Garmin develops mobile products for the automotive, fitness & outdoor, marine and aviation industries. Since its founding in 1989, Garmin has sold more than 150 million products. The company is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and today has over 11,000 employees in 50 subsidiaries worldwide. Garmin is characterized by a constant diversification, thanks to which areas such as Fitness & Health Tracker, Smartwatches, Golf and Running Watches have been successfully established. In the DACH region Garmin is represented with offices in Garching near Munich (D), Graz (A) and Schaffhausen (CH).
The company also maintains its own research and development site in Würzburg (Germany). A central principle of success is vertical integration: development from design to the product ready for sale as well as sales and distribution remain largely within the company. This enables Garmin to guarantee the highest quality and design standards and to offer its customers tailor-made products for a wide range of applications,
