uding over 1,600 filed in 2024.-The Company has ranked once again first among French patent applicants globally, with 1,218 patents published in one year (2022), of which 44% were in France, 25% in Germany, 8% in Europe (excluding France and Germany), 11% in China, and 12% in the rest of the world, according to the ranking published by France's intellectual property institute (INPI). The Company’s innovations are protected by a portfolio of alm...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/07

lobal presence together. (From a press release dated December 12, 2024) Hangsheng Electronics Auto electronics-The Company signed a memorandum of cooperation with Shenzhen Hangsheng Electronics Co., Ltd. (Hangsheng Electronics) in Shenzhen to deepen their partnership for automotive electronics. According to the memorandum, the two parties will work together on product innovation and R&D to develop automotive safety solutions with leading tech...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/07

AGC Inc. Japan Yoshinori Hirai (Representative Director President) -A major manufacture of various types of glass. It operates in five business areas: glass for the construction industry, automotive, electronics, chemicals and life science. -World's No. 1 share of automotive glass and cover glass for automotive displays (according to company survey) -On July 1, 2018, the Company will change its name from Asahi Glass Company, Limited, to AGC Inc. ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/07

rging countries to the level in Japan and Europe, in order to win the top share in each market in the future. Tolerance rings are corrugated metal rings. A tolerance ring installed between a steering shaft and a steering collar lock deters the operation of the steering wheel when the car is locked. According to Saint-Gobain, 90% of passenger cars in Japan and Europe use tolerance rings and most of them are supplied by Saint-Gobain. (From an artic...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/01

lant in Ajax, Ontario as the GM plant closes. While other Canadian suppliers may be affected as well, automotive supplier Linamar Corp. expects to see minimal or no impact from the closure since most of its GM parts are exported to assembly plants in the U.S. (From CBC release on November 28, 2018) According to various media sources, Martinrea International Inc. plans to lay off 192 employees, representing nearly a quarter of the total work force...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/28

g trucks, trailers, buses, and vans, be equipped with TPMS that can accurately measure and transmit tire pressure information to the driver. (From a press release dated September 12, 2024) Assurance WeatherReady 2 all-season tires-The Company introduced the Assurance WeatherReady 2 all-season tire. According to tests run by the Company against similar tires including the Michelin CrossClimate2, Bridgestone WeatherPeak, and Pirelli Scorpion Weathe...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/25

anical devices. (From a press release on February 3, 2015) Canadian automotive supplier Magna International Inc. presented validation test results for auto parts of multi-material lightweight vehicle (MMLV) concept that it developed jointly with Ford Motor Company and the U.S. Department of Energy. According to the test result, the concept car's auto parts offers a 16 percent reduction in both global warming potential and total primary energy usa...

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es:・ Audi S5 – 3.0L TFSI V-6 (Nordhausen, Germany)・ BMW 135is – 3.0L N55 (Bosconero, Italy and Nordhausen Germany)・ BMW 328i – 2.0LT (Bosconero, Italy and Nordhausen, Germany)・ Cadillac ATS – 2.0T (Kearney, Nebraska, USA)・ Ford Focus ST/Taurus – 2.0T (Ahmednagar, India)・ Honda Accord – 3.5L SOHC V-6 (Westminster, South Carolina, USA – Joint Venture facility)・ Honda Accord – 2.4L I-4 (Westminster, South Carolina, USA ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/23

rowth in tire replacement and positive product mix. Declining automotive OEM business in Europe and North America combined with weak markets in industrial markets also contributed to decreased sales in the ContiTech group sector. Finally, the Contract Manufacturing group sector reduced its sales in accordance with the contractually agreed procedure between the Company and Vitesco Technologies, until Vitesco’s merger with Schaeffler on October 1...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/22

s the real time information to an in-car monitor display. The seven conditions are dry, semi-dry, wet, slush, fresh snow, compacted snow, and ice. By providing immediate road surface information, the new technology will allow the driver to be better prepared for rapid changes in driving conditions. According to Bridgestone, the technology provides the opportunity to alert other motorists traveling on the same road via the vehicle-to-vehicle commu...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/18

