Grupo Gonher

About us

Solutions that move the world
Grupo Gonher is a group of companies that, More than 70 years ago, has created and distributed auto parts and high-quality chemical products to Mexico, the United States, and the world, putting in motion the industry, society and revolutionizing the way the world moves.
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Grupo Gonher

Mission and Values

The philosophy of Grupo Gonher is based on meeting and exceeding the specifications and expectations of our customers; it is thanks to this, to our quality and continuous improvement process, that we have become a consolidated world-class company.

As leaders in the manufacture of auto parts, the mission of the group includes creating value through the quality of our products; this is what has allowed us to generate the prestige that distinguishes Grupo Gonher companies in Mexico and the world.
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Our Values

The Gonher Values ​​are what distinguishes our people, what moves and characterizes us as a Group, because it is not only about achieving goals, but also about how we get there.

Collaboration

We move forward as a team toward a shared goal

Commitment

We are the driving force that transforms the world with responsibility

Service

We take action to provide solutions

Integrity

We conduct ourselves with honesty, being trustworthy

Development

We take control of our career and learning

Excellence

We exceed our goals with passion and clear direction

Innovation

We revolutionize the world with originality

Culture and Values

Gente Gonher

We are a group of professionals motivated by the opportunity to shape the future of the industry and revolutionize the way the world moves.

Each person who joins us finds the possibility to accelerate his or her development, in an environment that favors equality, respect, and balance between life and work.

All our actions are oriented to respect and act in agreement with the values of the Gonher Group:
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Our Companies

What started as a small die-cutting workshop with 6 employees, today is the leading business group, formed by 7 companies: Gonher de México, Lubral, Química Góncal, Enerya, RIASA and Mighty Auto Parts.
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Every history has a point of origin

Born in Higueras, Nuevo Leon, in 1928, Jose C. Gonzalez, was the man who, with vision and determination, set in motion a company that would change the destiny of thousands of people.

He traveled from Mexico to the United States looking for his way and returned with a vision: to create something, even if it was small, but that was his own. That is how the group of companies with international presence known as Grupo Gonher was born.

“I only started the fire and many more people helped me to blow on it”.

– Don José C. González

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History

In 1953, in a small workshop located on Aramberri Street, in downtown Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mr. Jose C. Gonzalez, together with a team of six people, started the production of Gonher de Mexico; at that time the small workshop of 100 square meters only manufactured 4 types of automotive filters. What started as a small space for die-cutting, today is a group of companies recognized in Mexico, the United States and the world.

In 1953, when the city of Monterrey was still young and the automotive industry was in full development, a visionary man named José C. González put his soul and dedication into making a dream come true; little did he imagine that this great effort would gradually accelerate to become the powerful engine that would drive the Monterrey industry and give rise to what today is an international group, leader in the auto parts industry, known as Grupo Gonher.

In a small workshop located on Aramberri Street in downtown Nuevo Leon’s capital city, Don Jose, together with a team of six people, started the production of Gonher de Mexico; at that time the small workshop of 100 square meters only manufactured 4 types of automotive filters.

Six years later, thanks to the effort and dedication of Don José and his team, the company acquired new machines and began its expansion, first to 1,500 m2 and then to 3,000 m2, which allowed them to incorporate the first research laboratory.

At the same time that the production was automated with the implementation of lines and the self-sufficiency in the filter components was assumed, Gonher reached a new achievement. During the 60’s, what would become the headquarters of the company for a little more than a decade, was inaugurated located in the Félix U. Gómez Avenue in downtown Monterrey. The first Gonher factory in Mexico was born.
With the decade of the 70s came new challenges; responding to the growing demand for auto parts, in 1971 the construction of the Filtros Gonher plant in Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon began. Here, to the production of fuel and air filters already established, the modernization of the plant is added with automatic die-cutting machines. At that time, Gonher already had 18 distributors to attend to its customers.
In the last decade of the 20th century, Grupo Gonher diversified its production and ventured into new markets, in addition to obtaining the international certification QS-9000/ISO-9002, opening the doors to its commercial globalization.

When the 21st century begins, Grupo Gonher seeks to reinvent itself and acquires Mighty Auto Parts, a North American company dedicated to the commercialization of auto parts, opening the way to conquer the American market; in addition, it creates Pro One, the largest chain of auto parts stores in Mexico. At the moment, the Group has 36 distributors, more than 3,000 employees nationwide, and produces more than 700 types of filters, and not only that, but it also continues to maintain its commitment to satisfy the total needs of the market.

In 2023, Grupo Gonher was recognized -for the eleventh consecutive year- with the ESR (Socially Responsible Company) distinction, by the Mexican Center for Philanthropy (CEMEFI) and the Alliance for Corporate Social Responsibility in Mexico (AliaRSE). Today, Gonher is synonymous with quality and remains a solid group, a leader in the auto parts market, contributing with dedication and effort to the progress of Mexico.