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.
GP
Several South Korean media sources reported that Almac Co., Ltd. (Almac) signed a deal to supply electric vehicle (EV) platform frame parts to a US EV parts manufacturer, Kenona Industries, LLC. The sales under the contract will be KRW 10.7 billion, and Almac plans to deliver the products from February to October 202
On January 11, Mullen Automotive announces the completion of a light-weight service truck body for the all-electric Mullen THREE, which was developed in collaboration with Phenix Truck Bodies & Van Equipment and Knapheide Manufacturing.
Mullen and the Phenix/Knapheide teams have developed a unique, light-weight body
South Korea’s Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, announced that Ilji Technology Co., Ltd. (Ilji Tech) will build a new plant. The capital investment in this project will be KRW 40 billion, and the company plans to complete the construction by 2025. Ilji Tech has a head office with a plant in Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-d
Several South Korean media sources reported that Duckyang Industry Co., Ltd. has won an order for door trims from Hyundai Motor Company. The door trims will be used for the NX5 (project name), a successive model of the Tucson, which is Hyundai Motor's compact crossover SUV. The contract is valid from 2026 to 2033, an
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