On October 24, 2025, Bajaj Auto Limited announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Bajaj Auto International Holdings BV (BAIH), received approval from the Austrian Takeover Commission to acquire control over Pierer Bajaj AG (PBAG), Pierer Mobility AG (PMAG), and KTM AG, Austria. This approval comes without the oblig

On October 20, 2025, BMW Austria announced that Salzburg-based healthcare company BIOGENA received the first cars of its new all-electric MINI fleet. A total of 126 MINI Coopers will be delivered by Q1 2026, making it Austria’s largest and Europe’s second-largest MINI Electric fleet.
BIOGENA had already taken a lead

On October 8, ams OSRAM presented the OSIRE E3030 RGB LED. It delivers superior light output paired with precisely controllable color variety. It has a light output in the 0.5-watt range. It is resistant to vibration and temperature fluctuations, meeting established automotive standards.
It is highly suitable for bac

On September 15, Magna announced that XPENG, a Chinese smart electric vehicle manufacturer, has selected Magna to assemble two new models for the European market.
The serial production is scheduled to start in Q3 2025, marking Magna’s first full vehicle assembly with a Chinese OEM at its Graz, Austria facility.
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ams-OSRAM AG (ams OSRAM) has launched the Vegalas Power PLPM7_455QA, the first product in its new Vegalas Power series of high-power laser diodes, designed for projection applications, including automotive head-up displays (HUDs).
Combining multiple power lasers in a single module, the device delivers an optical powe

Benteler Group (Benteler) announced that its plant in Fuzhou, China, has delivered its first off-tooling sample (OTS) of axle module for a new electric multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), marking a significant milestone for the plant.
The vehicle is based on a forward-looking platform from an international automotive manufa

On September 2, BMW announced that its Steyr plant, Austria will start series production of fuel cell systems in 2028. Prototypes are already being built in Munich, Germany and Steyr, with key components supplied by the Landshut technology hub, Germany.
BMW and Toyota are jointly developing the powertrain for passeng

On August 25, TTTech Auto and Hyundai AutoEver signed a letter of intent (LoI) to accelerate DDS-based software integration for next-generation vehicles. Under this LoI, the two companies will jointly evaluate the DDS-integrated software platform, align technology development with Hyundai AutoEver, and explore potent

On August 18, ZKW announced that it is participating in the joint project “zoneZ” along with the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt (FHWN) and the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT). The aim is to achieve greater safety for road users with fewer electronics in cars. 
The aim was to develop a new contr

On August 18, Ecobat, a global leader in battery recycling, entered into a binding agreement to sell its battery recycling and specialty lead operations in Germany and Austria to Clarios, a global leader in advanced energy storage solutions. The deal covers Ecobat’s facilities in Freiberg and Braubach, Germany, and i

indie Semiconductor announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire emotion3D GmbH, a developer of advanced perception algorithms and software for automotive applications including in-cabin sensing, ADAS and autonomous driving. The acquisition of emotion3D will help indie create co-optimized hardware and s

On August 1, BMW announced that its Steyr plant, Austria started mass production of the new electric motor for the upcoming Neue Klasse models. This marks the plant’s first time producing a fully electric drive system, which will be shipped to other BMW production sites.
The Steyr plant will produce all major parts o

On July 23, BMW announced that its Steyr plant, Austria collaborated with voestalpine Stahl GmbH for advanced electrical steel from voestalpine’s Linz site, which will be used in BMW’s next-generation electric motors.
The advanced steel will be used in the rotors and stators of BMW’s sixth-generation (Gen6) electric

ams-OSRAM AG (ams OSRAM) announced plans to test the new generation of its OSTAR Projection Power LEDs in accordance with the U.S. Automotive Qualification Standard AEC-Q102.
Once testing is completed, the LEDs will be qualified for automotive projection applications, increasing projector-level brightness by 10–15%.

Benteler Group (Benteler) announced that more than 70% of its 67 production plants worldwide are powered by green electricity, driving global climate protection.
In 2024 alone, the company reduced its CO2 emissions by approximately 320,000 tons (compared to a 2019 baseline), primarily through the use of green electri

On July 17, Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH announced that it is coordinating Shift2SDV, an EU-funded research project under the Chips Joint Undertaking / Horizon Europe. The project is part of the “Vehicle of the Future” initiative of the European Commission. The project will create an SDV ecosystem around middleware

On July 3, BMW Austria announced that its Steyr plant will begin making electric drives for the NEUE KLASSE models starting August 2025.
The site now focuses mainly on e-mobility. The development center is now working on new electric technologies, including a high-performance electric drive for BMW M models from 2027

On July 1, Candera based in Austria, a subsidiary of Japan's Kaga FEI, announced the full compatibility and support of its flagship product, Candera CGI Studio, with the latest QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0. Candera’s CGI Studio, with its extensive set of tools and features, including a highly intuitive

Miba AG (Miba) officially opened its new production facility in Kirchbach in southeast Styria, Austria, on June 27, 2025.
With an investment of EUR 15 million, the new facility expands the existing site with a large four-story building, more than doubling production and office space from 4,000 to 9,100 square meters.

On June 24, voestalpine announced that it has been selected by BYD as the first supplier for its new plant in Hungary. Starting in autumn 2025, voestalpine will supply high-quality flat steel for car bodies and outer skin components to BYD in Szeged, Hungary, from its Linz plant. 
voestalpine has set new standards in