• 2023

    WITTE Group acquires 100% of VAST China

    Reorganization of VAST Automotive Group to strengthen the global focus

  • 2020

    VAST China opens another plant in Jingzhou

  • 2018

    VAST China opens extension of Taicang plant incl. expansion of development and test capacities

  • 2017

    A new logo was created for VAST with the aim of more strongly expressing the company's global connectedness and its affiliation with the industry

  • 2015

    Founding of Minda VAST Access Systems (MVAS), a joint venture with the leading Indian automotive supplier Spark Minda, Ashok Minda Group

  • 2011

    New organizational structure: One face to customer for all OEMs

    Opening of the third facility in Taicang, incl. plastic injection molding and painting for door handles

  • 2009

    VAST acquires the remaining shares of the local partner of VAST China

  • 2008

    Acquisition of Delphi Power Products (Power Sliding Doors, Hood and Tailgate Systems)

    Founding of ADAC STRATTEC de Mexico and VAST Korea

  • 2007

    Foundation of VAST Japan

  • 2006

    ADAC Automotive joins the alliance, the strategic alliance is named VAST(Vehicle Access Systems Technology)

  • 2004

    In Kunshan VAST establishes second plant in China

  • 2002

    Start of production in China, Fuzhou, by a joint venture with a local partner

  • 2001

    VAST founded VAST do Brasil together with a Brazilian automotive supplier

  • 2000

    Founding of VAST, at the beginning as WITTE STRATTEC: Strategic Alliance of the German WITTE Automotive and the American STRATTEC Security Corporation