Michelin completes acquisition of Flexitallic to accelerate growth in polymer composite solutions Michelin announced the completion of its acquisition of Flexitallic, based in Houston, Texas, USA. Flexitallic operates across 17 facilities worldwide and produces a comprehensive range of composite gaskets, sheet products, and specialty filler materials. It employs approximately 1,200 people and generated around USD 220 million in sales in 2025. The...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/03

Polestar to consolidate Polestar 3 production in the USA facility On March 31, Polestar announced that it will work with Volvo Cars to improve efficiency by consolidating the production of future Polestar 3 vehicles at a single facility in Ridgeville, South Carolina. Additionally, Volvo Cars has agreed to convert approximately USD 274 million of its outstanding shareholder loan into equity in Polestar. It is also expected to undertake a further c...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/31

Rivian-VW JV RV Tech completes winter testing of first generation SDV architecture On March 27, VW Group Technologies and Rivan JV firm RV Tech completed winter testing of its new zonal architecture for the first generation of software-defined vehicles (VW ID.EVERY1 as reference vehicle). Testing took place over several months in Phoenix, USA, and Arjeplog, Sweden. The program had two phases. In Arizona, engineers finalized important software fea...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/27

Keysight Technologies, USA to begin local manufacturing in India for test and measurement equipment On March 27, Keysight Technologies announced plans to start local manufacturing in India in a phased rollout, producing high-precision test and measurement hardware for both domestic and global customers. The facility will serve sectors including aerospace, defence, automotive, semiconductors, quantum technologies, next-generation wireless and AI i...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/27

Second phase of Fuyao plant in Moraine, Ohio catches fire Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd. (Fuyao Group) announced that at around 8:30 p.m. local time on March 22, a fire broke out in a part of the second phase of its plant in Moraine, Ohio, USA.After the fire, the on-site staff activated the emergency response procedure and were safely evacuated. They called the emergency rescue department, and firefighters arrived on the scene to handle the...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/26

Valeo breaks ground on USD 225 million hi-tech plant in Texas, USA On March 24, 2026, Valeo Group (Valeo) announced the groundbreaking of a new manufacturing facility in McAllen, Texas, USA, supported by an investment of USD 225 million over five years. Production is expected to start in late 2027. The 337,000 square-foot site is projected to create up to 500 jobs and will manufacture central compute units for General Motors. These systems use ad...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/25

Toyota highlights Production Engineering and Manufacturing Center in Kentucky On March 18, Toyota USA highlighted the Production Engineering (PE) team that work ats the Toyota Production Engineering and Manufacturing Center (PEMC) in Georgetown, Kentucky, which serves as the bridge between design and development and the production process. Most of PE’s 1,274 team members work at the PEMC, though there are also some PE team members stationed at ...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/21

Vianode, Norway partners with Ateios Systems, USA for synthetic anode graphite supply On March 19, Vianode, an advanced battery materials company, and Ateios Systems, a US-based battery component supplier, signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the supply of high-performance synthetic anode graphite to support Ateios’ advanced electrode platform, with phased deliveries planned for use in various battery applications across automotive and multiple ...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/20

of the U.S. market, Dollner said that the upcoming Q9 three-row SUV will be first Audi to be launched in the U.S. before rest of world. The three-row Q9 large SUV is a model that its U.S. dealers have been asking for to compete against comparable models from Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Separately, Audi USA spokesman has assured dealers that the A8 sedan and its sporty, V8-powered S8 sibling would remain on sale in that market for "quite some time, an...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/19

Lyten, USA signs agreement to acquire Revolt battery recycling facility in Sweden On March 13, Lyten announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Revolt, the former Northvolt recycling site in Skelleftea, Sweden, including licenses to key technology, following the closing of its acquisition of Northvolt Ett and Northvolt Labs on February 27, 2026. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Revolt is one of the l...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/16

