The company was founded in 1912 and is based in Ludenscheid, Germany. It has subsidiary companies in Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, South Korea, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States.Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co. KG develops, manufactures, and sells electronic, electromechanical, and mechatronic products.