ZF LIFETEC (a division of ZF Friedrichshafen AG) announced the official launch of the Wuhan Major Science and Technology Project, "Research and Application of Key Technologies for Full-Stack Intelligent Occupant Protection", led by ZF Automotive Safety Systems (Wuhan) Co., Ltd (ZF Wuhan).
The Project will focus on t
The Ministry of Business and Made in Italy (MIMIT) announced the transfer of all 365 workers from Lear Corporation’s Grugliasco plant in Turin to the Fulchir Group, following two years of discussion.
The workers will be transferred on May 1, 2026, to the new company, Mechatronix. Lear will also transfer the warehouse
At the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT), Lear Corporation presented a new investment proposal for its Turin plant, after confirming the cancellation of the FIPA project.
Zetronic, part of the Fulchir Group, is interested in acquiring Lear’s Turin plant through its subsidiary, Mechatronix.
The investm
Lear Corp. has won Ford's next-generation Super Duty seating contract, according to two people familiar with the contract, displacing Forvia after two generations of the vehicle over a decade. The change in suppliers represents a large upset for Forvia as it restructures its portfolio.
The Super Duty pickups, built a
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
Lear Corp. is planning a new seating plant for pickups and full-size SUVs launching at the General Motors assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan, after outbidding a rival supplier, Magna International.
Lear’s seating plant will launch in early 2027 in unison with GM's Orion Assembly, to build ICE-powered Chevrole
According to information from Shapingba District, Chongqing, Lear’s subsidiary Lear (Shanghai) Automotive Components Technology Co., Ltd. signed a deepened cooperation agreement with Shapingba District at SERES Group’s headquarters, marking the official establishment of the Lear (Chongqing) Seating R&D Center.
The ce
At the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT), Lear Corporation informed to local institutions and trade unions that it has reached an agreement with the Italian-Chinese group ITB Auto on a reindustrialization plan for its Grugliasco plant in Turin.
Together with the Fassina Group and Gan Tou, ITB Auto has
On September 4, Palantir Technologies Inc., a leading provider of AI software, announced a five-year expansion of its partnership with Lear Corporation. Under the new agreement, Lear will broaden its use of Palantir Foundry, as well as Palantir’s Warp Speed manufacturing operating system and Artificial Intelligence P
During the meeting at the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy on August 5, 2025, Lear Corporation announced ongoing negotiations with an Italian-Chinese investor to implement a reindustrialization project at its Turin plant.
The proposed plan, which is expected to create employment for approximately 200-250 worker
Lear Corporation informed the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy that there is an investor interested in the Turin site.
This interest has not been finalized and would not include the entire current workforce.
As a result, the union has requested to maintain production of seats for the Maserati sports cars in Tur
On March 18 at the Wolfe Research Virtual Autos Summit, Lear Corp. CEO Ray Scott said he is considering moving some production back to the U.S. as a tariff mitigation plan for the company, which imports USD 2.8 billion worth of parts from Mexico each year.
“With the modular solution we have, we could move that and sc
On February 5, Lear Corp.announced a key engineering integration with General Motors, beginning in Q2 2025. A first of its kind, the ComfortMax Seat integrates thermal comfort technologies into trim covers, providing occupant comfort and well-being, superior thermal management and improved manufacturing efficiency.
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On February 4, Lear Corp. announced it has purchased StoneShield Engineering, a privately held system integrator based in Castelo Branco, Portugal that specializes in the design and development of automation technology for the wire harness industry. StoneShield Engineering’s areas of expertise include robotics, autom
It was announced the inauguration of a new Kyungshin Lear plant in the Mexican state of Sonora. Kyungshin Lear is a joint company between Kyungshin Corporation and Lear Corporation.
The plant required an investment of USD 11 million and will create 1,370 new jobs during its first phase with the possibility of creatin
On July 25, GM confirmed that its Wentzville plant has restarted after a nearly three-day strike at the Lear factory in Missouri that supplies seats for GM's midsize pickups and vans after the UAW reached a tentative agreement with Lear.
GM was forced to idle the Wentzville Assembly plant on July 22 because the worke
On July 22, GM announced that production at its midsize truck plant in Wentzville, Missouri, is down as it awaits the end of a labor dispute at the plant's seat supplier plant owned by Lear Corp.
GM spokesperson Kevin Kelley said the plant "was impacted by part shortages resulting from a labor dispute at one of our s
Lear Corp. announced that it completed its acquisition of WIP Industrial Automation (WIP), without disclosing terms of the transaction. Lear previously announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire WIP in April.
WIP, based in Valladolid, Spain, develops, integrates, and deploys cutting-edge technolo
Lear Corp. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire WIP Industrial Automation (WIP), a privately held systems integrator based in Spain that specializes in advanced automation solutions for industrial applications.
The transaction is expected to close by Q3 2024.
WIP, a long-time Lear supplie
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