Ajin Industrial Co., Ltd. of South Korea held an inauguration ceremony for a new plant in Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do. It is part of its initiatives to bring production back to South Korea following its withdrawal from its joint venture in China, Dongfeng Ajin (Jiangsu) Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. The new plant wil
On June 4, Melexis unveiled the MLX92344, a PCB-less contactless position detection solution capable of detecting up to four positions without the need for bulky microswitches.
The sensor, designed for automotive body electronics, supports applications such as seat track positioning, soft-closing doors, and compact
H-ONE Co., Ltd. (H-ONE) announced on May 22 that its consolidated subsidiary Wuhan Aiki Auto Parts Co., Ltd. has signed an agreement with Hangyu Zhizao (Beijing) Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. (Hangyu Zhizao) to jointly engage in a joint venture business responsible for the development, manufacturing, and sales of
On April 22, Bcomp and Kia Corporation announced an integration of Bcomp's ampliTex natural fibre composites in both the interior and exterior of the Kia Vision Meta Turismo concept car, unveiled at Milan Design Week 2026. This is the first time ampliTex has been applied to exterior body parts in a Kia concept, with
Several South Korean media sources reported that South Korea’s Donghae Metal Co., Ltd. will expand its plant in Seosan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, by December 2027, investing KRW 11.1 billion (JPY 1.22 billion). Established in 2007, Donghae Metal has headquarters and a plant in Seosan and supplies vehicle body parts to au
On November 6, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it held the Honda Automotive Technology Workshop for members of news media on October 29, where the company unveiled a series of next-generation technologies for automobile products scheduled to go on sale in the second half of the 2020s.
At the workshop, Honda intr
On August 12, Belrise Industries Limited, in an investor update, announced that during the quarter that ended on June 30, 2025, it had commenced supplies from its newly inaugurated Chennai facility, which caters to a leading premium two-wheeler OEM and a leading commercial vehicle OEM.
For the two-wheeler OEM, it is
On August 18, KIRCHHOFF Automotive announced that it will present its safe, lightweight, cost-efficient, and sustainable innovations at IAA Mobility 2025. It will showcase the entire range of its cross-car beam technologies, including steel sheet construction to innovative aluminum designs and pioneering hybrid const
On June 18, KIRCHHOFF Automotive, in a newsletter, announced that it is supplying formed parts and welded assemblies, including front and rear side members, front panels, and body forming parts for the Ford Puma and Ford Transit Courier BEV programs. These components are produced across the Craiova (Piteşti) plant in
On March 28, the BMW Regensburg plant opened a new body shop at its Neutraubling site to meet high market demand. The plant now produces over 120 vehicle bodies per day in Neutraubling, which are then transported to Regensburg for final assembly.
In Regensburg, with over 1,400 vehicles built daily. In 2024, the plant
South Korea’s Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, announced that DaeSeong Company will build a vehicle body parts plant.
The company will invest KRW 110 billion (JPY 12.1 billion) by 2026 in the project to set up a production base of vehicle components including electric vehicle (EV) platforms.
DaeSeong Company supplies p
thyssenkrupp AG (thyssenkrupp) has decided on a structural realignment in its Automotive Body Solutions’ project business to improve competitiveness and profitability in a challenging market environment.
Market and competitive conditions in the project business, particularly in body-in-white production lines, have on
On June 10, KIRCHHOFF Automotive opened the recently renamed “Kirchhoff fasor” (“Kirchhoff Avenue”) in front of the factory premises in Esztergom.
It is investing around HUF 20 billion (almost EUR 51 million) in new production and logistics halls and complex robot-controlled welding technology in Esztergom and Dorog.
On March 6, GreenPower Motor Company Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of purpose-built, all-electric, zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles serving the cargo and delivery market, shuttle and transit space and school bus sector, announced the launch of GP Truck Body as its new truck body entity.
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