Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage announces photo-relay for automotive batteries with 1800V blocking voltage Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Saiwai Ward, Kawasaki City) has unveiled its new “TLX9165T” photo-relay that supports 800V automotive battery systems. Efficient operation of battery systems is required to improve the charging time and range of electric vehicles (EVs), and electrically isolated photo-relays are used...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/24

hiring activities began in July. The company is recruiting professionals in various fields, including sales, HR, IT (Information Technology), procurement, research and development, and other areas. New workers will be assigned to work at Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Headquarters in Nakahara Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, or at a new office and a training center to be established in the UAE. As of the end of 2024, the company h...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/17

Asahi Kasei to withdraw from acrylic resin production Asahi Kasei Corporation (Asahi Kasei) announced on May 27 that it will withdraw from the production of four products, including acrylic resins for automotive tail lamps at its Kawasaki Works (Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki City). The Kawasaki site, which will successively end the production of methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer, cyclohexyl methacrylate (CHMA), acrylic resins, and SB (styrene-butadiene...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/29

GWM, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Juneyao, Jeep, Lexus, Maserati, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MG, MINI, Mitsubishi, Neta, Nissan, Omoda & Jaecoo, Peugeot, Porsche, Riddara, Rolls-Royce, Suzuki, Toyota, Volvo, XPeng, and Zeekr. Meanwhile, the 2-wheeler brands included BMW Motorrad, Harley-Davidson, Thai Honda, Kawasaki, Royal Enfield, Suzuki, Strom, Triumph, Yadea, Yamaha, etc. Among the highlight models are Toyota Yaris Ativ HEV, BYD Shark 6, Deepal S05, MG...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/24

uses batteries used in its eCanter electric truck as storage batteries. The company will start the test using Kyoto Muko City’s official vehicles from February, in collaboration with Connexx Systems Corporation (Connexx Systems, Seika Town, Kyoto). It will also conduct a demonstration test at its Kawasaki Plant (Nakahara Ward, Kawasaki City) to improve completion and commercialize the business in 2026. Batteries used in the eCanter will be moun...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/30

increase the area to 154,289 sqm this year. Auto brands joining the show include Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Suzuki, Wuling, Subaru, Mini, BMW, AION, BYD Daihatsu, Mitsubishi, and MG which will fill Hall A. Meanwhile, the participating 2-wheeler companies are QJMotor, Maka Motors, Honda, BMW Motorrad, Kawasaki, Piaggio Group, Italjet, Scomadi, Royal Alloy, Royal Enfield, Keeway, Alva, Yadea, Polytron, Pacific, and Indomobil Motor. (From Indonesian M...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/23

Kawasaki Heavy Industries and JV succeed in collection of high-purity lithium carbonate from used LIBs Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Kawasaki Heavy Industries) announced that it has jointly achieved stable operations of a recycling system for used automotive lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) to collect lithium carbonate with a purity of 99.5% or more, with Anhui Conch Kawasaki Energy Conservation Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., its joint venture...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/19

aserati, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MG, MINI, Mitsubishi, Neta, Nissan, Omoda & Jaecoo, Peugeot, Pocco, Porsche, Riddara, Suzuki, Tesla, Toyota, Volvo, Wuling, XPeng, and Zeekr, along with motorcycle brands namely AJ EV, Alpha Volantis, BMW Motorrad, Deco, EM Motor, Felo, Hanway, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, Lambretta, NIU, Rapid, Royal Alloy, Royal Enfield, Solar, Strom, Suzuki, Triumph, Yamaha, Zeeho, and Zontes. Among the highlight models of t...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/28

n at CES 2025, including innovative new theming and customization options, generative AI integrations and more.  Garmin Automotive OEM provides a variety of hardware and software solutions to leading automobile manufacturers such as the BMW Group, Ford, Honda, Mercedes Benz, Nissan, Toyota, Geely, Kawasaki and Yamaha Motor.  (Garmin press release on November 21, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/27

