Develops and manufactures audio and automotive electronics, connected car technology, and software and IoT solutions.
Harman International Industries, Inc.
Stamford, CT (US) · Bangalore (IN) · Nova Santa Rita (BR) · Tokyo (JP) · Nagoya (JP) · Tokyo-Ariake (JP) · Ota (JP) · Utsunomiya (JP) · Hiroshima (JP)New on Amplifa
About HARMAN International
HARMAN International Industries, headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut (USA), develops and manufactures consumer and professional audio products, automotive electronics and infotainment systems, as well as software and IoT solutions. Since March 2017, the company has been a standalone subsidiary of Samsung Electronics and employs around 26,000 people at 126 locations on six continents, including 18 manufacturing facilities. The portfolio comprises around 24 brands such as JBL, Harman Kardon, AKG, Mark Levinson, Bowers & Wilkins, Denon and Marantz. The business segments are Automotive (In-Cabin experiences, Connected Car), Lifestyle (Consumer Audio) and Professional Solutions (audio, lighting and control technology for concert halls, stadiums, airports and studios). In 2025, HARMAN was named Supplier of the Year by GM; in addition, the company announced the acquisition of the ADAS business unit of ZF for EUR 1.5 billion.
- Site
- Stamford, CT
- Processes
- Design/Engineering, Software & Cloud Services (Connected Services), IoT Solutions, Connected Car Technology, In-Cabin Automotive Experiences, Consumer Audio, Professional Audio/Lighting/Control (Professional Solutions)
- Materials
- Automotive Electronics & Infotainment Systems, Loudspeakers & Audio Systems
- Founded
- 1953
- Employees
- 26000
- Industries
- Automotive, Consumer Electronics/Audio, Professional Audio, Enterprise (Control/Automation Systems), Aviation/Public Buildings, Enterprise (AMX Control/Automation Systems)
- 01
Engineering & Design
- 02
Software & Cloud Development
- 03
Manufacturing (18 manufacturing facilities)
- 04
Quality Assurance
- 05
Sales & Services
Technologies & Business Segments
Automotive Electronics & Infotainment Systems
Automotive-grade development of in-cabin audio, display and connected car systems.
Loudspeakers & Audio Systems
Development and production of consumer, professional and automotive loudspeakers and audio systems.
Locations
Stamford, CT
USHeadquarters/Corporate HQ
Bangalore
INOffice HARMAN International (India) Private Limited
Nova Santa Rita – RS
BRManufacturing/Quality HARMAN do Brasil
Tokyo
JPJapan headquarters (337 employees, as of 04/2026)
Nagoya
JPDevelopment/Sales Automotive Infotainment & Audio
Tokyo (Ariake)
JPDevelopment, testing, sales, Automotive Services/Marketing
Ota (Gunma)
JPDevelopment/Sales Automotive Components
Utsunomiya
JPDevelopment/Sales Automotive Components
Hiroshima
JPDevelopment/Sales Automotive Components
Products & Systems
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1953
Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon found Harman Kardon
- 1946
James B. Lansing founds JBL
- 1969
Harman acquires JBL; Jerrold Corporation is renamed Harman International
- 1986
IPO on the New York Stock Exchange
- 1988
Acquisition of Soundcraft
- 1995
Acquisition of Becker Radio (Harman Becker Automotive Systems)
- 2005
Win of the first of three Grammy Awards; separation of Consumer/Automotive Groups
- 2007
Failed acquisition by KKR/Goldman Sachs
- 2014
Acquisition of AMX
- 2015
Acquisition of Symphony Teleca and Red Bend (Connected Services); acquisition of the Automotive Division of Bang & Olufsen
- 2017
Samsung Electronics acquires HARMAN for approx. USD 8 billion; HARMAN becomes a standalone subsidiary
- 2020
Michael Mauser becomes CEO (April 1)
- 2021
Sale of the Studer brand to Evertz
- 2023
HARMAN Automotive launches Ready Products
- 2024
Opening of the first European Consumer Audio Engineering Lab in Denmark
- 2025
Acquisition of Sound United (including Denon, Marantz, Bowers & Wilkins, Polk Audio) completed; HARMAN announces acquisition of the ADAS business unit of ZF for EUR 1.5 billion
- 2025
HARMAN named Supplier of the Year by GM