FTS aiming to start production of modularized battery cases around 2028 FTS Co., Ltd. (FTS, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture), an automotive parts maker whose main customer is Toyota Motor Corporation, will modularize battery cases and start volume production around 2028. The company will develop modularized products (composite parts) such as a case that combines a battery lower case and a radiator that uses aluminum or plastic materials, as well as...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/18

g sense of strength. The vehicle measures 4,960mm or 4,970mm long, 1,980mm or 2,000mm wide, and 1,925mm or 1,935mm high, with a wheelbase of 2,850mm. It is available with 5- and 6-seater configurations. Based on the GA-F platform, the next-generation GX is equipped with a 2.4T hybrid system, a T24A-FTS turbocharged engine (207kW/430Nm), a Direct Shift 8-speed automatic transmission, a full-time 4WD system, a front permanent magnet synchronous mot...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/16

liquid fuels, which the government will undertake in a five-year plan starting in FY2025. SOEC co-electrolysis is a technology that electrolyzes water vapor and CO2 to produce hydrogen and CO, and is expected to improve the efficiency of synthesis gas production used in Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS). (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on December 23, 2023)...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/25

ertrain: 1GD-FTV Diesel 2.8-liter turbo Direct Shift-8AT (150 kW, 500 Nm) for Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Japan, Middle East, etc. High-quality, affordable basic powertrain: 2TR-FE 2.7-liter gasoline 6 Super-ECT (120 kW, 246 Nm) for Eastern Europe, Japan, etc. High-end electric powertrain: T24A-FTS Gasoline 2.4-liter turbo Hybrid Direct Shift-8AT (243 kW, 630 Nm) for North America, China. Mass-market gasoline powertrain: T24A-FTS Gasoline 2.4...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/02

Kongsberg merges fluid transfer systems and couplings business units Kongsberg Automotive ASA (KA)merged Fluid Transfer Systems (FTS) and Couplings business units to create a new ‘Flow Control Systems business unit. KA’s FTS business unit supplies PTFE hoses and hose assemblies to various industrial and automotive markets. The couplings business is a supplier of compressed air couplings to the global commercial vehicle market. This merger, al...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/02

Kongsberg Automotive wins contract worth EUR 58 million in North America  Kongsberg Automotive announced that its Fluid Transfer Systems (FTS) business unit has secured a contract worth EUR 58 million in estimated lifetime revenue and average annual revenue of EUR 14.5 million. The four-year contract covers Kongsberg Automotive’s Fluoro-Comp hose, and stainless-steel braided PTFE brake lines for a global automotive Tier 1 supplier based in Nor...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/16

Kongsberg announces plant in Poland for fluid transfer systems Kongsberg Automotive ASA (Kongsberg Automotive) announced that a new production facility will be ready by 2022 in Brzesc, Poland for Kongsberg Automotive Fluid Transfer Systems (FTS), Europe. The new building, with a projected area of 6,000 square meters will be the third FTS plant in Europe, together with Normanton (UK) and Epila (Spain). Construction on the project has already star...

News  Updated at: 2021/12/21

Kongsberg Automotive wins new business in North America Kongsberg Automotive announced that its Fluid Transfer Systems (FTS) has won incremental business and secured an extension contract estimated annualized revenue of EUR 4 million, and estimated lifetime revenue worth EUR 20 million for the company’s world-leading high-temperature fuel line: Fluoro-comp. Fluoro-comp uses innovative, state-of-the-art construction to offer unrivaled thermal in...

News  Updated at: 2021/09/15

Fuel Total Systems building USD 60.9 million plant in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee On October 31, Fuel Total Systems (FTS) officials announced that it is investing USD 60.9 million to build a new 110,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee.FTS is a manufacturer of automotive plastic fuel tank systems and related automotive components. The company focuses on the development, design, manufacturing, and sale of fuel tanks, a...

News  Updated at: 2018/11/03

VW Trucks introduces Constellation 31.300 with new transmission in Brazil On March 8, VW Trucks introduced the Constellation 31.300 Sugarcane, a vocational truck featuring an Eaton FTS ten-speed transmission. The new transmission has 10 forward gears and 3 reverse gears, with the first two being reduced crawler gears for steep hills. The Constellation 31.300 is equipped with a Cummins 8.9-liter ISL engine, which produces 334 hp and 1,450 Nm of t...

