Vertically integrated manufacturer of GPS navigation and wearable electronics for aviation, automotive, marine, fitness and outdoor.

Garmin International, Inc.

Olathe, KS (USA) · New Taipei City (Taiwan) · Southampton (UK) · Salem, OR (USA) · Garching near Munich (DE)New on Amplifa

1989Founded

more than 22,000Employees in 37 countries

5Markets: Fitness, Outdoor, Aviation, Marine, Automotive OEM

1990First manufacturing plant in New Taipei City

NYSEStock exchange listing (since 2021, previously NASDAQ)

About Garmin

Garmin was founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao in Lenexa, Kansas, and develops and manufactures GPS-based navigation technology as well as wearables and electronics systems. The company pursues a vertically integrated business model: product design, manufacturing, distribution and warehousing take place in its own facilities from the first concept idea through to series production. The portfolio includes GPS smartwatches and fitness trackers, marine electronics such as chartplotters, autopilots, radar and sonar, avionics such as the integrated G1000 and G5000 flight decks, and automotive OEM modules such as domain controller computers for BMW. More than 22,000 employees in 37 countries serve the five core markets of fitness, outdoor, aviation, marine and automotive OEM. The global headquarters is located in Olathe, Kansas; the first manufacturing plant was opened in 1990 in New Taipei City, Taiwan. In Germany, Garmin Deutschland GmbH operates in Garching near Munich (HRB 167959, Munich District Court).

Site: Garching bei München
Processes: Flight planning and flight tracking (FltPlan Services), International flight handling and APIS services, Subscription service plans (inReach, LTE, Garmin Connect+, Outdoor Maps+ etc.), SeaStar Information Services for commercial fishing and aquaculture, Garmin Health (patient monitoring), Software/app ecosystem (Garmin Connect, Connect IQ)
Materials: GPS and Wearable Electronics
Founded: 1989
Industries: Aviation, Automotive OEM, Marine, Fitness, Outdoor, Healthcare

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Product design (in-house)
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Manufacturing (in-house)
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Distribution (in-house)
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Warehousing (in-house)
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Sales and support

Products & Technologies

ELEKTRONIK

GPS and Wearable Electronics

Development and series production of GPS navigation devices, smartwatches, avionics and marine electronics.

Locations

Olathe, KS

Global headquarters (Garmin International, Inc.)

New Taipei City

Garmin (Asia) Corporation; site of the first manufacturing plant (1990)

Southampton

Garmin (Europe) Ltd., European headquarters

Salem, OR

Garmin AT, Aviation

Garching near Munich

Garmin Deutschland GmbH

Products

**Fēnix 9 GPS Smartwatch**Vertically integrated manufacturing · Outdoor/Fitness

**Approach S72 Golf Smartwatch**Vertically integrated manufacturing · Fitness

**LiveScope 2 HD Live Sonar**Vertically integrated manufacturing · Marine

**Garmin Drive Navigators**Vertically integrated manufacturing · Automotive

**AXIS Marine Camera**Vertically integrated manufacturing · Marine

Inside the production

Two fēnix 9 GPS smartwatches with training metrics

Industries

AviationAutomotive OEMMarineFitnessOutdoorHealthcareHealthcare (Garmin Health)

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Assembly	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Flight planning and flight tracking (FltPlan Services)International flight handling and APIS servicesSubscription service plans (inReach, LTE, Garmin Connect+, Outdoor Maps+ etc.)SeaStar Information Services for commercial fishing and aquacultureGarmin Health (patient monitoring)Software/app ecosystem (Garmin Connect, Connect IQ)

Reference customers

BMW (Tier-1 supply contract 2022 for domain controller modules)BMW Motorrad (partnership 2001)Cessna (G1000, 2004)Diamond Aircraft (G1000, 2004)Polaris Dawn space mission (2024, fēnix 7)