08) ElringKlinger AG acquires SEVEX AG, Sevelen, a Swiss manufacturer of thermal and acoustic shielding systems. The agreement was finalized and signed on March 31, 2008. In addition to acquiring the Swiss parent company, ElringKlinger takes over the US-based subsidiary SEVEX North America, Inc., Buford, as well as SEVEX Asia, headquartered in Suzhou, China. Both parties have agreed not to disclose details of the purchase price. The closing of th...

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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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yen. The supplier will accelerate presentations of new electric and electronics technologies and products to global automakers through a single channel to make negotiations more efficient and fruitful. It plans to boost the share of sales to global automakers other than Renault-Nissan like Toyota, Ford, GM, Honda and Volkswagen from the current 37 percent to 46 percent by 2015. The percentage of sales to overseas production facilities of automak...

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in Mexico. Denso Mexico's third plant located in Silao, Guanajuato will commence operations in October 2013 and initially manufacture car air-conditioning systems. It will also produce radiators and washer systems, starting in January 2014. While these components will be supplied to General Motors, Ford, and Honda, alternators will be primarily delivered to Toyota, Ford, and Chrysler. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on July 12, 201...

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ES 2020: Bosch targets leadership in Artificial intelligence Bosch to strengthen strategic collaboration with Ceres Power by increasing its stake Bosch India updates about new products and projects Bosch develops IoT Suite for automotive application Robert Bosch establishes AI utilization red lines Ford, Bosch using virtual reality to train technicians on all-electric Mustang Mach- E Major German automotive companies join “Open Manufacturing Pl...

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South Africa-based supplier of automotive trim components. The joint venture IAC-Feltex Pty Limited (IAC-Feltex), located in East London, Eastern Cape province, marked IAC's initial entry into the South African automotive market. IAC-Feltex will initially support current production requirements for Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Volkswagen South Africa operations. Also, this facility will support global vehicle programs, such as the Mercedes C-C...

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nd the Thai subsidiary of NHK Spring Co., Ltd., have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture to produce automotive headliners in Thailand. The new company, called NHK Antolin Thailand Co. LTD., will be located in Bangkok and produce components for the main car manufacturers in the country: Ford, Nissan, Honda, GM, Isuzu and Mitsubishi. It will employ almost 100 people and is expected to generate a turnover of 23 million euros in 2014. Gr...

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and has a workforce totaling 600 at the Ahmednagar and Pune locations. KOEL's plain bearing lineup comprises engine bearings, bushings and thrust washers chiefly for light and heavy-duty automotive applications. Customers include Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, as well as Hyundai, Ford, and Honda. In addition, KSPG is already manufacturing emission-control components and pumps for the Indian automotive industry at an own facilit...

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n Aguascalientes, Mexico. Among the products that the Aguascalientes plant currently exports to 21 countries are fuel and brake lines, as well as fluid transfer hoses. The Michigan-based company is a leading U.S automotive supplier that manufactures seals and rubber packing for OEMs such as Nissan, Ford, FCA, GM and Volkswagen. (Mexico-Now article on April 15, 2019) The second Cooper Standard plant was inaugurated in Aguascalientes, a development...

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e Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG announced that its hands-free liftgate drive received BMW's "Supplier Innovation Award" in the category "highest customer benefit." The drive also won the "Pace Award" of North America's automotive industry. This product will be fitted in 14 different vehicle models of Ford, Mercedes-Benz and BMW by the end of this year. (From a press release on June 21, 2013) Mando-Brose Corporation, which is a 50-50 joint-venture b...

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systems, cylinder head covers and crank case ventilation systems, washer reservoir systems among others for two wheelers, passenger cars and commercial vehicles along with construction equipment and the industrial segment. Major customers of the Bawal plant are Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, M&M, GM, Ford, Suzuki, Volvo Eicher, JCB among others. MANN+HUMMEL INDIA already has a manufacturing facility in Tumkur, close to Bangalore which was set up in...

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MoU for hydrogen mobility IAA 2019: Michelin to premier airless concept tires Michelin, Continental and Smag announce JV for supply chain of natural rubber Symbio to produce 200,000 fuel cell StackPack Michelin to close Bamberg, Germany plant by 2021 Michelin group to close La Roche-sur-Yon plant Ford, Webasto partner on Mustang ‘Lithium’ battery electric performance prototype EU approves acquisition of joint control of Symbio by PSA and Mi...

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hek Auto Industries Ltd of India, received the 2008-2009 Maruti-Suzuki Vendor Performance Award. This award recognized the quality and performance of seatbelts supplied to several vehicles including the Alto and Swift. (From a press release on Jul 28, 2009)  Key Safety Systems (KSS), together with Ford, has developed a new type automotive seatbelt. The product - the first-ever inflatable seatbelt - is a fusion of airbag and seatbelt technology t...

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s to invest in people by hiring over 100 engineers in the upcoming year. The team located at the new Technical Center will engineer current and future EPS programs, and will support the development of advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) and autonomous technologies for some OEMs, such as BMW, FCA, Ford, GM and PSA Peugeot Citroen. Currently Nexteer Automotive plants in Poland produce about 1.5 million steering systems annually for OEMs’ models...

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irbag and seatbelt assets will be consolidated into existing Autoliv facilities during the next several months. Under the agreement, Autoliv will acquire Delphi's steering wheel operations in Matamoros, Mexico. Existing customers for these safety products businesses include General Motors, Hyundai, Ford, Daimler and Navistar with expected combined sales of approximately 125 million USD in 2010. The transaction is expected to close by December 31,...

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a, officially started operations at the Shanghai Qingpu Industrial Zone on August 21. The Group is investing 150 million yuan in the first phase at the plant, which will manufacture 10 million units in 2010. The company's anti-vibration products will be supplied to Shanghai VW, Shanghai GM, FAW-VW, Ford, and other companies. Instead of importing rubber metal, the company will switch over to manufacturing it domestically in China, and this will re...

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nd the strong growth in local and global demand for all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles. The 12,000 square meter site is GKN Driveline’s second plant in Villagran. The facility is producing a new type of higher performance propshaft, the GKN VLi. Customers include Audi, BMW, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Volkswagen. At full capacity, the plant will produce more than one million propshafts a year and will employ 380 people...

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W and ACTS in Germany. End of 1999 Acquired the remainder of Magna Automotibiltechnik, a joint venture with Austria steel producer Voest Alpine Stahl. Aug. 2000 Announced its intention to form a working relationship with Covisint, the global internet based B2B exchange formed by General Motors, Ford, Daimler/Chrysler, Renault and Nissan. Jan. 2001 Decoma purchased the Company's European exterior parts operations and Decoma Exterior Trim. ...

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t injection pressure sensorFuel pressure sensor (World share No. 1) -Industry's first, directly connected to fuel hose with proprietary technology HVOR: Heavy Vehicle & Off Road -For Mercedes-Benz, BMW, SUBARU, GM, Ford, Hyundai Integrates a compact, lightweight, high-performance inductive rotor position sensor with a sensor that directly measures th...

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mart vehicles Eaton supplies new 10-speed automated shift gearbox for VW Constellation in Brazil Eaton completes sale of “Fluid Conveyance” division CES 2020: Eaton, Green Motion join to integrate intelligent EV chargers in buildings with energy storage Eaton technologies improve performance on Ford, Chevrolet, Hyundai engines Eaton to acquire Power Distribution Eaton completes acquisition of Power Distribution Eaton to sell Hydraulics busine...

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