by croatiaweek
July 19, 2025
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(Photo: Grad Osijek)
19 July 2025 – The German industrial company IMS Gear is set to open its first European production facility outside Germany in the Croatian city of Osijek.
The announcement follows a visit by the Mayor of Osijek, Ivan Radić, to IMS Gear’s headquarters and production plants in Donaueschingen and Villingen-Schwenningen, located in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
The visit highlighted the strong cooperation and significant investment potential the company brings to Osijek.
(Photo: Grad Osijek)
IMS Gear is a globally recognised company known for the development and production of high quality drive solutions for the automotive industry and other industrial sectors.
It employs more than 3,000 people across Germany, Asia and the United States.
“We are visiting the production facility of IMS Gear, which employs over 3,000 people worldwide,” said Mayor Radić.
(Photo: Grad Osijek)
“We are pleased that the company’s first production plant on European soil outside Germany will be located in Osijek. An interesting fact about IMS Gear is that one in every four cars produced in the world contains a component made by them. We are proud they have chosen Osijek as the place where they will continue to grow, especially as Osijek is a city that is clearly on the rise.”
(Photo: Grad Osijek)
Since taking office in 2021, Radić noted that the city has seen a significant employment increase, with 4,500 more people in work compared to four years ago. He expressed confidence that the arrival of IMS Gear will further strengthen this positive trend.
The new plant, operated by IMS Gear Croatia d.o.o., will be built in the Nemetin Business Zone in Osijek. It marks the company’s first large-scale production site in Europe outside its home country.
(Photo: Grad Osijek)
The City of Osijek sold a 33,442 square metre plot of land to IMS Gear Croatia in 2023 for the price of 1.115 million euros.