o has approved the RBL Trichy plant to supply heavy-duty commercial brake lining after its first phase of supplier evaluation. Volvo has also completed PPAP audit and given supply approval for two parts. In the domestic front, RBL will focus towards development and production of brake parts for the SUV segment. (Based on RBL media page updates) Rane Engine Valve Limited informed that it has received an award from Cummins in their “Category Part...

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venture agreement with MAHLE GmbH. 2014 Divested MAHLE IPL Ltd. to its joint venture partner, MAHLE GmbH. 2016 Divested Stanadyne Amalgamations Pvt. Ltd. to its joint venture partner, Stanadyne LLC. TAFE, India acquires Faurecia’s Indian interior business IP Rings developed ring pack for SUV The MAHLE Group announced that MAHLE GmbH and India Pistons Ltd. had signed an agreement for a joint venture for the manufacture of pistons for ne...

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anufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM) announced that it has assumed full ownership of the AAM Sona Axle Private Limited Joint Venture (AAM Sona Axle) in India. AAM Sona Axle, previously a joint venture between AAM and Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd. manufactures and sells light truck, passenger car and SUV axle assemblies for the India market. (From a press release on January 7, 2011) American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM) announced that ...

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024) -In April 3, 2025, Gabriel India Limited began commercial production at its new Chakan, Pune plant, after acquiring assets from Marelli Motherson Auto Suspension Parts Pvt. Ltd. -In Sep 2024, Anand group companies will invest about INR 6 billion to boost advanced tech for electric vehicles and SUVs. This forms part of a larger INR 36 billion plan for auto parts development and manufacturing up to FY 2025. -In December 2024, Anand Group's Ina...

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ing system Radiator Intercooler EGR cooler Condenser Oil cooler Heater core CRFMI (CRFMI: Assembly of condenser radiator fan motor intercooler) Transmission oil cooler Battery plate Chiller Low temperature radiator Traction cooling Tata AutoComp GY Batteries Ltd. (TGYL) Batteries for Cars, MUVs, SUVs, Two-wheelers, Commercial Vehicles Tata Ficosa Automotive Ltd. (Tata Ficosa) Rear View Mirror Park brake lever Gear shifters Camera monitoring ...

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ing to invest INR 200 million in the Mexican plant of its acoustic division. An additional production line for horns will be established by this investment. (Uno Minda Q3, 2016-17 investor presentation)   Minda Industries Limited informed that it has approved a project for speakers for the PV and SUV segments under a JV with Onkyo Japan with an investment of INR 400 million. (MIL earnings release for Q3, 2016-17) In its third quarter earnings ...

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se the controller is integrated with the motor in a single unit. The production for the same will likely commence in Q1 FY 2026.It further mentioned that a global OEM of electric cars also awarded it a new program worth INR 5.7 billion to supply spool gears for the three-motor architecture of their SUV BEV model and will start production in Q4 FY 2024. A North American OEM also awarded a program worth INR 990 million to supply epicyclic geartrain...

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ility will be used to manufacture advanced ladder frames for Scout Motors, which is currently building its own production center in nearby Blythewood, South Carolina. Beyond acting as a key supplier for Scout Motors, the joint venture’s new production facility will produce ladder frames for other SUV and truck models. Sodecia Aapico JV’s new production facility is expected to span 400,000 square feet and create up to 392 new jobs. Groundbreak...

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Sri City in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh. SFL has estimated an annual sales peak of USD 52 million in 2026 with a supply of 1.5 million drive unit sub-assemblies per annum. The sub-assemblies will be used in the EV models like MHEV/PHEV/BEV, covering various segments including mid-size trucks, SUVs, and sedans. The launch of the new vehicles is planned for the North America platform in 2024. (From a press release dated January 17, 2023) Brak...

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nd) intends to focus its operation on motorcycle batteries. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on February 24, 2012) GS Yuasa Corporation announced that its T-110 lead-acid automotive battery for idle-stop vehicles has been chosen by Mazda for its CX-5 (Skyactiv-D2.2 model), a crossover SUV launched in February 2012. The battery improves the fuel efficiency of the Mazda CX-5, which boasts a fuel-economy rating of 18.6 km/L. (From a pr...

