The Rhine-Main transport association (RMV), Deutsche Bahn (DB), and HOLON, a subsidiary of the Benteler Group, have launched KIRA+, a project to test and establish autonomous driving within public transport in Rhine-Main region, Germany.
Initial mapping drives are planned for 2027 in parts of Darmstadt and the Distri

On June 30, Morocco's Ministry of Industry and Trade announced on social media that BENTELER Group has inaugurated a new plant in the Atlantic Free Zone in Kenitra. The plant has started production of front and rear bumpers, rear wheel hubs, shock bumpers, and suspension arms. The plant will create 300 direct jobs.
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Benteler Group (Benteler) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shanghai Huizhong Automotive Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (SHAC), part of the SAIC Motor network, to deepen their strategic collaboration.
The agreement builds on more than 25 years of successful collaboration within the joint venture Shanghai Bentele

Benteler Group became a system partner for the Leapmotor D19's integrated chassis development program.
The company provided engineering expertise and took responsibility for key chassis-related functions, focusing on safety, structural performance, and seamless system integration to support reliable series production

Benteler Group is expanding its tube production at its Schloss Neuhaus plant in Paderborn, Germany, with an investment of approximately EUR 17 million. It will create 30 new jobs.
The project will expand the plant’s capacity for seamless and cold-drawn steel tubes, especially for automotive uses, such as airbag tubes

CharterUP, a North American enterprise platform for group and shuttle transportation, has entered into a partnership with HOLON, a subsidiary of the Benteler Group, aimed at accelerating the deployment of autonomous shuttle in the U.S.
Under the collaboration, CharterUP plans to introduce HOLON’s Level 4 autonomous u

On February 11, TASARU Supplier Hub announced a partnership with five global Tier-1 suppliers to localize manufacturing operations in Saudi Arabia.  TASARU Supplier Hub was developed and launched by TASARU Mobility Investments. TASARU is a PIF Company.
Shin Young, a South Korean supplier specializing in metal stampin

Benteler Automotive India, a subsidiary of the Benteler Group, has increased its production capacity by leasing a 136,000 sq ft facility at Horizon Industrial Parks Chakan II.
The new facility will allow in-house production of tubes for torsion beams, which will then be further processed at the company’s existing 128

Benteler Group has signed an agreement to acquire ioki GmbH, the leading European provider of software-based mobility solutions, from Deutsche Bahn AG. The transaction is expected to close soon.
The acquisition enables HOLON, ioki, and Benteler Mobility to form the first European full-service provider for autonomous

PTC announced that HOLON, a subsidiary of the Benteler Group, has used its Windchill+ product lifecycle management (PLM) software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution to develop the HOLON urban, an automotive-standard autonomous Level-4 electric vehicle (EV).
HOLON has replaced manual, paper-based processes with this cloud-b

Benteler Group has completed a comprehensive modernization of its casthouse at the Raufoss plant in Norway. This investment increases the site’s use of recycled aluminum from around 30% to approximately 40%, with a target of 50% by 2030.
The upgrade, part of the “BAR Green” project launched in 2023, also reduces CO₂

Benteler Group has received approval from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) under §16 AFGBV (Autonomous Vehicles Approval and Operation Ordinance) to test its HOLON urban shuttle in autonomous driving mode (AD) with a safety driver across Germany, from large cities to rural regions.
The approval mark

On November 11, Benteler Mobility, HOLON GmbH, and Emirates Global Motor Electric, Al Fahim Group signed a strategic MoU for the operation of autonomous shuttles in the UAE. The companies will jointly introduce and bring the HOLON urban (HOLON’s fully electric autonomous shuttle) and Benteler Mobility’s solutions to

On October 30, BorgWarner announced it has secured a contract to supply its battery system to the all-new HOLON urban, a 15-person, Level 4 autonomous, fully electric shuttle being assembled in Jacksonville, Florida beginning in 2027. The contract is BorgWarner’s first supply of battery technology for autonomous vehi

Benteler Group (Benteler)’s subsidiary HOLON, a vehicle developer and producer of the HOLON urban autonomous shuttle, has signed a Term Sheet with InLight Real Estate Partners for the construction of its first production facility in the Eastport Industrial Park in Jacksonville, U.S.
The new facility will be approxima

Benteler Group (Benteler) has opened a new module plant in Beijing, China, as part of a joint venture with Beijing Hainachuan Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. (BHAP).
The plant has already started production and will supply chassis suspension modules for Beijing Benz. The plant covers an area of more than 23,000 sqm and is

Chenzhi Automobile Technology Group Co., Ltd. (CZAG) signed a memorandum of joint-venture cooperation with Benteler Group (Benteler) in Beijing. The two companies will deepen the existing cooperation by establishing a joint venture (JV), with the specific matters to be handled by a CZAG subsidiary. The business scope

Benteler Group (Benteler) has put a new photovoltaic system into operation at its Burgos site in Spain, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable industrial production and supporting its goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
The system will supply up to 5,738 megawatt hours (MWh) of renewable energy annually ov

Benteler Group (Benteler) announced that Benteler Vitoria is advancing 2 projects under the Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation in the Electric and Connected Vehicle sector (PERTE VEC).
The first, PP17 project, focuses on designing and developing 2 new production lines for suspension systems ta

Benteler Group (Benteler) has implemented several measures at its facilities in Burgos, Spain, to enhance production energy efficiency.
Financially supported by the European Union under the aid program for energy savings and efficiency in SMEs and large companies in the industrial sector, co-financed by the European