Belrise Industries, India wins orders from two-wheeler OEM and Japanese OEM On May 24, Belrise Industries Limited (BIL) announced that it secured two new order wins in Q4 FY 2026 (ending March). The first is from a fast-growing two-wheeler and three-wheeler OEM for exhaust systems and fuel tanks for one of their highest-selling models, to be supplied from a brownfield expansion at its Bangalore facility, with start of production expected in Q2 FY...

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Endurance, India, to supply vehicle drum brake and driveshaft to Tata Motors On May 15, Endurance Technologies Limited, in an investor update, announced that it has set up an assembly line for four-wheeler passenger vehicle drum brakes for Tata Motors. The company stated that samples have been submitted and are currently undergoing OEM testing, with the start of production (SOP) expected in Q2 this year. For its four-wheeler driveshaft program, E...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/25

North American OEM-supplier relations improve in 2026 despite EV costs, tariffs On May 18, results of the 2026 North American Automotive OEM-Supplier Working Relations Index (WRI) study were released by Plante Moran, showing improvement for all six major North American OEMs for the first time in the survey’s 26-year history despite tariff pressures and EV cost challenges, with Ford, Toyota and Stellantis posting the largest gains. The WRI score...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/22

Hesai, China, announces new design win from European OEM On May 20, Hesai Group announced that it has secured a new design win from a top-tier European automaker. The new order exceeds 1 million units and covers more than 10 models across the OEM's joint venture brands in China.  Hesai ATX is a compact long-range lidar delivering exceptional performance for ADAS. Designed for L2 ADAS applications, ATX delivers long-range sensing performance and ...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/21

TactoTek, Finland signs IMSE licensing agreement with Motherson for automotive surface components On May 21, TactoTek announced that it had signed an IMSE technology license agreement with Motherson, a global Tier 1 automotive supplier. The partnership aims to expand OEM access to scalable production of IMSE-based smart surface parts for both interior and exterior vehicle applications. The agreement will help OEMs to adopt IMSE technology by comb...

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Magna wins Driver and Occupant Monitoring System program from European OEM Magna International Inc. (Magna) has been awarded a Driver and Occupant Monitoring System (DMS/OMS) program by a European OEM, further expanding its DMS/OMS deployment across global vehicle platforms. The program reinforces the role of Magna’s mirror-integrated system within next-generation software-defined vehicle architecture. The system is designed to enhance advanced...

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Geotab opens new engineering center in Madison Heights, Michigan On May 13, Geotab, a global leader in connected transportation, officially opened a new engineering center in the Detroit metropolitan area, in the center of the North American automotive industry, enabling faster iteration and tighter collaboration with its key OEM partners, including Ford, GM, and Stellantis. The new facility serves as a dedicated product development and innovatio...

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Remsons, UK, wins business for hood rod from global CV OEM On May 19, Remsons Industries Limited announced that its UK-based step-down subsidiary, Remsons Automotive Ltd. (UK), has been nominated by a global commercial vehicle OEM for a hood rod contract, with start of production scheduled for Q1 CY2027. The order value is INR 300 million. It will be executed over a period of six years. Based on Remsons Industries Limited stock exchange filing...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/20

through April. On the Europe restructuring front, the Enschede plant in the Netherlands will cease production on June 30, 2026. Post-closure, capacity expansion in Europe will be limited to the Hungary facility, focused exclusively on passenger car tyres. On the product front, Apollo secured fresh OEM approvals during the quarter from BMW, MINI, Genesis, Kia, and Mahindra for passenger vehicle tire. Based on Apollo Tyres Limited Q4 FY26 Earning...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/19

short term, three products will drive this recovery," said Karl Deppen, President and CEO of Archion. He indicated that the company plans to boost sales by leveraging Hino's light-duty and heavy-duty trucks launched in 2025, as well as the medium-duty model supplied by Hino to Mitsubishi Fuso on an OEM basis for launch in 2026. The target sales volume is 90,000 units from fiscal 2029 onward. It expects to take a majority share in the Japanese mar...

