Chery Auto, CNESTA establish joint innovation lab On March 17, Chery Auto announced the recent signing of a cooperation agreement on base materials for and product testing of lithium batteries with China Automotive Research New Energy Vehicle Inspection Center (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.‌ ‌(CNESTA) for faster market transformation of scientific and technological innovations. By establishing a joint innovation laboratory, the two parties will collabor...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/20

Henkel, India opens electronics application center in Bengaluru to co-develop advanced materials On March 17, 2026, Henkel opened a Customer Application Center in Bengaluru to act as a co-innovation hub where its engineers and customers can co-develop, test, and validate adhesive and thermal management solutions for next-generation electronics. The 5,000 sq ft facility, with about 2,400 sq ft of lab and testing space, is designed to replicate rea...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/18

Fiem Industries, India commissions EMI/EMC testing lab at Gurugram R&D centre On March 16, 2026, Fiem Industries announced that it had commissioned a new Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing laboratory at its R&D–Electronics, Innovation Centre, and corporate office in SP Infocity, Udyog Vihar Phase-1, Gurugram. The facility is intended to support the company’s automotive lighting electronics busin...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/17

Corporation (MFTBC) announced that it had established Fuso Tech Centre India Private Limited (FTCI) in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu in India, as its global hub for a wide range of product engineering and operational functions, with operations starting March 9, 2026. The 2,847 sq. m facility includes collaborative workspaces, a design studio, Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop (HIL) test rigs, and a diagnostic lab, enabling advanced control testing without ph...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/12

Kia conducts EV2 prototype real-world NAF Winter Test, Norway On February 10, Kia Europe conduced real-world performance for Kia EV2 prototype model at the Norwegian Automotive Federation (NAF) El Prix Winter Test. It covered 310.6 km in extremely cold conditions, with temperatures as low as -21°C in Norway’s Jotunheimen mountains. The tested EV2 GT-line prototype had a 61.0kWh long-range battery and was driven for over 5 hours while following...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/11

Tensor, US, receives approval to test Level-4 autonomous personal vehicles in UAE On February 2, Tensor received Federal approval from the UAE Government’s Regulations Lab (RegLab) to test fully autonomous Level-4 personal vehicles in the United Arab Emirates. The approval allows the company to further prepare and refine its autonomous driving technology under regulated conditions, in alignment with federal safety and governance requirements. T...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/03

Stellantis opens advanced Battery Safety Lab at Belchamp Test Center in France On January 29, Stellantis’ Head of Western Europe Technical Centers opened a new Battery Safety Lab at the highly confidential Belchamp Test Center near Sochaux, France. The lab is used to test EV batteries for the group’s different brands. The lab focuses on two key safety tests, i.e.: Thermal runaway: regulations require a battery pack not to catch fire within 5...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/30

mbination will result in a pro forma equity value of approximately USD 1.5 billion. Factorial’s high-power, lightweight, solid-state batteries have demonstrated real-world performance, including over 1,200 km (745 miles) of driving range on a single charge with 106 Ah cells in a Mercedes-Benz EQS test vehicle. Stellantis-lab testing verified 77Ah cells demonstrating high energy density, fast charging, and robust performance across temperature e...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/19

e., Peugeot e-2008 and 2018 Maserati Levante, at the Hi-Drive final event, Brussels. Hi-Drive is Europe’s main project for improving automated driving. It aims to increase vehicles’ automation levels and ensure they work safely and reliably in real-world conditions. Stellantis showed two Living Lab vehicles: Peugeot e-2008: fitted with a rooftop sensor unit containing eight Lidars, nine cameras, four radars, and V2X connectivity. It gathers ...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/05

Proton, MARii to jointly develop Malaysia’s National Automotive Test Centre and R&D talent Announced on November 21, 2025, Proton has formalized a 5-year strategic collaboration with the Malaysia Automotive Robotics & IoT Institute (MARii) at the 2025 Global Automotive and Technology Expo (GATE 2025). The partnership focuses on developing a National Automotive Test Centre (NATC) and providing structured hands-on R&D exposure for 200 Proton engi...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/27

