n increase of 112.2%. This was driven by the large series production order placed by a global battery manufacturer. Divestitures Sold Heat and Noise Shielding sites in Switzerland, and USA to CERTINA-The Company completed the sale of its Heat and Noise Shielding sites in Sevelen (Switzerland) and Buford (USA) to CERTINA, following a year of profound and in-depth negotiations and three months after the signing event on October 7, 2024. (Based on C...

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ea, however, are currently stepping up marketing activities targeting other automakers. Denso Corporation, which decided to establish a third plant in Mexico to produce car air conditioners by the business year ending March 2014, says the new facility will initially supply its products to Honda and Ford Motor. Meanwhile, Toyoda Gosei, Tokai Rika, Futaba Industrial, Shiroki Corporation and others are also planning to establish new production bases...

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opens new joint-venture facility to produce door-closure systems in South Korea with KwangJin Sanggong Company Ltd. Kiekert to increase investment in China Kiekert to expand development and manufacturing center in Michigan, U.S. Kiekert expanding latch factory in Czech Republic Kiekert receives Ford World Excellence Award Kiekert to form joint venture in Korea Kiekert develops new trunk latch Kiekert develops "brake system" for use in car doo...

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. 1908 Ernst Hulsbeck, and August Furst founded a company for manufacturing, buying and selling locks, ornamental hinges, and minor items of iron and brassware in Velbert. 1920 First car door lock supplied to Mercedes-Benz. 1935 Introduction of zinc die casting method 1948 Daimler-Benz, Opel, Ford and VW supplied with outer door handles and keys. 1955 1,000,000th beetle leaves production line at VW-each car fitted exclusively with Huf doo...

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ormances -High output motor for small EV -Capable of carrying heavy objects to all directions -The compact and lightweight drive unit fits in a wheel -Used in low-speed buses and ultra compact vehicles Honda Jeep Subaru Isuzu Mitsubishi Nissan Mazda Acura Toyota Lexus Suzuki Dodge Infiniti Volvo Ford Daihatsu Mitsubishi Fuso BMW Datsun Chevrolet Porsche Audi MINI Mercedes-Benz Volkswagen Mahindra Rivian Maruti Suzuki Renault Polestar LYNK & CO...

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6 square meters and the building area will be 25,000 square meters. The new plant will add 1.2 million units of headlights and 0.6 million units of tail lights to the company’s production capacity. Production operations will begin in April 2026, supplying products to Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mazda, Ford, and GM.For the expansion at its existing plant in Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Koito Manufacturing will invest about JPY 13 billion. With the in...

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mical grabs 43.9% stake in Thai Storage Battery (TSB) Hitachi Chemical to acquire Thai battery company to strengthen SE Asian operations Hitachi Chemical’s new foaming technology is selected for new Serena and new Subaru XV Hitachi Chemical’s “copper-free friction materials” is selected for Ford Fusion Hitachi Chemical to supply low copper friction materials for Ford Fusion Thai Storage Battery becomes subsidiary of Hitachi Chemical BAT-...

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nsing Core can improve performance by providing road condition data, enabling safer operations; For fleet management, Sensing Core can optimize maintenance schedules and reduce downtime, thus improving productivity and reducing costs Nissan Avatr Xpeng Subaru Mitsubishi Toyota Hino BYD Suzuki Honda Ford Jeep Volkswagen Hongqi Infiniti NIO IM Tesla AITO Isuzu Daihatsu Mazda Lexus Maxus ARCFOX Chrysler smart HiPhi Changan Zeekr Leap Jaguar Porsche ...

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T has completed the acquisition of the Needle Roller Bearings business from US-based Timken for approximately 330 million USD. Facilities becoming part of JTEKT are in these locations: -North America: Cairo, Dahlonega and Sylvania, Georgia, USA; Greenville and Walhalla, South Carolina, USA; and Bedford, Quebec, Canada -Europe: Brno and Olomouc, Czech Republic; Maromme, Moult and Vierzon, France; Kuensebeck, Germany; and Bilbao, Spain -Asia: Wu...

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enezuela. Nov. 2023 Inaugurated its first R&D center in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico.  Dec. 2023 Opened the Virtual Development Center (VDC) at its Breuberg site in Hesse, Germany. Jan. 2024 Acquired Hevea-Tec, the natural rubber producer in Brazil.   Mazda to share next powertrains with Ford Sanyo Li-ion batteries on Suzuki Swift PHEV Toyota, Compact EV by 2012 Nissan, reservations for EV "Leaf" started in the U.S. Nissan, Net price o...

