On April 17, Horse Powertrain announced that it would reveal its Future Hybrid Concept at Auto Shanghai 2025. It integrates an internal combustion engine (ICE), electric motor, and transmission into a single, compact unit. 
This new powertrain allows automakers to hybridize BEV platforms as well as eliminate the need

On January 7, Thomas Built Buses announced the launch of the second-generation Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus. As the second iteration of its flagship electric school bus, originally introduced in 2017, the Jouley incorporates technological advancements to create a product that excels in efficiency

On November 11, Daimler Truck announced that it will launch the Mercedes Benz eActros 600 at the Wörth plant at the end of November 2024. The first customer vehicles will be produced and registered this year, with key components sourced from the Gaggenau and Kassel plants.
The Gaggenau plant will manufacture parts fo

Hyundai WIA Corporation unveiled its integrated thermal management module at the IZB 2024 held on October 22-24, 2024, in Wolfsburg, Germany. The company completed this product in 2024. It combines cooling water and refrigerant modules to improve electric vehicle (EV) thermal management efficiency while saving space

On October 18, Dongfeng Forging Co., Ltd. (DFFL), a subsidiary of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. (DFCV), commissioned two new production lines.
Mainly producing steering knuckles and some intricately shaped automotive forgings, the efficient, green, and intelligent 63MN electric screwing and forging line monit

American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) announced the launch of its EcoTrac cutting-edge disconnecting all-wheel-drive (AWD) technology. 
EcoTrac is a first-to-market technology that offers the convenience and fuel economy of a FWD vehicle with the safety and power of an AWD system. It can sense the change in environment

SKF India Limited, a subsidiay of SKF, announced that it has developed a patented seal design for SUV drive shaft bearings using advanced simulation.
The seal design protects the bearings from mud and other contaminants that can cause failure during off-road driving. The seal design also reduces friction and power lo

On July 10, Balu Forge Industries Limited (BFIL) updated its product range for the new energy vehicles i.e. in the space of BEVs/PHEVs/Hydrogen Vehicles. Its various manufactured products include rotor carriers for electric and hybrid vehicles, main drive shafts, toothed shafts, transmission shafts, drive shafts, rot

The SKF Tech & Innovation Summit theming “Reimagining Rotation” was held on June 18.
At the event, SKF exhibited nine new products and solutions specifically created for a number of industries.
For New Energy Vehicles (NEVs), SKF has developed a new conducting ring solution that offers a reliable electrical ground co

On April 17, IFA Group announced that it will in future purchase machined individual components that were previously produced in the Haldensleben factory. The IFA Group develops and produces drive shafts for the automotive industry. 
The reason for the decision is the growing cost pressure in the automotive supply in

Several South Korean media sources reported that Hyundai WIA Corporation will build a new plant to produce drive shafts for electric vehicles (EVs) and a technology center for developing prototypes in Dolny Hricov in the suburb of Zilina in northern Slovakia.
The company plans to invest EUR 58 million and launch the

On March 26, the U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that Kia America is recalling 427,407 model year 2020-24 Telluride vehicles in the U.S. over a potential defect that could cause those vehicles to roll away while in park.
The intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft on

On February 26, UAZ announced that its Patriot, Pickup, and Pro 4x4 models are now equipped with front axles of a modernized design. The list of improvements includes new housings and axle housing cups, as well as CV joint drive shafts.
In addition, cuffs were introduced in the front axle housings near the final driv

South Korea’s Hyundai WIA Corporation (Hyundai WIA) announced that in the fiscal year ending December 2023, it received orders for constant velocity joints totaling KRW 1.05 trillion from European and North American automakers. The company has developed lighter constant velocity joints with lower NVH (noise, vibratio

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have unveiled the Universal Wheel Drive System called ‘Uni Wheel’ on November 29. Uni Wheel is a functionally integrated wheel drive system that dramatically improves available space inside an electric vehicle (EV) by moving the main drive system components to the vacant spac

NSK Ltd. (NSK) announced that it will exhibit products ranging from elemental parts to unit products that contribute to the "running," "turning," and "stopping" of automobiles at the Japan Mobility Show 2023, held in Tokyo from October 26 to November 5, 2023. The Selectable One-way Clutch (OWC) & Electric Clutch Pack

On October 17, Renault Group announced that it had reached a milestone of 100 million engines and gearboxes manufactured at its Cléon factory in France. The milestone includes the production of 14,512,000 C-type engines, 14,520,000 F-type engines, and 21,139,294 J-type gearboxes to date. 50 families of parts are mach