isplay system. The speakers have a function to adjust the angle, synchronizing with the movement of the rollable display installed in the cockpit. The company has developed a rollable display system that will move up and down in 2023. This technology features a 30-inch display that can be adjusted according to driving conditions, providing users with information including navigation, music, and videos. The recently-developed movable speakers ins...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/16

stem in the VW Golf 8 offers memorable musical experiences. It features a powerful 12 Channel Ethernet Amplifier with an output of 480 watts and 10 high-performance speakers. Harman Kardon Premium Sound System offers four sound settings for a more personal listening experience that users can modify according to their mood: Pure, Chill Out, Live, and Energy. (From a press release on October 28, 2019) On January 9, Samsung joined BMW to showcase ne...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/15

ran from September 2021 to August 2024 and had a total investment of EUR 10.4 million, 59% of which was funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. The project’s AI algorithms, proven in a test vehicle, control and optimize all actuators during automated driving according to the specified driving trajectory. The Company added AI algorithms to two of its software solutions, cubiX and the Eco Control 4 ACC predi...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/11

om a press release on March 29, 2018) GKN announced that Melrose had received valid acceptances in respect of a total of 901,318,533 GKN shares, representing approximately 52.43 per cent of the voting rights of GKN and Melrose’s unsolicited offer has been declared unconditional as to acceptances. Accordingly, the Board of GKN now intends to work with Melrose to ensure the success of the enlarged company, in the interests of all stakeholders, in...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/02

lanning teams continue to work diligently toward the closing of the transaction, which is expected to occur in the second half of 2020, subject to the approval by Delphi Technologies’ shareholders, receipt of required regulatory approvals and satisfaction or waiver of other closing conditions. In accordance with the amended terms, current BorgWarner and Delphi Technologies shareholders would own approximately 85% and 15%, respectively, of the o...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/02

when it opens, but will gradually grow to employ approximately 175 by 2019. (From a press release on August 11, 2016) Tenneco announced that it supplies clean air technologies on the all-new Daimler NRM engine family, which is featured on the 2016 E-Class, C-Class and 2017 S-Class global platforms. According to Daimler, the four-cylinder diesel engine delivers around 13 percent lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, with all aftertreatment tec...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/03/26

gn ride payment, and deliver customized security. To help ensure passenger privacy, Gentex provided microSNAP with dimmable glass panels that darken on demand or in conjunction with sensor function. They can even assist the climate control system in maintaining a consistent temperature by darkening according to temperature and sun load sensors. (From a press release on December 21, 2018)   Gentex announced that Jaguar Land Rover would be the fir...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/03/19

MINTH Jiaxing Automotive Parts Co. Ltd, a 50:50 joint venture of HELLA and the MINTH Group, opened a second production plant in the Chinese city of Jiaxing to serve the further increasing demand for radomes. These are permeable covers for radar systems that can be manufactured in special designs according to customer requirements and embedded, for example, in the radiator grille or a custom logo. The plant started operations at the end of last...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/03/17

Restructuring thyssenkrupp completes sale of 20% share in its steel business to EPCG-thyssenkrupp AG (thyssenkrupp) completed the sales of 20% stake in its steel business to the energy company EP Corporate Group (EPCG) on July 31, 2024. EPCG now holds a 20% share in thyssenkrupp's steel business in accordance with the agreement dated April 26, 2024. This is an important step for thyssenkrupp Steel Europe towards a full entrepreneurial independenc...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/03/13

tria informed that International Automotive Components Group ("IAC") plans to establish a development and production facility in Austria. The company has purchased commercial property in the province of Burgenland and aims to begin implementing the project in two years, creating about 200 new jobs. According to IAC CEO, the future "IAC European Technology Centre" should press ahead with research and development and subsequently with the productio...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/03/12