will be built in Amata City Rayong, located within AAPICO’s campus, and start of production with exhaust systems for an international auto manufacturer is already scheduled for Q3/2023 with 80 new jobs expected to be created in the first step. (From Eberspaecher press release on August 10, 2022) According to an article in the Bangkok Post on May 31, AAPICO Hitech Public Co., Ltd. remains confident in its revenue prospects in 2016. The company ...

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in India GS Yuasa to acquire controlling interest in Malaysian joint venture Bosch, GS Yuasa, Mitsubishi Corporation establish lithium-ion battery joint-venture in Germany Bosch, GS Yuasa, Mitsubishi Corporation set up joint venture for lithium-ion battery Blue Energy supplying batteries for Honda Accord HV and PHV Blue Energy's new lithium-ion battery adopted for Honda Accord GS Yuasa International to raise lead-acid battery profitability GS Yu...

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Pacific Industrial Co., Ltd. Japan Tetsushi Ogawa (President, CEO) -The Company is a leading manufacturer of tire valves and valve cores, with an approx. 100% share of the domestic market, and over a 50% share of the global market, according to the Company. -The Company is engaged in the following business segments: Stamped and Resin Products: Stamped products, resin products, press molds, resin molds Valves: tire valves, valve cores, valves, va...

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ream. However, the supplier has decided to increase the number of machines installed to two due to the possibility of receiving a new order from a European OEM that has a vehicle plant around Slovakia. In line with a shift toward electric vehicles, demand for lighter body parts is expected to grow. Accordingly, G-TEKT will position aluminum vehicle body parts as its mainstay product. The supplier intends to expand its aluminum parts operations by...

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eir respective competitiveness in the global automotive seat market. Going forward, the two firms will share know-how and business resources and consider collaboration for seat frames and structural components at the development stage. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on July 4, 2017) According to state officials from Morelos, Tachi-S plans to build a new production site in the city of Jiutepec to supply the Nissan Civac production ...

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resumed marketing activities of its new steel wheel featuring light weight and high rigidity equal to those of an aluminum wheel. A large window wheel with large perforations and an in-house designed plastic cap are combined to offer a new choice providing both stylish design and competitive cost, according to the company. Topy is proposing 15-17 inch wheels to be installed on vehicles priced around 2 million yen. (From an article in the Nikkan...

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scal year that ends in March 2021 of 2022. Kasai Kogyo’s production ratio outside Japan is as high as 75%, and the company faced the challenge of efficient production preparation for new models at its plants outside Japan. It intends to swiftly establish an efficient production preparation system according to regional characteristics in Japan, the U.S., Europe, and China, by creating a permanent site for advanced production development. (From a...

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ntaining smooth operations without such systems, which involved a great deal of formal procedures. The company, which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bosch Group and was unlisted from the stock market last fall, is now poised to revamp its management framework so as to become more flexible. According to Bosch Corporation, the operating officer system has essentially become no more than formalities, as it was extremely difficult to draw a ...

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le with hydrogen. In Europe and the U.S., sales of electric vehicles (EV) have slowed down, and hybrid vehicles (HV) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHV), which are equipped with engines, have started to attract attention. However, there is also a widespread view that demand for engines will peak out. Accordingly, the parts supplies are reviewing their strategies for each region or on a time line. How and in which country or region will powertrain c...

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PR of America), in September 2026. The manufacturing plant produces valve seats, but the company determined that closing this plant and transferring its production functions to other sites was necessary as part of its efforts to improve productivity. The plant will stop production in November 2025. According to the company, the impact of this closure on its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2026 is expected to be min...

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s Tbk and Metalart Corporation had signed JV Agreement to form a joint venture company to manufacture forging parts serving OEMs, i.e. crankshaft, gears, and connecting-rod. The new factory located on area of 3.2 hectare in Karawang International Industrial City (KIIC), in West Java, Indonesia. The accord entails the creation of a joint venture in which Metalart will hold the majority position with 70% of the capital and Astra Otoparts will hold ...

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usiness from Yachiyo Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC (YMA), a U.S.-based consolidated subsidiary of Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd., Unipres Corporation announced that it has decided to conclude an asset purchase agreement with Yachiyo Industry and YMA. The deal is expected to close on October 1, 2014. In accordance with this acquisition, Unipres has established Unipres Alabama, Inc., a subsidiary that will operate the sheet metal business. Operations a...

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layered solutions to secure cars. The Collaboration will feature preventing cyberattacks on vehicles, with zero false positives, provided by Karamba Security and reporting the attack attempts to an OEM Security Operations Center (SOC), provided by Honeywell. Alpine will secure infotainment systems, according to factory settings and preventing changes. Engineering and integration services provided by IAV demonstrating a driving car secured by Kara...

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at growth in the business environment with rapidly advancing in-vehicle information technology and its globally expanding market. Both companies' products and engineering capability will be integrated to develop new markets while maintaining their current markets focused on car navigation systems. According to Clarion, the new company will make efforts in expanding business domains through integrating technologies in ITS (Intelligent Transport S...

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o provide a much larger electric current in longer use.(From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on Apr. 11, 2008) Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. announced on April 23 that it has developed new catalysts for diesel engine vehicles, which replace platinum with silver, a much cheaper metal. According to the company, the replacement will reduce the cost of precious metals by more than 90 percent, without compromising on high catalyst perfo...

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release on December 26, 2017) Osram GmbH based in Munich, Germany announced that its JOULE LED module for the automobile has been accepted for fog lighting applications of a Japanese vehicle for the first time. The Osram module will be installed in the 2011 Mitsubishi RVR compact crossover vehicle. According to Mitsubishi, the LED module has met the vehicle's target of electricity consumption, and Aoki Seisakusho, which supplies a fog lamp module...

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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...

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Fukoku Co., Ltd. Japan Ikuo Oshiro (President) -The Company is a manufacturer of industrial rubber products, including various types of wiper-blade rubber, seals, and anti-vibration rubber products for automotive applications. -The Company has 50% of the OEM market share worldwide, according to the Company’s own market research. Business Performance Highlights -The Company’s financial results for the fiscal year that ended in March 2025 are...

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n with U-Shin, and commenced the Tender Offer on February 15, 2019. The Tender Offer has concluded as of April 10, 2019. Although U-Shin are currently listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, if those procedures are taken, U-Shin will be delisted through the prescribed procedures in accordance with the stock delisting criteria of  the  Tokyo  Stock  Exchange. (From a press release on April 11, 2019) U-Shin Ltd. (U-Shin) announ...

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trusions. M12 pierced nut: Large brim, high strength, one-step installation, intended for EV battery assembly. Honda Toyota Lexus Scion Nissan Isuzu Step WGN N-ONE Zest Allion Harrier Harrier Hybrid RX Premio Raum tC Wish Elysion Freed Insight Legend Odyssey Stream X-Trail Navara (Thailand) Coaster Accord (Thailand) City (Thailand) Almera (Thailand) Terra (Thailand) Accord Hybrid (Thailand) Civic (Thailand) CR-V (Thailand) HR-V (Thailand) D-Max (...

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