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SafeFields, Israel, and Veoneer partner on advance automotive EMF reduction solutions On May 18, SafeFields Technologies announced an agreement with Veoneer to commercialize and produce automotive-grade electronics products. They aim to accelerate the deployment of scalable OEM-grade solutions designed to reduce low-frequency EMF (electromagnetic field) emissions in vehicle environments. SafeFields' technology actively reduces low-frequency magne...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/18

units in worldwide sales. The company’s global unit sales was 218,000 in 2025, and is projected to reach 230,000 units in 2026. ARCHION will advance technology development based on its integrated platform strategy. As an initial step toward platform integration, ARCHION will begin with reciprocal OEM supply of medium-duty trucks and electric light-duty trucks within FY2026, followed by the integration of light- and heavy-duty trucks, with the a...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/18

Tata Technologies, India updates about new deal wins On May 4, 2026, Tata Technologies secured a series of new deal wins. In Q4, the company closed a long-term strategic engagement with a North American commercial vehicle OEM spanning PLM, testing and quality assurance, MES, and project management, and a multi-year deal with a Tier-1 automotive supplier to scale a global engineering center. In April, two further wins were secured: a large multi-...

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aiMotive, Hungary, launches aiWare5 for next generation automotive AI workloads On May 14, aiMotive announced that it has launched its latest automotive NPU technology named aiWare5. After being previewed at CES and expanded through a partnership with Socionext, Japanese semiconductor firm, to meet the demands of Tier 1 and OEM partners globally and it is now available for global licensing. It supports advanced AI workloads and works with the ai...

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rganizational design. Viewed alongside discussions at the Vienna Motor Symposium, Geely’s perspective highlights a broader shift among leading automotive groups: from technology competition toward capability orchestration across markets, platforms, and partners. Her remarks add an important Asian OEM viewpoint to the European centered debate on competitiveness, flexibility, and long term industrial resilience during the global transition of pow...

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KPIT Technologies, India updates about new order wins, Honda EV Cancellation and Hero Motors partnership On May 7, 2026, in an investor update, KPIT Technologies announced that it added 13 new clients in FY 2026 (ending March). The additions include 4 truck OEM clients, 6 off-highway OEM clients across 4 countries, and 3 new passenger car OEMs. A Japanese Tier-1 supplier was also won for next-generation digital cockpit delivery across 3 OEMs, wit...

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Valeo wins VSS360 ADAS system order for commercial vehicles from leading OEM in India Valeo Group (Valeo) announced that it will supply Valeo Smart Safety 360 (VSS360) system for ADAS functions in commercial vehicles to an Indian OEM. It will be manufactured at Valeo’s facility in Sanand, Gujarat. The new version of VSS360 is designed specifically for the Indian market to meet the upcoming General Safety Regulation. The scalable 1-box ADAS solu...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/13

Unifor chooses Ford as lead OEM for Canadian 2026 labor contract negotiations On May 11, the Unifor trade union said that Ford has been selected as the lead OEM to begin contract negotiations in Canada for later in 2026. Any agreement reached with Ford will set the stage for future talks with GM and Stellantis. Unifor has maintained a long-standing working relationship with Ford, and has most often selected the OEM to set the pattern bargaining a...

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igitally integrated product development ecosystem for its electric vehicle program. The platform connects engineering, manufacturing, simulation, and data within a unified environment, enabling Olectra to transition toward a model-based, platform-led product development approach aligned with global OEM standards. The collaboration will support virtual simulation and validation before physical prototyping, seamless collaboration across engineerin...

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Envalior, Germany, presents advanced materials for automotive at Smart Plastics 2026 On May 6, Envalior announced that it will showcase its advanced materials portfolio for automotive and electronics at Smart Plastics 2026. It will present an advanced EV steering motor insulation developed for a major automotive OEM. It is manufactured with Envalior’s Stanyl PA46 material, providing high heat resistance and class H thermal insulation. It will d...

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