) To stop more productions in Vitoria-Gasteiz plant in February 2024-Multiple media sources reported that the management of the Company's factory in Vitoria-Gasteiz has announced that as demands is lower than expected, the Company has proposed the deactivation of 21 work shifts in the production of giant wheels, which will stop manufacturing approximately 350 tons. It has also proposed the deactivation of 5 shifts in the metal weaving workshop to...

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temporary Amperex Technology form framework agreement CATL to build battery plant in Germany, supply batteries to BMW CATL signs a strategic alliance agreement with BMW Brilliance CATL and GAC to set up two joint power battery companies CATL to introduce new 811 batteries next year Chinese battery giant CATL to create development system in Japan CATL and GAC invest CNY 4.2 billion to construct power battery plant CATL and Honda to jointly develo...

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s to go into voluntary liquidation. The future course of restructuring remains uncertain. Key Safety Systems is a medium size airbag maker, and came under the control of Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp., a newly emergent parts supplier in China, in June 2016. Autoliv, Inc. (Autoliv), a Swedish airbag giant, was reported to have been a potential sponsor. The external committee seems to have selected Key Safety Systems because investment by Autoliv c...

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he Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on December 20, 2021) The impact of in-vehicle semiconductor shortages on auto production is expected to continue in 2022. Takeshi Kataoka, executive officer and general manager of the Automotive Solutions Business Division, in charge of in-vehicle use at the semiconductor giant of Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas Electronics), shared that it would take the whole year to normalize the supply of semiconductors. Ho...

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Beam Switching, with a smooth high/low beam transition, allowing for increased night time driving safety. Traffic Sign Recognition, providing the driver with information about speed sign zones. (From a press release on September 14, 2011) Delphi Automotive announced that it is adding computer chip giant Intel to a partnership with Mobileye to accelerate development of a fully autonomous vehicle system for production by 2019. Intel will enhance a...

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nstall the system on a range of vehicle platforms, from small cars to SUVs. The companies will showcase the system at the CES show in Las Vegas in January, before fleet testing in Singapore. (from a Detroit News article on August 23, 2016) Delphi Automotive announced that it is adding computer chip giant Intel to a partnership with Mobileye to accelerate development of a fully autonomous vehicle system for production by 2019. Intel will enhance a...

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Jan. 2025 Hyundai Mobis announced it will showcase a full-width holographic windshield display at CES 2025 in a Kia EV9. The new display, dubbed the Holographic Windshield Display, shows key driving information, including navigation and infotainment, and has been developed alongside German optics giant Zeiss. The windshield features a special optical film that promises to deliver “a panoramic and immersive experience that seamlessly spans fro...

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r bolsters Gentex’s cabin monitoring expertise. For decades, the company has integrated displays, cameras, and various ADAS features into its smart rearview mirrors. (From a press release on September 6, 2021) Gentex Corporation announced that it recently partnered with think tank and auto design giant Rinspeed. The latest design from Rinspeed is called CitySnap, a proof-of-concept delivery vehicle with a focus on innovative, sustainable and ef...

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t comply with environmental regulations. The total capital investment will be about JPY 1.7 billion, and the new plant will start operations in October 2021. It will have a total floor area of about 20,000 square meters, and production items will include electric power steering motor control units, giant magnet-resistance (GMR) rotational sensors, and exhaust gas recirculation valves. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on October 8, 2...

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tomotive parts including Automotive Clutches and Components, Turbo Chargers and Components, Driveline Products, Axle Shafts, Fly Wheel Assemblies and Rings, Propeller Shaft Components, U-J Cross, Steering Components, Differential Cages and Steel Wheel Rims. Furnaces: BGL has tied-up with technology giant AFC-Holcroft, Michigan (USA), to produce high-end batch and continuous heat-treating furnaces and manufactures heat treatment furnaces on site p...

