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AVL List GmbH
IndustryAutomotive
FounderHans List
Headquarters,
Number of employees
12,200
Websitewww.avl.com

AVL List GmbH is a company for the development, simulation and testing of drive systems in the automotive and other industries. The Austrian company employs more than 12,200 people worldwide (including 4,300 in Graz) and had a turnover of €2.05 billion in 2023.

AVL List is divided into three business areas:

  • Engineering: design and development services for propulsion systems of electric vehicles, function development as well as electrics and electronics for the entire vehicle, system integration for stationary or maritime applications, ADAS and autonomous driving
  • Instrumentation and Test Systems (ITS): development of test beds and measurement technology for engines, vehicles and components.
  • Advanced Simulation Technology (AST): development of simulation software for engine and vehicle development

AVL's current fields of activity include among other things:

  • Electrification
  • Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Autonomous Driving (AD)
  • Methodologies and technologies in vehicle development
  • Zero-emission mobility solutions
  • Data Intelligence Services

History

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In 1948, under the leadership of Hans List several engine experts joined forces and founded IBL ("Ingenieur Büro List"). The first diesel engines from 1949 were already being mass-produced at the Jenbacher Werke in Tyrol and at the Andritzer Maschinenfabrik in Graz.

In 1951, the IBL became AVL, ("Anstalt Fuer Verbrennungskraftmaschinen List"), the Institute for Internal Combustion Engines List. In the following year, the central research premises were established in Graz-Lend, which is still home to the group headquarters and the central research and development premises.

Among the most important achievements in the company's early days was the development of the first direct-injection four-stroke diesel engines with swirl ducts for truck engines in 1958, which replaced the two-stroke engines and four-stroke prechamber engines that had been common until then.

In 1963, the intensive further development of diesel engine technology led to the construction of an 18-cylinder two-stroke diesel engine with 2250 hp.

In addition to engine development, AVL began manufacturing engine test equipment in the early 1960s. At the beginning of the 1970s, AVL started to sell the first fully automatic AVL test beds. Other important milestones in the 1970s include the development of capsule technology for engine sound insulation and the development of DI diesel engines for passenger car applications, which began in 1974. The first prototype of an LD light diesel engine was presented in 1976.

In 1979, Helmut List, son of the company's founder Hans List, who had worked for the company since 1966, took over as chairman of the board of management.

In 1986, the world's first HSDI (High Speed Direct Injection) diesel engine went into large-scale production as a drive system for light commercial vehicles.

In 1993, AVL was the first company worldwide to supply engine test beds that could simulate the dynamic requirements of racing engines (such as for Formula 1 or the Indy Series).

In 2003, the Helmut-List-Halle was opened in Graz as an event centre for up to 2,400 visitors.

2008: Foundation of AVL Software and Functions GmbH in Regensburg

2010: The battery laboratory AVL Shanghai Tech Center opened.

In 2015, the AVL Tianjin Technical Center was opened as the second technical center in China.

In 2016, AVL launched a partnership with Greenlight Innovation Corp, a provider of test and production facilities for hydrogen fuel cells, electrolysers, batteries and energy storage systems.]

In 2017, AVL and TU Graz commissioned a joint competence center for research and development of novel transmission systems. Also, the largest solar thermal plant in Central Europe for industrial heating and cooling was installed at the site.

In 2021, the Battery Innovation Center in Graz became operational.

In 2022, AVL opened the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Test Center in Graz, the Mobility and Sensor Test Center in Roding and the Vehicle Engineering Center in Zalaegerszeg.

In 2022, AVL is one of the worst-ranked major Austrian companies on the Yale School of Management's list of companies refusing to shut down operations in Russia after the war of aggression against Ukraine, even three months after management announced it was "just figuring out" why AVL was on the list. The ranking received was revised in early 2023. AVL ceased all business activities in Russia and initiated divestments.

AVL List GmbH is a member of the Austrian Platform Industry 4.0.

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