LISI Automotive acquires Polysemble Hungary Kft. located in Győr LISI Automotive Hungary, a subsidiary of LISI Group (LISI Automotive), announced that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Polysemble Hungary Kft., located in Győr, on September 30, 2025. Polysemble Hungary is an affiliate of American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC). It is a leading supplier to the automotive industry, manufacturing technical, visual and saf...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/09

Anadolu Isuzu, Turkiye acquires 75.2% of JV SamAuto, Uzbekistan On September 30, Anadolu Isuzu Otomotiv Sanayii ve Ticaret A.Ş. announced that its offer to acquire up to 75.2% of the shares of JV SamAuto LLC, a vehicle manufacturer based in Tashkent with a production facility in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, has been accepted by the State Assets Management Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The negotiations and the signing of definitive agreements, ...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/01

USA Rare Earth acquires Less Common Metals Limited, UK On September 29, Less Common Metals (LCM) announced that it has entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by USA Rare Earth, Inc. (USAR). The acquisition, supported by a USD 125 million equity investment into USAR, provides the capital needed to expedite growth plans and expand LCM’s capabilities in the UK and Europe. The future of its Cheshire, UK, 67,000 square foot facility, is secur...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/30

IL acquires site for lithium metal negative electrode sheet plant in Cheonan-si, South Korea Several South Korean media sources reported that  IL Co., Ltd., a South Korean company, had acquired a site for a new plant in Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, to establish a production system for lithium metal negative electrode material sheets for all-solid-state batteries. According to IL, these negative electrode sheets employ a technology that effecti...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/29

Seres Group acquires stake in Landian Auto for CNY 175 million According to multiple press releases dated September 22, Seres Group Co., Ltd. (Seres Group) acquired a stake in Chongqing Landian Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. (Landian Auto) for CNY 175 million, becoming the company’s largest shareholder. Established on September 17, Landian Auto has a registered capital of CNY 500 million and is engaged in areas such as sales of New Energy Vehi...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/24

Dow Jones acquires Eco-Movement for EV data in its energy data business On September 18, Dow Jones announced it has acquired Eco-Movement, a leading global platform for EV charging station data. Eco-Movement will operate as part of OPIS, Dow Jones’s growing energy business. Headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands, Eco-Movement collects, optimizes and enriches EV charging station data, having built an extensive data platform with public and semi-p...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/19

Toyota Tsusho acquires 25% shares in LG HY BCM, LG Chem’s subsidiary LG Chem Ltd. (LG Chem) announced that Toyota Tsusho Corporation had acquired a 25% stake in LG-HY BCM Co., Ltd., LG Chem’s subsidiary. LG- HY BCM was established in 2021, as a company owned 51% by LG Chem and 49% by its Chinese partner, Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd. Based in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do, it has a structure capable of producing 66,000 tons of cathode materials a...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/16

Pro-Vision, US, acquires Spartan Radar On September 6, Pro-Vision announced that it has acquired Spartan Radar, a California-based radar innovator advancing collision-avoidance technologies. Spartan Radar was founded in 2019 and is based in Los Alamitos, California. It has developed radar-based advanced collision warning solutions.  With extensive expertise in radar digital signal processing and antenna design, its technology is tailored for cha...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/10

SNT Motiv acquires factory site in Louisiana, the U.S. Several South Korean media sources reported that South Korea’s SNT Motiv Co., Ltd. (SNT Motiv) has purchased a site of about 330,000 square meters in Louisiana, the U.S., to mark the expansion of its business in North America. The factory investment is led by one of the group companies, SNT Motiv, which will construct a plant to manufacture automotive parts, including motors. Moreover, it p...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/05

Indomobil, through PT National Assemblers, acquires 99.9% stake in PT Nissan Motor Indonesia On August 29, 2025, PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional Tbk (IMAS), a leading player in Indonesia’s automotive and components industry, announced the acquisition of a 99.9% stake in PT Nissan Motor Indonesia (NMI) through its fully owned subsidiary, PT National Assemblers (NA).  Following the transaction, NA now holds 99.9% ownership of NMI, a limited li...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/02

