WABCO to supply air compressors for European commercial car manufacturer WABCO Holdings Inc. will supply its c-comp(TM) air compression technology to a manufacturer of commercial vehicles headquartered in Europe. Series production in Europe is expected to begin by the end of 2012 to equip WABCO's c-comp air compressor on heavy duty truck and bus engines that will meet upcoming EURO VI emission standards. The compressor disengages a truck or bus c...

新闻  2011/11/16 更新

Mecaplast building new plant in Serbia Mecaplast Group announced that it will open a new plant in Zrenjanin, Serbia. The new plant will develop and manufacture interior, exterior and engine parts for Fiat's small vehicle. Mecaplast is using an existing 3,200 square meters factory, and it will add a 2,500 square meters shop floor. Construction of the new shop floor began in June 2011, and start of production will be May 2012. Mecaplast has three f...

新闻  2011/11/10 更新

Delphi begins full production at diesel plant in Romania Delphi Automotive LLP announced that its diesel plant in Miroslava, Romania, which began production in 2009, is now fully operational. The Miroslava plant produces diesel fuel injection components, mainly pumps and injectors, for common rail systems. The latest product in the plant production range is the Combined Valve Adaptor (CVA) that includes the control valve of the injector. To date,...

新闻  2011/11/07 更新

BorgWarner opens new turbocharger plant in Mexico BorgWarner Inc. announced that it has opened a new production facility in Ramos, Mexico, which currently supports production of turbochargers for Ford's 3.5-liter Ecoboost engine for rear-wheel drive cars and trucks launched in November 2010. BorgWarner plans to employ more than 185 people at the plant to support already awarded new business. (From a press release on October 17, 2011)...

新闻  2011/10/17 更新

Bekaert announces partnership with American Spring Wire N.V. Bekaert S. A. and American Spring Wire (ASW), an Ohio, U.S.-based manufacturer of valve spring quality (VSQ) wires, jointly announced that they will work together to supply engine VSQ wires to Asian markets. In September 2011, the companies entered into a Definitive License Agreement establishing the terms of a technology transfer to Bekaert's Jiangyin wire plant located in China's Jian...

新闻  2011/10/10 更新

Weichai Power’s starts commercial operations on new engine production lines Weichai Power Co., Ltd. has started commercial production of two diesel engines, the Landking WP12 and WP10, on the newly completed, two production lines at its plant No.2. The second production line for the WP12 engines features enhanced automation level, new online inspection equipment, and an improved quality assurance system, with the capacity to produce 100,00...

新闻  2011/09/16 更新

Continental supplying electric motors for Renault Continental AG is supplying its electric motors for Renault Kangoo Z.E. and Fluence Z.E. electric models. Renault uses Continental motors with power outputs of up to 70kW / torque of up to 226 Nm. Compared with a traditional combustion engine which, excluding the transmission, weighs between 80kg (for a 1.2L engine) and 150kg (for a 2L engine), Continental's electric motor is far lighter weighing ...

新闻  2011/09/13 更新

WABCO to supply air compressor for European truck manufacturer WABCO Holdings Inc. will supply its c-comp(TM) air compressor technology to a manufacturer of heavy duty truck headquartered in Europe, as part of the multi-year extension of a long-term agreement to supply air compression technology. WABCO's c-comp air compressor optimally disengages a truck or bus compressor from the engine when the vehicle's air system reaches full pressure. As a r...

新闻  2011/08/31 更新

Harbin Dongan Auto Engine planning three investment projects Harbin Dongan Auto Engine Co., Ltd. decided at a board meeting held on August 17, 2011 that it will invest in the following three projects. Each construction plan is expected to take 24 months to complete, with new operations slated to begin in 2013. 1. A 531 million yuan project to establish a production line to manufacture its proprietary, dual VVT small displacement engine. The...

新闻  2011/08/18 更新

Eaton to open new engine valve plant in China Eaton Corporation announced that it will open a new engine valve production facility in Jining, Shandong Province, China. The new facility will start production in September 2011 and will provide engine valves for automotive customers in the Chinese market. Eaton Corporation has announced a new five-year sales goal of 2 billion USD in revenue in China by the end of 2015, doubling its 2010 revenue of 1...

