. Our goal is to provide our customers with reliable and economical transport solutions that help them operate profitably,” explains Andreas Schmitz, Chairman of the Management Board of Schmitz Cargobull AG. “Our products and services must be the answer to the challenges our customers face in their daily transport operations.”
Investments in locations and production
According to its own statements, the company has invested more than €73 million in the development of new products, the expansion of the production network, as well as in digitization, automation and sustainability. In the coming years, more than €50 million will be invested at the Vreden site to expand capacity
for refrigerated trailers and box vehicles.
The centerpiece is a new hall with automated processes. It is intended to increase production to 40 refrigerated vehicles per shift and shorten the cycle time per vehicle from 15 to 10 minutes. In addition, the company is investing around €13 million in the modernization of the foaming plant.
Strategy 2030 and international partnerships
With the completion of the previous Strategy 2025, Schmitz Cargobull has set the course for the new Strategy 2030. According to the company, it aims at profitable growth, increased competitiveness and the achievement of sustainability goals.
To strengthen its international presence, the manufacturer relies on partnerships. Since January 2024, the lightweight trailer BERGERecotrail has been offered through the
pan-European distribution network. Partnerships also exist with Atlantis Global System to expand telematics solutions and with GT Trailers for curtainsider bodies. Together with the partner GRW, Schmitz Cargobull has taken over Van Hool's tank vehicle division.
Changes in Management Board and Supervisory Board
As of 1 April 2025, Ralph Kleideiter was appointed to the Management Board as the new Sales Director after having led the division in an acting capacity since August 2024. The Supervisory Board extended the mandate of Marnix Lannoije, responsible for Research and Development, by another five years.
In the Supervisory Board, Bernhard Schmitz has been strengthening the body since 24 September 2024. He is a member of the Family Council and a shareholder of