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-affiliated automakers in China in the wake of protest rallies against Japan and Japanese goods, the company determined to put on hold the construction project for the time being. Pacific Industrial was awarded contracts by GAC Mitsubishi Motors for automobile body and stamping parts in the compact SUV “ASX” also known as “RVR” in Japan. In fall last year, the company  established a new subsidiary Changsha Pacific Hanya Auto Parts Co., L...

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Topy Industries Ltd. will bring to the market a new steel wheel for passenger vehicles. The advanced steel wheel achieves a high level of design flexibility comparable to that of aluminum wheels. The company has already won a new program to supply the steel wheel for some trim levels of the all-new SUV model coming to the market as early as this year. In addition to achieving improved design flexibility, the new steel wheel is cost efficient. Mor...

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ill construct a new plant within the premises of one of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.'s plants to produce parts for the automaker's mid-size sedans. In North America, the supplier has received orders for parts for use in a total of six new models like Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s and Subaru Corporation's large SUVs, as well as Nissan's mid-size sedans, that they will start building by the end of fiscal year 2018 (ending in March 2019). The supplier will boos...

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nstruction of service support systems, new vehicle development, and construction of smart city transportation demonstration systems.Bosch has supplied its latest permanent magnet synchronous high-power high-torque motor with a power efficiency of 98% for Dianka’s ENOVATE ME7 luxury smart electric SUV.Over the next five years, Dianka plans to launch 8 models that adopt its solutions in car connectivity, autonomous driving, and smart mobility.Fro...

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eats Nippon Piston Ring's mid-term business plan aims for substantial improvement in profit ratio in FY 2017 NPR's Thai subsidiary to complement group's valve seat production in other markets Nippon Piston Ring to change Chinese plant's lines to two-shift operations IP Rings developed ring pack for SUV Nippon Piston Ring to introduce new production line to boost production efficiency Nippon Piston Ring agrees on partial transfer of European subsi...

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meet the requirements of each market, the company aims t to win new business. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on May 21, 2012)     Clarion Co., Ltd. (Clarion) announced that its audio navigation system has been adopted for Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.'s new Infiniti QX50 luxury midsize SUV. The adopted audio navigation system was developed for the Infiniti QX50's new power supply system that realizes functions like emergency calls. C...

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2025) Valeo Group (Valeo) announced that its Valeo Smart Safety 360 (VSS360) system is equipped on the latest Renault Grand Koleos model, which has been awarded First Grade in the Korea-NCAP tests. The vehicle also received the best score on ADAS among all vehicles tested by KNCAP in 2024 in the D-SUV category. VSS360 is a new turnkey L2/L2+ driver assistance system (ADAS) that enables OEMs to offer driving safety and park assist functions. It f...

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company plans to start operations in July 2022, raising its current casting production capacity of 250 tons per month by about 50%. (From a press release dated February 17, 2022) Fukoku Co., Ltd. (Fukoku) announced that its Battery Hold Sheet has been adopted for use in Toyota’s new bZ4X electric SUV. The battery hold sheet is placed between each battery cell of an electric vehicle (EV) to properly control the force generated by expansion and c...

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its products. Henceforth, the company is aiming to expand sales to other brands of the VW Group as well as new overseas customers. The products under the new contract will be delivered for new multiple models under the VW and Audi brands slated to go into production in Germany in 2012, including an SUV and a passenger car. They will be exported from the supply base Kinugawa owns in China to Germany, because the supplier has no production facility...

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ch is a key region for Topre, the company will invest at its plants in Alabama, Tennessee (mainly for Nissan), and Ohio (mainly for Toyota Motor Corporation and Honda Motor Co., Ltd.), in order to modify existing press machines for the forming of aluminum. In Ohio, the company started production of SUV products in October 2018, to make them its main products to replace sedan products whose sales have been sluggish. In Mexico, new hot stamping lin...

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