新闻  2011/08/11 更新

BorgWarner to open new production facility in Brazil BorgWarner Inc. announced that it will build a new production facility and engineering center in Itatiba City, Brazil. The new 204,500-square-foot (19,000-square-meter) facility will replace the current plant in Campinas and is expected to be completed in August 2012. The new facility will produce turbochargers for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, and viscous fans and fan drives. In the ...

新闻  2011/07/21 更新

Kongsberg wins contract for manual gear shifters Kongsberg Automotive ASA announced that it has received a contract from a European OEM to supply manual gear shifters across their range of low-emission 4-cylinder petrol engine B and C segment cars. The new business will include five variants of shifter systems. The contract has a total value of 25 million euros over 6 years. Production supply will start in fourth quarters of 2013 from its facilit...

新闻  2011/07/15 更新

MANN+HUMMEL produces over 5 million plastic oil modules MANN+HUMMEL GmbH announced that production of its plastic oil module has exceeded 5 million – 4 million of them in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The plastic oil module, developed in co-operation with Audi eight years ago, was initially used in the 2 litre 4 cylinder FSI direct injection petrol engine of Volkswagen and Audi. In addition to Ludwigsburg, plastic oil modules are produced at MANN+HUMME...

新闻  2011/07/08 更新

Continental to expand electronic plant in Russia Continental AG announced that it will invest more than 6 million euros in the construction of a new production line in the existing electronics plant in Kaluga, Russia. The plant will largely produce engine control units but will also manufacture components for use in fuel supply and injection systems. The aim is that this should expand production capacity to at least one million engine control uni...

新闻  2011/07/05 更新

Bosch manufacturers the 25 millionth fuel injector Robert Bosch GmbH announced that its Gasoline Systems business division has manufactured 25 million HDEV5-series fuel injectors as well as five million HDP-line high pressure pumps. Both products went into large-scale series production in 2006. The HDEV5 series was initially applied in PSA/BMW's Prince engine and the HDP line was first featured in GM's Ecotec engine. Bosch currently produces fue...

新闻  2011/06/30 更新

Yuchai Machinery (Guangxi) announces prototype of diesel engine compliant with Euro Vl On June 29, 2011, Yuchai Machinery (Guangxi) Group Co., Ltd. released a prototype of the new Yuchai 6L-60 diesel engine, which meets the Euro VI emissions standard. The product is the first Euro VI-compliant engine developed independently by a Chinese company. According to the inspection report compiled by the Tianjin Automotive Test Center, 307.3mg/kWh of...

新闻  2011/06/30 更新

Sogefi to acquire French subsidiary of Mark IV Sogefi S.p.A. has signed an agreement to buy the French automotive components group Mark IV Systemes Moteurs from its American holding company Mark IV, LLC. Mark IV Systemes Moteurs is a producer of air intake and engine cooling systems with revenues of around 270 million euro in 2010 and some 1,200 employees. The group has seven production plants (three of which are in France while the others are in...

新闻  2011/06/21 更新

Meritor develops new rear axle18X Meritor, Inc. announced that it has developed 18X rear axle for long-haul vehicles. The new production line was opened in the company's manufacturing facility in Lindesberg, Sweden. The new, laser welded 18X rear axle is a solo axle with single reduction designed for trucks with high engine power and gross combination weights of up to 60 tonnes. It delivers maximum torque 3200 Nm. The 18X reduces fuel consumption...

新闻  2011/06/08 更新

Bosch to set up new factory in India Bosch Electrical Drives India Private Ltd. (A joint Venture with Igarashi Motors India Pvt. Ltd) has announced that it will set up a plant in the Chennai region, India. The plant that is expected to be functional by end of 2012 will produce wiper systems, engine cooling fan modules, HVAC blowers and window lift drives products. To be built on a total area of 9,000 square meters with an investment of 370 millio...

新闻  2011/05/25 更新

ked new orders from European and American carmakers for its CWA 400 fully variable electric water pump, which will be produced at its plant at Hartha in Saxony, Germany. The orders represent total (lifetime) sales volume in excess of 200 million euros. The pumps will be installed in next generation engines as well as in a new hybrid engine developed by KSPG's customers. These projects are scheduled to enter series production in 2012 and 2013. Thi...

新闻  2011/05/05 更新