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Sable, France. 1984 Formed a joint venture, Integram, with Magna International of Canada. 1985 Established Pilot-Grammer, Turkey.  1985 Started the production of interior parts. 1987 Established Roloforms Polymer Ltd. and Harita-Grammer Ltd., India. 1988 Began to supply its products for Ford Fiesta. 1989 Changed its name to Grammer AG. 1989 Reorganize Rigi-Flex, Brazil to Grammer Brasil. 1993 Disposed of Sable, France. 1996 Ac...

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mploys more than 200 research and development engineers, with plans for additional growth. (From a press release on September 27, 2016) Inteva Products, LLC announced that it has opened a new Closure Systems and Motors manufacturing plant in Pune, India. Key customers served by Inteva India include Ford, Volkswagen, Tata, Hyundai and Mahindra. The Pune Plant Operations includes manufacturing lines for door latches, window regulators and motors, w...

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ollins and Aikman facilities in Evart, Michigan; Belvidere, Illinois; Windsor, Ontario, Canada; and St. Louis, Missouri. 2008 Acquired BlackHawk Automotive Plastics, Inc. 2009 Acquired a part of Meridian's bumper systems business. 2012 Acquired the headlamp and taillight business belonging to Ford Motor Company's Automotive Component Holdings LLC. Dec. 2015 Acquired Cooper-Standard Rockford, a manufacturer of decorative and functional ext...

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es CCB 2.0 and bulkhead Differential case Plus Lightweight solutions for E-Drivertrain housing Installed vehicle: Porsche “Panamera” Installed vehicle: Mercedes-Benz “SLK” Installed vehicle: Smart “Fortwo” Installed vehicle: Volkswagen “Golf GTE” Audi “E-Tron” Installed vehicle: Ford “Falcon/UTE” (Australia) Engine block EP6 (left) installed vehicle: Dongfeng Citroen “C4L” Changan PSA “DS5” -EP bedplate (right) in...

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n major Toyota Group parts suppliers announce FY 2025 financial outlook Toyota group companies revise performance forecasts upward for fiscal 2009 Toyota suppliers report huge income drop; profit improvement measures urgent Toyota Boshoku working on making kenaf-based interior materials as affordable as plastics by 2012 Toyota Boshoku's new-generation seat structure selected for the new Toyota Wish Toyota Boshoku's eco plastics used for T...

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electric drives Autoneum expands its product portfolio to serve EVs Rieter Automotive Systems has established a new wholly-owned facility in the central western part of China: Rieter Automotive (Chongqing) Sound-Proof Parts Co., Ltd. The 9,000 m2 plant is located close to OEM facilities, including Ford, Volvo and Mazda, and will be fully operational by mid-year 2007 with an initial workforce of around 70. The facility will produce thermal manage...

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hnologies outside Japan, to establish an auto parts R&D company. Establishment of this new company, 100% funded by Aisin Seiki at a cost of $5 million (roughly 500 million), will enable Aisin to reinforce product development for Toyota's North American operations, as well as General Motors (GM) and Ford Motor. Aisin Technical Center of America will start operations on August 1, taking over development business of customized products for the North...

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S seal and wheel end seal kits Engine fan bearing solutions, bearing for air suspension, MacPherson suspension bearing, CV release bearing, wheel end bearing, energy efficient ACBB for NEV gear reducer, high-speed CRB, hybrid baring, and low friction TRB. Tesla Kia Hyundai Volkswagen Volvo Ford Ram Renault Citroen Peugeot BMW Dodge Chevrolet Alfa Romeo Fiat Jeep Toyota Cadillac Bentley Nissan Mahindra Ferrari Skoda Lancia MINI Mercedes-B...

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temo supplies wide-angle stereo camera sensing system for Isuzu Elf AMD selected by Hitachi Astemo for next-gen forward camera system Hitachi Astemo postpones capital structure change Hitachi Astemo to exhibit new technologies at Japan Mobility Show 2023 Hitachi Astemo Mexico receives Q1 award from Ford in Queretaro Hitachi Astemo to release in-wheel motor for compact vehicles in late 2020s Hitachi Astemo to combine ADAS with by-wire system to es...

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rkets from the new Mexican facility, its fourth worldwide. Other production sites are located in Japan, China and Thailand. MINO Industry provides parts for Tier 1 auto suppliers such as Denso, NSK, JTEKT and Bosch, who in turn use them to build components for Toyota, Nissan, Honda, General Motors, Ford and Mercedes-Benz. (From Mexico-Now article on April 18, 2018) The Thai and Japanese governments are keen to upgrade the local manufacturing sect...

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