Nidec to merge two group companies to strengthen ECU-related business Nidec Corporation (Nidec) will integrate its two group companies, Nidec Elesys Corporation (Nidec Elesys, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture) and Nidec Mobility Corporation (Nidec Mobility, Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture), to strengthen its electronic control unit-related (ECU) business. Nidec Elesys manufactures automotive electrical parts such as inverters, and Nidec Mobility...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/25

Toshiba and other companies to verify super-rapid charging of EV bus through pantograph On October 2, Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba) and other companies announced that they will develop a system to charge an electric bus (EV bus) through a pantograph at super-high speed and verify the system with buses operated by Kawasaki Tsurumi Rinko Bus Co., Ltd. (Rinko Bus) especially in Kawasaki City. The system will be able to substantially shorten the char...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/04

r in under 2 hours with a fast charger at locations such as a customer’s depot. ・The eCanter will be distributed in Singapore by Goldbell Engineering Pte. Ltd, which has been the FUSO authorized distributor in the market for more than 40 years. The vehicle is manufactured at Mitsubishi Fuso’s Kawasaki plant and exported to Singapore as BU (built-up) trucks. (From Mitsubishi Fuso press release on September 25, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/25

Tyco Electronics Japan to rename itself TE Connectivity Japan in October Tyco Electronics Japan G.K. (TE Japan, Takatsu Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture) announced it will change its corporate name to TE Connectivity Japan G.K. as of October 1, 2024. This aligns with its global corporate brand change from Tyco Electronics to TE Connectivity. On September 20, it held a press conference in Tokyo to explain the initiatives of each department...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/24

LML India patents the design of its Star electric scooter On September 23, LML announced that it had been granted a patent for the design of its LML STAR. electric scooter. The design of the upcoming product is made in collaboration with Italian designers who have previously worked with global automotive giants such as Ducati, Ferrari, Yamaha, and Kawasaki. Headquartered in Gurugram, LML is a manufacturer of scooters and motorcycles. It is now pl...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/23

Mitsubishi Fuso to build pilot facility for recovering materials from EV batteries On September 9, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) announced that it will build a test facility for recovering materials from used electric vehicle (EV) batteries at its Kawasaki Plant, in partnership with True 2 Materials Pte. Ltd (T2M), Singapore. Starting in 2025, the companies will use the pilot plant to evaluate the reusability of anode, cathode...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/10

t-generation 50cc business scooter models, and 3) collaboration toward the popularization of electric motorcycles in the Class-1 category. Based on that discussion, in March 2018, Honda began supplying 50cc scooter models to Yamaha as an OEM. Moreover, in April 2019, Honda and Yamaha, together with Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Suzuki Motor Corporation, established the Swappable Battery Consortium for Electric Motorcycles for the purpose of popul...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/09

Tier IV and partners to start verification testing of Level 4 automated route bus with Kawasaki City in January 2025 Tier IV, Inc. (Tier IV), A-Drive Inc. (A-Drive), and others will start verification testing of a route bus equipped with Level 4 automated driving technology (fully autonomous driving under certain conditions) in cooperation with Kawasaki City in January 2025. A route bus equipped with Level 4 technology is scheduled to drive on a ...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/08

Daimler Truck collaborates with Kawasaki to explore liquid hydrogen supply chain On June 12, Daimler Truck and Kawasaki Heavy Industries signed a letter of intent to explore technological aspects of a liquid hydrogen (LH2) supply chain. The memorandum was pre-signed in Tokyo by top executives from both companies, in the presence of EU and Japanese officials. The agreement was finalized at the annual meeting of the Hydrogen Council in Berlin. The ...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/12

Zeon to build new innovation facility in Kawasaki Zeon Corporation (Zeon) announced that it will establish a new co-creative innovation facility at its Kawasaki Plant and Research and Development Center in the Kawasaki waterfront area. The new facility has a laboratory open to customers to co-develop products and workrooms for co-creation activities with nearby research centers and startups. It will provide a space for co-creating solutions with ...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/17

configurations and new chassis options, including crane or pallet truck structures, starting in March 2025. The Canter and eCanter are produced for Europe at the Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe plant in Tramagal, Portugal, and for other markets at the Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation plant in Kawasaki, Japan. Based on Daimler Truck press release...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/15