Sumitomo Rubber acquires AI start-up Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Rubber) announced that it has acquired Viaduct, Inc. (Viaduct), a US-based artificial intelligence (AI) venture company. The contract was signed on August 27, and the acquisition cost was USD 104 million (JPY 15.3 billion). Sumitomo Rubber intends to accelerate the expansion of the service with its proprietary prediction and analysis technology, Sensing Core. The two ...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/02

Palmer Energy Technology acquires Brill Power, UK On August 28, Palmer Energy Technology Limited (PETL) announced the acquisition of Brill Power. Brill Power is an Oxford University spin-out known for cell-level control and active balancing technology in battery management systems. PETL will embed Brill Power electronics across its systems with immediate effect.   The deal brings together PETL’s automotive-grade battery storage systems and Br...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/01

operations at its Komaki Plant (Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture). The new plant has adopted leading-edge green technology and introduced solar energy for power generation and lighting as well as energy-saving air conditioning technology. The SG Building is the Sumitomo Riko Group’s first plant that acquires the “ZEB (Net Zero Energy Building) certification.” The company has positioned the new plant as a model plant that advances conversion in...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/01

Samvardhana Motherson, India acquires full control of Youngshin Motherson Auto Tech On August 29, 2025, Samvardhana Motherson International Limited (SAMIL) announced that its board had approved the acquisition of the remaining 20% stake in Youngshin Motherson Auto Tech Limited (YMAT) from Youngshin Components Co., Ltd., Korea. The transaction, valued at INR 65.4 million, will make YMAT a wholly owned subsidiary of SAMIL upon completion, expected ...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/29

Pavna Industries, India further acquires 1.89 acres land near Jewar airport On August 26, 2025, Pavna Industries Limited announced its acquisition of an additional 1.89 acres of land near Jewar Airport, Uttar Pradesh, located in industrial corridors. The newly acquired land is part of its long-term strategy to establish a scalable, future-ready manufacturing and innovation hub to serve its growing domestic and international automotive client base...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/27

South Korea’s Guyoung Tech acquires majority stake in Car Tech South Korea’s Guyoung Tech Co., Ltd. announced that it acquired an 81.61% stake in a US company, Car Tech, LLC, for Korean won (KRW) 10 billion (JPY 1.1 billion) and made it a subsidiary of the company. Guyoung Tech has its headquarters and a plant in Daegu Metropolitan City, as well as a production base in Yeongcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do. It produces seat frames and oil pans, supply...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/27

Wirelane, Germany acquires Ladegrün for sustainable charging infrastructure On August 21, Wirelane, one of Germany's leading providers of integrated charging solutions and operator software for public electric vehicle charging, announced the acquisition of Ladegrün!. Ladegrün! is one of the most sustainable providers in the charging infrastructure sector, with a nationwide network of charging points powered by 100% certified green electricity....

News  Updated at: 2025/08/25

Seres Auto acquires 48.54% of equity in Jinkang Powertrain for CNY 663 million On August 16, Seres Group announced on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) that Seres Automobile Co., Ltd. (Seres Auto) acquired 48.54% of the equity in Chongqing Jinkang Powertrain New Energy Co., Ltd. (Jinkang Powertrain), a holding subsidiary, held by Chongqing Science City Urban Operation Group Co., Ltd., a minority shareholder of the company, for CNY 663 million thr...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/19

VVDN acquires GGS to boost North American Automotive ER&D VVDN Technologies has acquired GGS Engineering Services to strengthen its automotive engineering research and development capabilities in the U.S. and Canada. The deal combines VVDN’s embedded systems and manufacturing expertise with GGS’s strengths in mechanical design, simulation, and virtual manufacturing. The integration aims to accelerate EV development, interior design, and NVH r...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/19

Kongsberg Automotive acquires Chassis Autonomy SBA AB, Sweden On August 12, Kongsberg Automotive (KA) announced that it has, through its subsidiary Kongsberg Automotive AS, decided to exercise its call option to acquire the remaining 75% of the shares in Chassis Autonomy SBA AB (CA). Following the transaction, KA will hold 100 % of the shares in CA, and the transaction is planned to be completed this week.  This acquisition marks a strategic bid...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/12