ter wafers. This expansion will mainly serve the growing demand for MEMS sensors in the automotive and consumer goods segments, as well as for silicon-carbide power semiconductors, which are critical to electromobility. -The Company is also upgrading the Roseville plant in California, USA, which it acquired in 2023, for the manufacture of silicon-carbide power semiconductors. This project is supported by funding under the U.S. CHIPS and Science A...

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f the Saltillo plant in Mexico. 2000 Hutchinson joins Atofina, the Chemical Branch of the TotalFinaElf Group.Inauguration of the Paulstra Chaeaudun Technical Center (France).Acquisition of Barry Controls in the USA.Acquisition of Soke in Austria.Building of the new Zywiec 2 plant in Poland 2001 Acquired Lacesa in Mexico, a company of 120 employees, located in the northwest of the country. 2004 Expenditure in Lodz, Poland and Ensenada, Mexic...

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or the ProTec Business Unit following the acquisition of Per-Color S.a.r.L.ProTec moves from Weiterstadt and Koenigswinter to Bensheim/HessenEstablishment of a representative office in Bangalore, India 2004 Mann+Hummel Italia S.r.l. founded in Torino, Italy. 2006 The Bosch Group and MANN+HUMMEL acquire the Purolator filter business from ArvinMeritor. 2008 100% takeover of the Korean filter specialist Dongwoo Co. Ltd. and name change to MANN...

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tion in the door system plant in Chicago/USA Sep. 2004 Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to set up the first own Chinese plant in Changchun Sep. 2005 Brose extended its product range to include power closure systems for side-doors and liftgates. Debut in IAA 2005. Dec. 2005 The Company acquired a 40 percent stake in Pressan A.S. (Turkish window regulator manufacturer.) Jan. 2006 Jurgen Otto is appointed CEO, the first non-family or...

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in India All terrain MICHELIN LTX Force SUV tires launched in India Michelin to open new R&D Laboratory in India Michelin launched Pilot Sport 4 tire Siam Michelin pays attention to low-medium quality tire market growth Nihon Michelin Tire's Primacy 3 tire adopted for new Toyota Camry Michelin to acquire telematics provider NexTraq Michelin India to double capacity at Chennai plant Hyundai and Michelin announce partnership agreement focused on ...

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lines and connectors, and a top five supplier of coolant modules.-Effective from 1 January 2024, the Company is operating under a new regional reporting structure with three geographic regions: Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific.-On April 15, 2025, the Company was acquired by ABC Technologies Inc. (ABC) for an enterprise value of over GBP 1.8 billion. The combined business will be rebranded as TI Automotive. The...

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or in Taiwan, and  Japan Piston Ring Co., Ltd.  (Capitalized at 16 million RMB). Aug. 1968 Opened Maehara plant on the premises of the Inuyama plant to manufacture large bearings. Apr. 1971 Merged two metal manufacturers, Nagato Metal Co., Ltd. and Japan Metal Industries Co., Ltd. Oct. 1971 Acquired 54.5% of the shares of Asia Kerumet Seisakusyo and took over the management. Jan. 1973 Established Daina Metal Co., Ltd. jointly with Seri...

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gy Limited (Qinghai). Jun. 2014 Established a wholly-owned subsidiary called Lithium Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (Beijing). Dec. 2014 Established a branch in Shanghai . 2014 Established a subsidiary called Contemporary Amperex Technology GmbH (Germany) as a R&D center. Jan. 2015 Acquired Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Limited (Foshan). The company owns 66.72% of the shares. Oct. 2015 Established a subsidiary called Con...

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re as Breed Automotive Corp. Sep. 1992 Changed its name to Breed Technologies, Inc. Dec. 1993 Entered into a joint venture with IAO Riunite Industrie S.p.A. to form BREED Italia, a manufacturer of airbag modules in Italy for existing and newly-awarded business with Fiat Auto, S.p.A. Aug. 1994 Acquired 100% of the stock of Hamlin, Inc. in exchange for common shares of the Company. May 1995 Acquired an additional 10% of BREED Italia, the jo...

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r-than-expected customer demand. Regionally, organic sales in Europe and North America declined in the low double-digit percentage range. In the Asia/Pacific region, were 2.6% below the previous year. On the other hand, the South America region’s organic sales significantly increased. Acquisition Acquired remaining 25% of shares in MAHLE Behr  -The Company acquired all the remaining shares of under 25% in the thermal management specialist MAHL...