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82. After the transaction, Chongqing Antolin Tuopu will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tuopu Group. (From a press release dated March 16, 2022) Ningbo Tuopu Group Co., Ltd. (Tuopu Group) announced that the integrated huge die-cast rear cabin, which was developed based on use of a 7,200-ton giant die-casting machine, rolled off the assembly line at the Hangzhou Bay plant in Ningbo. The rear cabin is about 1,700mm in length and 1,500mm ...

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2020, while the rest will be realized in 2021. Regarding its business performance, SAT is confident that H2 will be much better than in H1/2020 which saw impact of COVID-19 pandemic that hit global automotive industry hard. According to Thailand Kasikorn Research Center, SAT, as Thailand auto parts giant, is one of the companies that will be most benefit from the recover of local automotive industry. After recording net loss of THB 143 million in...

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powertrains. The potential acquisition would mark a change of direction for FCA, which had been working on a spin-off of Magneti Marelli with its 43,000 employees. Unnamed sources said that KKR is expected to acquire Magneti Marelli through Japan-based Calsonic Kansei Corp., creating an auto parts giant that could cut costs by eliminating overlapping operations and other synergies. KKR acquired Calsonic in 2017 from Nissan Motor Co. and other sh...

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(From a press release on July 4, 2019) Novares Group unveiled Nova Car #2, its open innovation lab, in Paris. The demonstration vehicle brings together 25 innovations co-developed with start-ups and innovative companies. Highlights of the innovations demonstrated in Nova Car #2 are FlexView Max, a giant 3D curved and tactile display with haptic feedback, perfectly integrated into the cockpit design and with an advanced user interface, Scroll’N...

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le equipment, the driver can access to Android phone applications and services that are optimized for in-vehicle use. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on July 1, 2014) Alpine Electronics Inc. said on February 19 that it has signed a patent cross-licensing agreement with U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. Under the agreement, the two companies will expand sharing of their respective patented technologies and information for car nav...

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blished Tohoku Toyo Rubber Inc. (Sendai-shi, Miyagi) for automobile tire production. Jul. 1966 In order to launch tire sales in the USA, Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corp. was established as the first overseas sales subsidiary in the USA founded by a Japanese tire manufacturer. Jun. 1971 Established Toyo Giant Tire Co., Ltd.(currently Nippon Giant Tire Co., Ltd.) Feb. 1974 Established Toyo Tyre & Rubber Australia Ltd. Jul. 1975 Established Tire Tes...

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.81 Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. 1.64 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505223 (Standing proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Sales of Yen Settlements Department) 1.55 Total 53.26   Wheels-Steel wheels for passenger cars-Steel wheels for trucks and buses-Aluminum wheels for passenger cars-SGOR: Super Giant Off the Road RimStamping Parts-Hoods-Trunks lids-Rear doors-Roofs Major Manufacturing Facilities in Japan (Automotive components) Plant Locat...

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mber 26, 2020) Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corporation (Joyson Electronics) announced that its subsidiary, Ningbo Joyson Quin Automotive System Co., Ltd. (Joyson Quin) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Jingdong Express Group Corporation (JD Logistics, a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com). They will form a strategic partnership in terms of installation of household intelligent chargers for electric vehicles (EVs), charging...

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18 provincial and above R&D platforms such as enterprise technology centers, industrial design centers, and manufacturing innovation centers, 1 national intelligent manufacturing demonstration factory, 3 national 5G factories, 5 provincial intelligent factories, 1 national specialized and new small giant enterprise, 6 provincial specialized and new enterprises, and 2 provincial specialized and new champion enterprises.   Company name Products...

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on haptic user experiences. In fact, the combination with the Alps Alpine Heavy generates up to 15Gs of vibrational force into a 100g mass, about 10 times what most smartphones generate. It will meet the need of dynamic display control panels in the cabin (built as multiple flat screens or a single giant flat screen) that utilize haptics to provide immediate feedback to the driver. (From a press release on October 28, 2020)   Alps Alpine Co., Lt...

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