and efficiency. The system also features L2/L2+ ADAS functions that meet safety standards such as the latest GSR and NCAP requirements. (From a press release dated January 25, 2024)   Awards ISO/SAE 21434 certification for cybersecurity-The Company has received ISO/SAE 21434 certification, the benchmark standard for automotive cybersecurity, from UTAC. The certification covers the management of cybersecurity risks throughout the entire lifec...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/02/09

gi Toyota Boshoku's new T-BOP interior system makes various seat arrangements possible Toyota Boshoku's first exhibits at China International Auto Parts Expo Toyota Boshoku to start production of automotive interior parts at its subsidiary plant in the U.S. next fall Toyota Boshoku to establish Benchmark Showrooms in North America and Europe Toyota Boshoku Mississippi plant to resume investment by shifting to production of Corolla parts ...

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in the US by Itelis.-Installed near crosswalks and other locations to detect pedestrians.-Capable of a very high level of accurate detection covering a wide area.(Detailed News) Carbon-neutral Initiatives Greenhouse-gas-emission targets for 2030 and 2050-By 2030, using FY2018 emissions as the benchmark, reduce direct greenhouse gas emissions, as well as indirect emissions from using electric power, heat, and steam supplied by other companie...

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evelop a system for conducting analysis, in order to create optimum designs and achieve greater reliability of products. Carbon-neutral Activities -In response to climate change, the NHK Spring Group Environmental Challenge aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 50% by 2030, using the 2013 level as the benchmark. It also aims to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by 2039. Through product manufacturing and technological developments, the Company is promot...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/02/09

2-speed hybrid transmission of Buick’s GL8 PHEV van. Production of the units began in June 2024. As the first large and medium-sized plug-in hybrid transmission produced by GM for the Chinese market, the efficiency-enhancing wet clutch and hydraulic control module will contribute to setting a new benchmark for plug-in hybrids. The wet clutch for the 2-speed hybrid transmission enhances system efficiency through low drag torque, with a compact a...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/02/05

article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on February 25, 2019) Cinemo, a global supplier in automotive grade multimedia playback, streaming, media management, connectivity, and cloud middleware, announced that Cinemo and Denso Ten Limited (Denso Ten) continue their collaboration on projects that set a benchmark in smart integration demonstrating a consistent choice in execution and robustness and enhance the quality of car head units. The projects b...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/01/15

net income. Click here for details Tachi-S Co., Ltd. will strengthen its technical proposal activities targeted at Chinese automakers. The company has won a program to supply seats to Geely Automobile of China, starting in May this year. Leveraging this business, Tachi-S is going to set a cost benchmark for developing and manufacturing products for the Chinese market, enhancing its capabilities to propose new technologies in the country. By ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/12/17

odies and doors, the company will work on development of advanced sealing with high sound insulation properties jointly with automakers. Given excellent sound insulating properties achieved on European vehicles, Japanese automakers are striving to make further improvements. Using European cars as a benchmark, the company will also work on a joint research project covering the whole car body to study ways to provide a high level of soundproof func...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/12/03

city joint (CV joint) system has launched in its second application on the all-new BMW 5 Series. The VL3 joint makes the driveline more efficient, with measurably reduced CO2 emissions - an improvement in current applications. Working to a schedule of just 18 months, GKN Driveline delivered the new benchmark in lightweight, high-performance sideshaft systems for BMW Group in the VL3 system. The diaphragm design replaces the conventional cap-and-b...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/09/26

pany will invest JPY 20 billion over three years, investing in areas of growth, particularly in EV and CASE mobility fields. Sustainability Initiatives-In aiming to become carbon neutral by 2050, the Company will launch initiatives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions 50% by 2030, with FY 2013 as the benchmark. Status of Mid-term Management Plan -The Company is on track in terms of strengthening its core business, which is automotive clutches. In...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/09/02

ource • Consideration of customer-specific requirements and special features • Incorporation of automotive cable expertise in crimping, ultrasonic welding and bonding • Modular structure adapts to almost any number of cells • Components are optimized for weight, space and stability • Benchmark in production and integration of sensor wiring harness This technology enables to replace complex cable harnesses with ultra-flat MSP (mecha...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/08/29

