Founded in 1870, Edscha has developed into the world’s largest automotive supplier of hinge systems. Its hinge systems include door hinges, door hinges with integrated door checks, lid and flap hinges, door checks, and sliding door systems; Edscha is one of the leading suppliers of driver controls (pedal boxes and parking brakes) and drives for fully automatic opening and closing of rear lids and liftgates (powered systems). Under the umbrella of Spanish automotive supplier Gestamp, Edscha services virtually every automaker with its products and know-how. Headquartered in Remscheid, Germany, Edscha has 24 sites in 15 countries. One of them is located in Sorocaba, Brazil.