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and energy management solutions. Lifecycle Solutions: Business group comprised of Independent Aftermarket, Workshop Solutions and Special Original Equipment divisions. -On January 31, 2022, FORVIA SE (FORVIA Faurecia) (Formerly Faurecia SE) completed the acquisition of the Company. FORVIA Faurecia acquired a total of 79.5% of the shares in the Company including 60% of the Company’s shares from the pool of family shareholders. -As of January 1...

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sion Industrial Co., Ltd. 1988 The Company established KCW Corporation. 1993 The Company established Plant No. 2. 1993 The Company, Kyung Chang Precision Industrial, and KCW jointly established a technical research center. 1994 The Company was listed on the KOSDAQ market. 1996 The Company acquired ISO9002 certification. 1999 The Company acquired QS9000 certification. 2002 The Company established Kyung Chang Even Automobile Parts Co....

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ties distributed across 28 countries as follows: Europe: 61 Asia: 53 North America: 26 Rest of World: 10 1947 Company was founded in Paris, France. 1962 The Company's first plant was built in Langres, France. 1972 The Company's first international plant was built in Valencia, Spain. 1986 Acquired Landry and Techni-Plaste Industrie in France, a supplier of fuel tanks and the precursor of Inergy Automotive Systems 1995 Acquired Reydel ...

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Technology Solutions-Sales in the Company’s Technology Solutions business unit totaled EUR 392.3 million in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of 7.3% from the previous year. The increase was driven by new product launches in Germany and Mexico. Acquisition -In 2024, the Company acquired an additional 16% stake in Antolin Chongqing Auto Interiors Trim Systems, Co., Ltd., increasing its current total shareholding to 67%. Divest...

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Company plans to eliminate 200 jobs in Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland. (From multiple sources on November 28, 2024) Divestitures Sale of Thermal Commercial Vehicles business, Spheros, to H.I.G. Capital-Spheros, previously part of the Company's Thermal Commercial Vehicles business, has been acquired by H.I.G. Capital, effective since July 1, 2024. This change will not affect Spheros’ plants, employees, customers, or suppliers, and it wi...

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elease dated February 2, 2024) >>>Locations-As of December 31, 2024, the Company has more than 500 locations across 40 countries, including 249 production facilities and campuses and 78 research and development centers. Dec. 1997 Ecia, a 68% subsidiary of PSA Peugeot Citroen established in 1929, acquired Bertrand Faure, the largest European seat manufacturer established in 1914. Jun. 1999 The merger of Ecia and Bertrand Faure was approved at...

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tions Merger with Vitesco Technologies Group AG (notes listed in chronological order)-The Company announced an acquisition of an additional stake of 3.6 million shares or 9% in Vitesco Technologies Group AG, which was previously held by BofA Securities Europe S.A. The price of the additional shares acquired is lower than the consideration paid by the Company in the tender offer. This increases the Company’s shareholding in Vitesco to approximat...

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s, including electrification, connectivity, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), automated driving (AD), and shared mobility. The Company was previously a business division under GM focusing on steering operations before splitting off as a part of Delphi Corporation. -In 2010, the Company was acquired by Pacific Century Motors, based in China. -For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, sales of the Company’s electric power steering (EP...

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Sierra EV at the Orion plant to late 2025, due largely to slower demand than anticipated. (From multiple sources on July 10, 2024) >>>Locations -The Company has 110 manufacturing facilities and 13 research and development centers located across 24 countries. 1997 Founded the Company. 1999-2001 Acquired Metalbages Group, Griwe GmbH, and Esmar Group. 2002 Created Autotech Engineering to improve the Company's R&D capabilities. 2004 Acquired...

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ies. 1956 Autoliv AB started its seat belt operations. Oct. 1996 The Company, Autoliv Inc. was started as a merger of Europe's leading automotive safety company, Autoliv AV of Sweden, and Morton ASP (Automotive Safety Products), the leading airbag manufacturer in North America and Asia. 1997 Acquired one of its main suppliers, Marling Industries Plc and its subsidiary Van Oerle Alberton, the world leading producer of seat belt webbing. 1...

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