Nissan Cantabria plant in Spain to produce steering and rear knuckles for Kicks model produced in Mexico On November 5, Nissan announced that its Cantabria plant had been selected to produce the steering knuckle and rear knuckle for the new Nissan Kicks, manufactured in Mexico for the Americas. This project adds over 526,000 parts annually to the plant's production, totaling more than 5,700 tons of a new type of iron. The process involves develop...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/06

SSWL, India starts production of aluminum steering knuckle On November 5, Steel Strips Wheels Limited (SSWL) announced the launch of its new product i.e. aluminum steering knuckle, and the commencement of its commercial production at its manufacturing facility located at Mehsana, Gujarat. It will serve the domestic market.  (Based on SSWL press release)...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/05

Jeep recalls over 546,000 Grand Cherokees, Wranglers in a week On February 28, Stellantis issued a recall for over 338,000 2021-2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L vehicles and 2022-2023 Grand Cherokees equipped with an upper control arm ball joint and steering knuckle that may separate, causing the steering wheel to fall outward, resulting in a loss of vehicle control. The defect is likely caused by damaged pinch bolts on the upper control arm ball joint...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/02

APG receives order for brake assemblies Zhejiang Asia-Pacific Mechanical & Electronic Co., Ltd. (APG) announced that it has been designated as a supplier of front disc brakes with a steering knuckle assembly and rear brake assemblies with EBP to a New Energy Vehicle of a leading independent Chinese OEM whose name cannot be disclosed due to confidentiality. As planned by the customer, the project is expected to start mass production in 2024, with ...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/09

for the production of parts and assemblies of the K5 drive axle and its assembly. It will be implemented in 2026, and the complete reengineering of the aggregate part will be carried out in 2030. KAMAZ will retire worn-out automatic lines. New equipment will be purchased for processing axle shafts, steering knuckle housings, ball bearings, trunnions, differential cups, shafts, etc. The automatic steering knuckle line will be replaced by six machi...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/18

Bethel designated for two cast aluminum lightweighting projects with total amount of about USD 410 million Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Co., Ltd. (Bethel) announced that it has been designated by two OEMs for cast aluminum lightweighting projects. Specifically, the first project is to supply front and rear cast aluminum steering knuckle products to the North American market, with a lifecycle of seven years, an estimated total lifecycle sales ...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/03

e heads.Logistics chains will also change. This is due both to the development of additional options for loading equipment during the repair of automatic lines and to the exclusion of losses during transportation. Now work is underway to organize a site for the subassembly of the ball joint and the steering knuckle housing.There is a great demand for all-wheel drive vehicles and KAMAZ is planning to increase the rate of assembly of the main assem...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/25

announced it is recalling almost all the vehicles it has delivered to customers in order to tighten a loose fastener that could potentially affect drivers' ability to steer.The company said it is recalling about 13,000 vehicles because a fastener connecting the vehicles' front upper-control arm and steering knuckle may not have been torqued enough at the production plant in Normal, Illinois.There have been seven reports potentially related to the...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/12

Ford issues global recall for 774,696 Explorer SUVs over ball joint issue On July 17, Ford issued a safety recall for 774,696 2013-2017 Explorer SUVs that can experience a seized cross-axis ball joint that may cause a fractured rear suspension toe link, significantly diminishes steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.This action affects 676,152 vehicles in North America, 59,935 in China, 25,257 in Ford’s International Markets Group, 13...

News  Updated at: 2021/07/20

changes to the front axle - they will begin to use maintenance-free cassette-type bearings, which will allow the car to travel up to 1 million km without maintenance. Within the framework of the "Front Axle" project, it was also required to bring to a new level of quality the machining of the hub, steering knuckle and their assembly with high-precision bearings. Note that the "Front Axle" is one of the directions of the global project "KAMAZ Ree...

News  Updated at: 2021/02/18

Marelli develops advanced sheet compression molded suspension knuckle Marelli announced that it has developed a steering knuckle, made from chopped carbon fiber. This composite material is as strong as traditional carbon fiber, more resistant to cracking, is 25% lighter than aluminium and 50% lighter than cast iron. What makes it viable for automotive production is the manufacturing process: Advanced Sheet Molding Compression (ASMC) is a high-vol...

News  Updated at: 2020/08/04

ision casting and forging components plant for new energy vehicles. CNY 750 million will be used for construction of vehicle lightweighting components plant. The high precision casting and forging plant will be able to produce 4.2 million con rod units, 950 thousand swing arm units and 800 thousand steering knuckle units. The construction period will be 28 months. The annual sales amount after full capacity operation is expected to reach CNY 563....

News  Updated at: 2020/02/20

JEC World 2019: Solvay and Magneti Marelli presents composite steering knuckle Solvay announced that it is displaying a thermoplastic composite steering knuckle prototype on its stand at JEC World 2019. The component is  manufactured by Magneti Marelli. The steering knuckle’s complex geometry was designed to maximise the properties brought by Solvay’s thermoplastic composites and injection molding materials. It showcases compression molding ...

News  Updated at: 2019/03/13

an, total 893.3 million Yuan. After the completion of acquisition, the Dahua Machine and PengXiang Automobile will become the wholly-owned subsidiaries of Changchun Yidong, besides the clutch and hydraulic turnover mechanism, the business scope of Changchun Yidong will be added flywheel, gear ring, steering knuckle, vehicle axle and so on. In the meanwhile, Changchun Yidong plans to raise funds of 576 million Yuan for the equity acquisition and p...

News  Updated at: 2018/06/13

100 million vehicles and AH current footprint covers only 3 million vehicle production (3% of the total market). This investment will give AH access to global vehicle production to grow their business in the future. Sakthi is also going to enjoy the AH relationship with Japanese OEMs to grow their Steering Knuckle business with such OEMs and, also, diversify the product portfolio into Full Chassis Frames and Other Stamping Components along with ...

News  Updated at: 2017/05/26

Zhejiang Asia-Pacific to supply parts for Huzhou Enchi Automobile's EVs Zhejiang Asia-Pacific Mechanical & Electronic Co., Ltd. announced that it has been chosen by Huzhou Enchi Automobile as a supplier for both the C01 postal EV and the D01 EV projects. Zhejiang Asia-Pacific will supply front steering knuckle with brakes, vacuum booster assemblies with master cylinders, electric vacuum pump assemblies, and brake fluid reservoir tanks for the C01...

News  Updated at: 2015/05/05

eters. Construction began on January 15, 2015 and is expected take 11 months to complete. The company plans to invest CNY 22.44 million in this project. The wheel testing center is already one of the largest of its kind in Asia. The new laboratory will test and inspect some major components such as steering knuckle brackets and steering linkage brackets. (From news releases issued by multiple sources on February 3, 2015)...

News  Updated at: 2015/02/03

Metaldyne supplies components for Chevrolet "Silverado" Metaldyne's Grede segment supplies a number of components for the Chevrolet "Silverado", the 2014 North American Truck of the Year. These components consist of the brake anchor and calipers, bearing caps, upper and lower control arms, differential carrier and case, engine bracket, front steering knuckle, spacer, and tension struts. In addition, Grede also provides leaf spring support bracket...

News  Updated at: 2014/03/11

Kiriu to increase overseas production facilities of steering knuckles to five Kiriu Corporation will increase overseas production capacity of steering knuckles. To meet growing demand as automobile production increases in emerging markets, Kiriu will start production in Mexico and Indonesia in 2012 and more than double production capacity compared with the previous year. Positioning a steering knuckle as its main product following brake-related p...

News  Updated at: 2012/06/04