prototypes can be produced faster, which significantly accelerates the development of new products and thereby reduces costs. (From a press release on November 8, 2018) Brose announced that it is bringing an electric drive for the automatic opening and closing of side doors to series maturity. This should make access to the vehicle as pleasant as possible. With innovative materials, Brose significantly reduces the weight of its products and assis...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/28

hareholder of the JV, the Company is a minority shareholder, and Enviro has an option to become a significant minority shareholder. Construction of the first factory, based in Uddevalla, Sweden has already started. With an initial aim to process approx. 35,000 tons of used tires annually, the plant should create up to 40 green jobs in the local community during its first phase.-(Based on Michelin press release on February 23, 2024)   R&D...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/27

ystems in CO2 reduction. It will therefore work to solve such problems as reduction of the secondary battery cost, which is the biggest factor of the high prices of electric and hybrid vehicles. Considering the cost-performance balance, however, the company predicts that internal-combustion engines should continue to be the mainstream powertrain for the next twenty years. It will therefore seek for a more sophisticated downsizing technology which...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/23

extremely long service life and quick charging capability. This means that they will meet the special requirements for battery-electric long-haul trucks. In addition, the companies intend to jointly develop even more advanced next-generation batteries for truck-specific applications. The main focus should be on high modularity and scalability. The aim is to be able to use the batteries flexibly for different purposes and future e-truck models. Da...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/19

PO joint venture, up to then held equally by Plastic Omnium, Hella and Mahle-Behr. This acquisition was made at an enterprise value of EUR 350 million and will be financed by the group's own resources. After this transaction, Plastic Omnium will hold 66.66% of HBPO and Hella 33.33%. The transaction should be finalized during 2018. HBPO is the worldwide leader in the development, assembly and logistics of automotive front-end modules with almost 2...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/15

consistent investments in standardization and automation. It will To increase efficiency in R&D and administration by using AI or relocation or possible bundling of activities. -The annual gross savings targeted by the measures up to 2028 are around EUR 400 million, of which around EUR 150 million should be achieved by 2025.-The company plans to spend around EUR 200 million to implement these measures until 2028, of which a large extent will be ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/15

olar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) to realize a generic fuel cell stack as a pre-competitive and manufacturer-independent development platform. Its size, design and power density will correspond to the fuel cell systems currently used in the automotive sector. Its components should be available for research projects and for companies from mid-2022. The stack concept is designed for a maximum output of 150 kilowatts. This r...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/14

ously expected reduction of 30%. Antolin has also reaffirmed its goal of achieving carbon neutrality in its own operations, scope 1 and 2, in 2040 to progressively reach total neutrality across the company’s value chain. Meanwhile, it has been set as a new goal that 70% of electricity consumption should come from renewable sources in 2028, compared to 35% previously. In Spain and Portugal, the target is 100% for this year. All of these measures...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/13

o devote two-thirds of its advanced research investment to these innovations. The company expects to double its sales for such technologies by 2013, to 1 billion euros, and over 5 billion euros in 2020. Valeo plans to devote 60% of its investments to emerging countries. Its sales in China and India should amount to 1 billion euros in 2013 and 3 billion euros in 2020. As a group, it is aiming at achieving sales of 10 billion euros in 2013 and 15 b...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/12

the second half of 2024. The Company expects the automotive environment in 2025 to remain challenging. In Europe, automotive production in 2025 may be lower than in 2024. Despite this context, the Company’s European operations are expected to improve their overall operating margin in 2025. China should offer growth potential in 2025 through the start of customer projects that were delayed in 2024 and the ramp-up of sales with new customers. Th...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/09

icles. Together, the seven project partners, under the leadership of Intel Deutschland GmbH, are developing new methods and approaches by which automated vehicles can be protected in urban operation using risk-sensitive real-time processes. In addition, ways of providing evidence of this protection should be shown. As part of the project, not only individual components but the entire system are considered. For this purpose, an overall system arch...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/09

new Autoliv Front Center Airbag helps avoid driver-to-interior and driver-to-passenger impact. The inboard seat mounted airbag deploys in the space between the driver and the front-seat passenger, providing protection for them from colliding during a side impact and reduces risk of trauma to head, shoulder and chest. (From a press release on November 18, 2019) Autoliv, Inc. announced that the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will likely lead to a...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/07

r IV), and Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas), have already committed to join the initiative, which is scheduled to start working this summer with around 20 member companies. Automakers other than Suzuki are also considering joining the initiative. The specific details of what a standard API should be are to be determined based on the opinions and ideas of the participating companies. However, the initiative plans to start with creating an...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/07

olar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) to realize a generic fuel cell stack as a pre-competitive and manufacturer-independent development platform. Its size, design and power density will correspond to the fuel cell systems currently used in the automotive sector. Its components should be available for research projects and for companies from mid-2022. The stack concept is designed for a maximum output of 150 kilowatts. This r...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/06

ustrialization and Digitization of Additive Manufacturing (AM) for automotive series processes. Metallic 3D printing is being implemented at two locations: the BMW Group's Additive Manufacturing Center in Munich and automotive supplier GKN Powder Metallurgy’s factory of in Bonn. In the future, it should be possible to produce at least 50,000 components per year in mass production and over 10,000 individual and spare parts. Two modular and almos...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/03

l experiencing difficulties returned to normal at the start of the week 29. The company is in process of evaluating the financial consequences of the cyber-attack and will communicate further in its half yearly results. At this stage the preliminary assessment is that the impact on first half sales should be limited to around 1%, some of which could be regained in the third quarter. (From a press release on July 13, 2017) Saint-Gobain has announc...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/01

lease on December 2, 2020) Continental decided to repatriate the joint venture with Osram. Continental and Osram each have a half share in the joint venture, which was founded in 2018 and specializes in intelligent lighting systems for automobiles. The two companies are currently holding talks that should be concluded by the end of the year. The joint venture will then be dissolved. The current negotiations are tackling the issue of how the capit...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/01

powertrain to validate system performance. The two companies are also aiming for public funding within the framework of the German "National Innovation Program Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology" (NIP). FlixBus has clearly defined the requirement profile for its vehicles.  These fuel cell vehicles should cover at least 500 kilometers of continuous use without refueling. Hydrogen refueling, itself, should be possible in 20 minutes or less. (From ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/26

elf-driving taxis and limousines to self-driving shuttles. Its fleet management services provide fleet operators with the tools they need to make informed decisions in keeping their vehicles charged, maintained, and clean. The tele-operation application and functionality allows for decision support should human operators be required to support with rules, routing, or semantic decisions, or to approve specific manoeuvres. With Moovit’s Urban Mob...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/26

Traditionally, carbon black is formed from the combustion of residual oil or coal tar oil. Monolith and Goodyear have developed a plasma-based process using renewable electricity for methane pyrolysis, resulting in outputs of only carbon and hydrogen. According to Monolith, the plasma-based process should result in environmental benefits across the development lifecycle, resulting in a reduction of carbon emissions. (From a press release dated De...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/25