News  Updated at: 2018/03/10

2018 Toyota Harrier coming to Malaysia The latest version of the hitherto Japan-only SUV is finally coming to Malaysia. It’ll be previewed at the 2017 Malaysia Autoshow on November 9 to 12 at MAEPS Serdang, way ahead of the grey import models ? those will likely only arrive around a year after the car’s on-sale date in Japan, which was in June this year.Harrier will come with the new 8AR-FTS 2.0 liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine from th...

News  Updated at: 2017/11/08

Kongsberg Automotive’s Burton plant in UK under consideration for closure Kongsberg Automotive informed that its FTS Burton plant in the UK will be under consideration for closure, and that operations at the plant could potentially cease from April 2018. The Burton facility manufactures and supplies fuel and air suspension lines for customers JLR and Aston Martin. The plant has 52 employees. In 2016, it had revenues of EUR 2.6 Million. The JLR ...

News  Updated at: 2017/10/05

otive says there is a strong need to become more efficient and reduce costs, which can only be achieved by relocating the Easley manufacturing operations. The majority of production and equipment will be moved to a new KA facility in Mexico. The Easley facility manufactures and supplies product for FTS (Fluid Transfer Systems) business unit. (From a press release on August 28, 2017)...

News  Updated at: 2017/08/28

Cooper-Standard opens two new facilities in China Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. announced the official opening of two facilities in China: one in the Huai'an, Jiangsu Province and the other in Chongqing. The Chongqing facility is approximately 18,000 square meters and employs 200 people. The facility will manufacture fluid transfer systems (FTS), fuel and brake delivery (FBD) systems and sealing systems for customers such as Ford Motor Co., Merc...

News  Updated at: 2016/02/03

g programs for new vehicles based on Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA), Toyota's strategy to make "ever-better cars". Parts suppliers' initiatives are evaluated by the automaker, and seven companies received TNGA awards for their outstanding contribution to the program. The awards were given to FTS Co., Ltd.; Johnson Controls Inc. (U.S.A.): Tsuda Industries Co., Ltd.; Tokai Rika Co., Ltd.; Toyota Industries Corporation; Futaba Industrial Co.,...

News  Updated at: 2015/06/08

Kongsberg wins 3.8 million euro contract from European truck manufacturer Kongsberg Automotive Holding ASA announced that its Fluid Transfer Systems (FTS) received a further 3.8 million euro of new business contracts with a European manufacturer of Heavy Duty Trucks. This is an extension to an award made late in 2012 and production will commence later this year from the FTS facility in Epila, Spain, and will run for 6 years. The product is part o...

News  Updated at: 2013/04/17

Kongsberg wins 5.3 million euro contract from European automaker Kongsberg Automotive ASA announced that its Fluid Transfer Systems (FTS) has received a contract from one of Europe's premier manufacturers of commercial vehicles worth 5.3 million euros over the next 3 years. Technical hose assemblies used in the fuel and brake systems will be delivered to a various range of heavy duty vehicles from the FTS facility in Epila, Spain. Production will...

News  Updated at: 2013/03/12

Kongsberg wins 10 million euro contract in China Kongsberg Automotive ASA (KA) has been awarded a contract for Fluid Transfer Systems (FTS) in China with a global vehicle manufacturer, worth 10 million euros over its 5 year duration. The product will be based upon its Nylon tube technology and is a tube assembly that performs a vital function within the braking system and will be produced in its Wuxi (Jiangsu Province, China) facility. Start of p...

News  Updated at: 2013/02/26

FTS to establish comprehensive supply structure for both plastic and metal fuel tanks at each plant overseas FTS Co., Ltd., a major Japanese fuel tank supplier based in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, is going to enhance its global operations so that it can produce and supply both plastic and metal fuel tanks at each of its facilities by March 2014. FTS was founded in 2008 through a merger of a steel tank manufacturer, Horie Metal Co., Ltd., and a...

News  Updated at: 2012/04/03

Horie Metal and FTS to merge on equal terms in October 2008 Horie Metal Co., Ltd., a Toyota Group fuel tank supplier in Toyoda City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan and FTS Co., Ltd., Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture announced their equal merger to be effective in Oct. 2008. While Horie Metal will be the surviving company, the new company will be named as FTS Co., Ltd. This management integration is aimed to strengthen development and cost competitivenes...

News  Updated at: 2008/04/04