IAA Mobility 2025: HRC, China, to present advanced composite solutions On September 1, HRC announced that it will make its debut at IAA Mobility 2025 and present a series of advanced composite solutions engineered for structural performance, lightweight efficiency, and sustainable innovation. The exhibition spotlights three major themes — SUSTAINABLE Ecosystem Solutions, SMART Innovations in Lightweighting, and STYLISH Composites Excellence. It...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/02

ms, joint innovation teams, and special technical teams with Haitian Plastics Machinery and Wanhua Chemical, respectively, to jointly explore new possibilities for material applications and tackle technology challenges in production to bolster the development of automotive lighting products towards lightweighting, intelligentization, and personalization.(From a Xingyu Lighting press release dated August 21, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/29

k absorbers for passenger vehicles and internal valve semi-active suspension systems for premium two-wheelers. Gabriel India engaged in joint development projects with global European and Asian OEM platforms for commercial vehicles, including trucks and buses. The company’s R&D efforts focused on lightweighting automotive components. Key technical developments included next-generation passive damper valving, fully designed and validated in-hous...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/19

reduce product weight and greatly lower production costs. The IPA ball joint replaces metal housing, ball race, and metal end cap with a full plastic housing, bringing multiple advantages: fewer components to simplify management and assembly during production, reduced components weight for vehicle lightweighting, and streamlined production processes to further improve efficiency. The FRP rod reduces weight (by 15%) and costs while maintaining go...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/18

d out OBEYA/VAVE, while plant-wide automation optimizes material flow and trims process losses with real-time monitoring and control. Quality has been tightened with automated, camera-based visual inspection of welded assemblies for 100% weld and component checks. Its engineering priorities include lightweighting bus structures to cut energy use and TCO, plus optimized tooling for high and ultra‑high tensile parts, reducing raw material waste, ...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/12

ASK Automotive, India enhances R&D for EV and ICE safety-critical aluminium components In its FY 2024–25 annual report, ASK Automotive announced key developments in its R&D strategy focused on lightweighting, thermal management, and safety-critical components for electric vehicles (EVs), internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), power tools, and outdoor equipment. The company is leveraging its in-house Tool Room an...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/08

were presented at the SURCAR automotive painting conference in Cannes, France. The study revealed that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the steel material required to build a vehicle can be reduced by up to 30% by using ArcelorMittal’s electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking process, along with lightweighting strategies such as its ArcelorMittal Multi Part Integration (MPI) solution and the application of its third-generation advanced high-st...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/02

Craftsman Automation, India to sell Gurugram plant On June 13, Craftsman Automation Limited announced that its board of directors has approved the sale or disposal of land and buildings belonging to its wholly owned subsidiary, Sunbeam Lightweighting Solutions Private Limited, located at Narsingpur, Gurugram (38/6 K.M. Stone, Delhi-Jaipur Highway, Gurugram - 122001, Haryana). The potential buyer is yet to be identified. Sunbeam has successfully r...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/16

th electronic control, delivering digital, high-precision braking powered by actuators at each wheel. Without traditional brake lines, EMB enables greater design flexibility, supports software-defined vehicles (SDVs) architectures, driver assist and automated features, while contributing to vehicle lightweighting and improved EV range by eliminating hydraulic fluids and reducing mechanical losses. Building on its advanced Steer-by-Wire, advanced ...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/16

Nexteer introduces rear-wheel steering, production in 2026 On March 17, Auburn Hills, Michigan-based Nexteer Automotive announced a Rear-Wheel Steering (RWS) system engineered for cost-effectiveness, lightweighting, durability and seamless integration. Nexteer's RWS is also optimized for enhanced maneuverability, stability, safety and performance, especially when steering heavier vehicles with long wheelbases such as trucks, SUVs and EVs. Nexteer...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/18

Constellium and Renault conclude ISA3 project for lightweighting and recycling of aluminum On December 12, Constellium announced the conclusion of the “ISA3” R&D project, initiated in 2021 to enhance lightweight in automotive design. Conducted in partnership with Renault Group, ESI Group, the Institut de Soudure, and the University of Lorraine, the project develops next-generation aluminum automotive components that are lightweight, cost-effi...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/13

Craftsman Automation, India completes acquisition of Sunbeam Lightweighting solutions On October 9,  Craftsman Automation Limited announced that it had completed the acquisition of 100% of the total securities of Sunbeam Lightweighting Solutions Private Limited (Sunbeam) for a consideration of INR 240 million. This acquisition was initially agreed upon on August 5, through a Share Subscription and Purchase Agreement (SSPA) with Sunbeam and Kedaa...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/10

Craftsman Automation, India approves of Sunbeam Lightweighting Solutions acquisition On August 5, Craftsman Automation Limited announced that its board of directors was authorized to enter into a securities subscription and purchase agreement (SSPA) with Sunbeam and Kedaara Capital Fund II LLP (Kedaara) to acquire 100% of Sunbeam. It will be investing a total of INR 376 million for the acquisition. The acquisition shall require the prior approval...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/06

s. As a significant supporter for the Platform, Zhejiang Yoening Technology Group Co., Ltd. signed an agreement with Baowu Magnesium for thorough strategic cooperation on the extensive application of new magnesium alloys in the automotive and New Energy Vehicle industries so as to step up achieving lightweighting and eco-friendliness. From a Geely Tech press release...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/01

Craftman Automation, India to acquire Sunbeam Lightweight Solutions On June 24, Craftsman Automation Limited entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sunbeam Lightweighting Solutions Private Limited (Sunbeam) and Kedaara Capital Fund II LLP (Kedaara), for acquiring the whole or part of the business of Sunbeam (excluding certain specific assets of Sunbeam situated in Gurugram) in one or more tranches. Sunbeam Lightweighting Solutions is a ...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/25

“Georgia is developing an e-mobility supply chain that will position the state as a leader in this industry for years to come,” said Governor Brian Kemp. Syensqo, born from the demerger of Solvay in December 2023 and now a standalone listed company, has a portfolio that address electrification, lightweighting, advanced connectivity, resource efficiency, improving quality of life, and sustainable sourcing.  The company’s U.S. headquarters i...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/10

but also the entire cockpit interior, reducing carbon emissions by 30%. Adding 5% to 50% bamboo fibers to various materials enables skin-friendly and naturally bacteriostatic properties. Furthermore, the addition of bamboo reduces odors and cuts weight by up to 17%, fulfilling the requirements for lightweighting.  (From a Yanfeng Auto press release dated April 24, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/29

re lighter, smaller, easier to produce, and they are expected to be less expensive than conventional harnesses. This will allow production to occur in the US, versus the more typical practice of having harnesses assembled in lower-wage countries. The flat design of the harnesses can aid in vehicle lightweighting, provide better heat dissipation for improved propulsion system efficiency, and lower vehicle manufacturing costs. CelLink already oper...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/26

ormance and durability. BMW accumulated rich experience when developing the i3 and i8 models while its 5th generation eDrive system offers a comprehensive evolution in batteries, motors, and electronic control systems. It achieves multi-dimensional technological innovations in power density, range, lightweighting, miniaturization and modularization. Its motor is a type of excitation motor, which is based on the permanent magnet motor but replaces...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/31

otor unveiled a super low-carbon truck, the Toano V next-generation light bus, and a full range of hybrid vehicles. Based on basalt fiber, a new low-carbon material, and the Foton M4 platform for light trucks, the super low-carbon truck is developed focusing on electrification, basalt, green steel, lightweighting, and green manufacturing, achieving a lifecycle carbon emission reduction of 26.7 tons. As the world’s first light bus based on an al...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/22