HD Hyundai Electric invests USD 200 million for U.S. expansion Hyundai is continuing investment in the U.S. with all of its subsidiaries, this time in electrical infrastructure for the U.S. HD Hyundai Power Transformers USA has commenced expanding its North American production subsidiary, reinforcing its leadership in the region's extra high voltage power transformer market. On March 6, HD Hyundai Electric held a groundbreaking ceremony for a sec...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/10

Shinhwa invests USD 37 million for advanced tooling capabilities in Auburn, Alabama On March 3, Shinhwa Auto USA Corporation announced it is investing USD 37 million for an expansion to strengthen its manufacturing footprint in Auburn, Alabama. The investment incorporates Italian toolmaker SAPP S.p.A. into Shinhwa’s Auburn operations, positioning the company to deliver complete aluminum die casting solutions from a single U.S. manufacturing bas...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/07

Valeo to showcase front lighting system for Zeekr 7X at SXSW 2026 Valeo Group (Valeo) will showcase the front lighting systems used on the Zeekr 7X at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, USA, from March 12-14, 2026. The system features over 1,700 customizable front-end LEDs, an illuminated logo, and two ultra-slim adaptive driving beam headlamps (15mm x 200mm). The solution enables headlights to function as communication tools, while imp...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/06

Amara Raja, India, announces US subsidiary for energy and mobility On February 11, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited announced that its board of directors has approved the incorporation of a wholly owned subsidiary in the USA for strengthening its customer servicing capabilities and facilitating global business expansion. It will make an investment of USD 5 million in this subsidiary. The entity is proposed to be incorporated within a period o...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/12

Humanetics, USA and ARAI sign MoU to develop India-specific human models and safety tool On February 5, 2026, the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) and Humanetics India signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on research and technology initiatives aimed at improving automotive safety and mobility outcomes in India. The partnership establishes a framework for cooperation in passive and active safety, ergonomics, ant...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/06

Sibros, USA, joins SOAFEE, UK, to accelerate software-defined vehicle innovation On January 29, Sibros announced its membership in the SOAFEE (Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge) Special Interest Group. SOAFEE is an industry-led initiative that brings together automakers, semiconductor suppliers, cloud providers, and software vendors to enable AI-powered software-defined vehicles (SDV) through cloud-native development practices and hard...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/02

cured by a Microsec-provided security credentials management system, ensuring data integrity and privacy, and is designed to operate alongside existing RFID and video-based tolling systems. This solution will be demonstrated at the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) meeting in Sacramento, California, USA, from February 2-5, 2026. (From a press release dated January 29, 2026)...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/02

BRUSA HyPower, Switzerland, developing Fuel Cell Interface for cellcentric On January 21, cellcentric GmbH & Co. KG announced that BRUSA HyPower AG, part of the BRUSA Group, is developing a fuel cell interface (FCI) for cellcentric. The fuel cell interface (FCI) is the DC/DC converter for the new cellcentric NextGen fuel cell system. It converts the fuel cell voltage to the high-voltage grid, monitors the fuel cell, safely disconnects from the hi...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/29

lant in the U.S. state of Louisiana with an annual capacity of 2.7 million tons. Hyundai Motor Group had also signed a memorandum of understanding with steelmaker Posco Holdings for cooperation on its planned U.S. steel plant. Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana LLC is an U.S.-based subsidiary of Hyundai Steel USA, which is wholly owned by Hyundai Steel. Hyundai Steel said it plans to finance the total investment of USD 5.8 billion with USD 2.9 billion in eq...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/29

in Q4 2025 increased by 11.6% YoY to 265,600 units. In 2025, the sales increased 32.0% to 983,100 units. Global BEV share of deliveries in 2025 increased from 8% to 11% YoY as Europe saw strong growth of 66% YoY with about 27% market share and five Group models in the top 10. BEV sales also grew in USA with 46%, while China declined by 44% as planned, ahead of the launch of new locally developed electric models. Growth was driven by new models su...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/21