Voith spins off subsidiary for commercial vehicle drive technology

The spin-off is set to become official on 1 November, at which point Driventic and its 1,400 employees will begin operating on the market as a legally, organisationally and operationally independent company. At Busworld in Brussels, which starts this weekend, Voith will give its future subsidiary a platform even before its official launch and allow it to present its own product portfolio – although officially still under the responsibility of the Voith Turbo Commercial Vehicles Division. That is the current name of the soon-to-be independent division. From November onwards, the new company, based in Heidenheim, will focus on expanding its e-mobility business. At the same time, however, Voith emphasises that Driventic is also intended to strengthen the company’s market position in the field of conventional drive solutions. The soon-to-be-spun-off commercial vehicle specialist will therefore continue to pursue at least a dual strategy in drive technology.

At Busworld in Brussels, the commercial vehicle range soon to be managed by Driventic will include drive solutions for trucks, buses and off-highway vehicles, all of which are “technological further developments of Voith products,” as announced by the Heidenheim-based company. Among other things, the VEDS and VEDS 1.5 electric drive systems, consisting of an HD motor and drive converter system, will be on display. The former has been established on the market for five years, while the latter, as a further development, has only been available since July 2025.

“Busworld Europe is our most important trade fair for the commercial vehicle industry. We are therefore particularly pleased to be able to present Driventic there for the first time under its new brand name and to give customers, partners and suppliers a first impression of our future identity,” says Dr Gregor Wiche, CEO Commercial Vehicles and soon also Driventic.

Voith justifies the spin-off at this point in time by arguing that Driventic will be better able to make quick decisions as an independent company in the future.
The company will be able to act more flexibly and respond to new market developments in a timely manner. “Above all, we will drive forward the further development of electric drive systems,” emphasises Wiche. However, this will be done without neglecting conventional solutions, so that customers can be offered “future-proof products in both technology areas.”

Driventic employs the 1,400 people mentioned above at 27 locations in 19 countries. According to those responsible, the subsidiary’s future product range will include both integrated complete systems and digital services. In addition to the two electric drives mentioned above, the DIWA and DIWA NXT automatic transmissions, retarders and air compressors, the TurboCompound transmission solution and the Hydrodamp vibration damper are mentioned individually.

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