Carmen Jordan starts 2024 as “Industrialist of the Year”!
Carmen Jordan
Our Managing Director of RAPA Automotive USA, Carmen Jordan, was honored with the “Norm Caldwell Excellence in Industry Award” and named “Industrialist of the Year” at the Auburn Chamber of Commerce Annual Convention on February 1!
This recognition reflects her outstanding achievements and commitment to the Auburn community. Our entire team is proud of this. Congratulations on this well-deserved award!
The Auburn Chamber of Commerce honored other outstanding individuals and businesses that evening. Congratulations to all the prizewinners.
“We are proud to have Carmen Jordan at our side. Her award is further confirmation that our subsidiary is in the best hands. We would like to thank her for her tireless efforts and her contribution to the success of our company.”
Management and Executive Board of the RAPA Group
Carmen Jordan mit einem Teil des RAPA-Teams bei der Preisverleihung
RAPA Automotive USA
RAPA Limited Partnership (LP) was founded in the USA in May 2012 and currently employs 120 people. The company is based in Auburn, Alabama. RAPA LP is a wholly owned subsidiary of the automotive division of RAPA Holding, based in Germany. The family business was founded in 1920 in Selb, Bavaria. RAPA’s headquarters are located here. In addition to the automotive sector, the engineering and technology company also works for customers in the industrial and healthcare sectors. RAPA Automotive, including its US subsidiary, serves premium brands from the automotive industry as well as leading first-tier suppliers. The most important customers of the team in Auburn include Stellantis, Audi, Tesla, Vibracoustic and ZF. In the USA, the product portfolio focuses on pneumatic and hydraulic components for chassis and transmissions. Customers benefit from technically sophisticated valve blocks and residual pressure valves for air suspension, electric valves for shifting and control as well as damper valve technology for electronic damper systems. RAPA LP also manufactures the HIS ® spring piston accumulator, which is required for the start-stop function of combustion engine cars.
RAPA LP currently has an annual turnover of almost USD 45 million and is led by Carmen Jordan as CEO. RAPA Holding is headed by Dr. Roman Pausch, great-grandson of company founder August Pausch, and Karin Wolf. In May 2022, the company looked back on ten successful years in America.