VW Group China opens advanced test workshops in Hefei for SDV development On November 25, Volkswagen Group China Technology Company (VCTC) opened its first Test Workshops in Hefei, completing its final expansion stage. This gives the company full end-to-end development capability directly in China. The new Test Workshops include over 100 advanced labs across about 100,000 square meters. They support software–hardware integration, battery and po...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/25

Ampere partners with Stratus Materials, US to develop cobalt-free LXMO battery technology for future Renault EVs On October 30, Ampere announced its partnership with Stratus Materials, US, through a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to develop cobalt-free LXMO (Lithium X Manganese Oxide) battery technology for future Renault Group EVs. The partnership aims to test Stratus Materials’ high-energy LXMO in EV-sized battery cells and assess its perf...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/30

CATL expands its European Test and Validation Center in Thuringia, Germany On October 15, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), in a social media update, announced that it is expanding its Test and Validation Center (TVC) at its German plant in Erfurter Kreuz, Thuringia. CATL is doubling its capacity and adding a new materials lab to strengthen local battery testing and validation capabilities. As part of CATL’s European growth s...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/15

Sollers Group launches advanced vehicle testing lab in Vladivostok, Russia On October 2, Sollers Group announced that its subsidiary, AIT LLC, has launched a state-of-the-art testing laboratory at its Vladivostok production facility for mandatory conformity assessment of vehicles imported into Russia. The Vladivostok, with modern testing equipment from NAMI and AIT LLC, has started testing of imported vehicles. These tests are required to obtain ...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/13

Michigan. In response to the increasingly complicated software requirements in autonomous driving and electrification, Astemo will strengthen its competitiveness in SDV (Software Defined Vehicle) technologies in the U.S. as well as in Japan. Astemo Americas' new 26-acre campus in Wixom will have a testing facility including test tracks and 185,000 square-feet of office and lab space for engineering, software development, marketing, customer-serv...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/04

Autoliv breaks ground on new technology R&D center in Wuhan Autoliv broke ground on a new technology R&D center in Wuhan. With a total floor area of 21,819 square meters, the new center, expected to go into operation in Q3 2026, will house world-leading test equipment and a digital R&D platform, encompassing core functional modules such as an R&D office area, an advanced lab, an efficient warehouse, and a tooling sample room. Going forward, the n...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/07

ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India updates about technology upgrades made during FY 2024-25 In its FY 2024-25 annual report, ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Limited announced that it updated its Electronics and Electro-mechanics Testing Lab by adding a hemianechoic chamber and a high-capacity compressor test facility. These were used for validating solutions in Automated, Connected, and Electric (ACE) mobility. The company co...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/30

IAV, Germany establishes shielded test chamber for cybersecurity in operation On July 7, IAV announced that it has established a test chamber at the Gifhorn site that is hermetically shielded from radio networks. Vehicles up to the size of medium-duty vehicles, such as the largest version of a VW Crafter or Ford Transit, can fit in the "shielding chamber." It is part of the Cybersecurity Lab.  Since no radio waves penetrate inside, none escape o...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/11

Mercedes-Benz tests new VLE on long distance drive from Stuttgart to Rome On July 2, Mercedes-Benz announced that it has tested its new VLE electric van on a long-distance trip from Stuttgart to Rome, covering about 1,100 km. The two test vans, which were based on the new Van Electric Architecture, completed the trip with two quick charging stops of 15 minutes each. The route was challenging, with steep mountain roads, highways, country roads, an...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/03

BMW to unveil concepts and performance models at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025, UK On June 25, BMW UK announced that it will showcase several models at the Goodwood Estate, including the UK debuts of the BMW Vision Driving Experience, BMW Vision Neue Klasse X, BMW Concept Speedtop, and the new BMW M2 CS. The BMW Vision Driving Experience will be on display in the Future Lab. Though not for production, this concept is a test vehicle designed to ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/26