ISELED (Intelligent Smart Embedded LED), an innovative technology based on highly integrated, smart LED modules enabling dynamic light. With its newly developed projects in smart lighting and electronics, such as the Interactive ‘ID. Light’ (for new Volkswagen ID Buzz EV), Antolin has become a benchmark supplier in functional and dynamic interior lighting. Antolin will also equip 3 additional car models with the ‘ID. Light’. For smart li...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/08/28

of software-defined vehicles will be driven by collaboration and co-creation.” (Nexteer release on September 22, 2025) On October 6, Nexteer Automotive announced its Direct Drive Hand Wheel Actuator (DD-HWA) as the company's latest advancement in Steer-by-Wire (SbW) technologies.  Setting a new benchmark for steering feel, system integration and vehicle design flexibility, DD-HWA sets enable OEMs to deliver next-generation driving experiences...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/08/27

13, 2017) Michelin launched the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tire by utilizing more than 3,000 vehicles in Europe equipped with electronic sensors to collect data on usage, temperature conditions and driving habits. With information from over 38 million kilometers of travel, the Pilot Sport 4 sets a new benchmark of quality for premium and sports sedans. (From a press release on January 12, 2016) Siam Michelin revealed that the slowdown of the economy...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/08/27

World Capital Barcelona, SEAT, Telefonica, Ficosa, ETRA and i2CAT have signed a collaboration agreement to perform a pilot project for connected cars. The project lies within the scope of the 5G Barcelona consortium, which is an initiative intended to consolidate the city of Barcelona as Europe’s benchmark 5G hub. It also involves the collaboration of other members of 5G Barcelona such as UPC and CTTC. This pilot project, which is jointly heade...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/08/14

France for a total cost of EUR165 million. Employing over 1,000 people in the long term, the new site will produce seats, innovative solutions for reducing vehicle emissions, and hydrogen storage systems. The new site will be equipped with the latest digital manufacturing technologies and will be a benchmark for CO2 emissions reduction.  The project will not only safeguard the registered headcount in the region but will create an additional 300 ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/29

ctions after exposure to oxymethylene ether (OME), one of the most often mentioned synthetic fuels. The experimental fuels were composed of standard diesel with an OME admixture equal to 10 to 30 percent of volume. Other experiments were carried out using pure OME and 100 percent fossil diesel as a benchmark. (From a press release on March 7, 2019) Freudenberg announced that it is working on ways to provide shielding with plastic housings. Electr...

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e seatbelt a few milliseconds before an imminent crash. Autoliv is ramping up production of these active seatbelt systems which are currently used in premium cars. (From a press release on Oct 28, 2008) Euro NCAP has recently conducted a new whiplash test on vehicle seats. Volvo's XC60 seat set the benchmark at the official launch of this new whiplash test by obtaining 3.54 points out of possible 4. This was the highest score of the 25 seats test...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/29

ly inaugurated its new headquarters in the Guadalupe municipal area around Monterrey, Mexico, and laid the first stone of a new Research and Development Center. ZF is investing USD 300 million for the Research and Development Center and a manufacturing plant in the Monterrey Campus, which will be a benchmark for the country’s automotive transformation, since it will develop electrification, autonomous driving and integrated safety projects, amo...

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prototyping in its state-of-the-art facility located in Grand Blanc, Michigan. (Nexteer press release on December 2, 2020) Continental announced that it has adopted one of the most comprehensive sustainability roadmaps in the vehicle supplier industry, thus paving the way for a new global industry benchmark. Part of the roadmap relates to emission-free vehicles: from 2022, Continental will make its global business for emission-free cars, buses, ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/29