m for commercial vehicles Bosch registers 838 patents in 2012 Robert Bosch wins "BMW Supplier Innovation Award" Bosch invested 440 million euros in China in 2012 Bosch supplying radar and video sensors for VW Golf Bosch opens new plant in Chennai, India Bosch creates new joint venture with Daimler, BMW, and others Bosch inaugurates new manufacturing facility in Romania Bosch to set up first Indonesian plant Bosch announces investment plans for As...

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nnounced on September 2 that it has released the UJA107xA family, its next generation of CAN/LIN System Basis Chips (SBCs) for in-vehicle networks. With their enhanced electromagnetic compatibility performance, the chips can meet the stringent requirements of global automakers such as Toyota, Audi, BMW, Daimler, and Ford. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on September. 3, 2010) BMW Group Research and Technology and NXP Semiconductor...

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release on September 27, 2024)Joining the Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance-The Company joined the Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance (COVESA), a global alliance that brings together like-minded groups to develop and unlock the full potential of connected vehicles. The Company will work with Ford, BMW, Stellantis, Bosch, Aptiv, and others to contribute and accelerate the development of open standards and technologies for connected vehicles. The ...

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ut 8,000 employees working in 16 production facilities in North and South America, 13 factories in Europe and 5 factories in Asia. In 2006 GMS had annual revenues of $855 million. GMS is a long term supplier to blue chip customers like Mercedes Benz, Toyota, Ford, Chrysler, GM, Renault, Nissan, VW, BMW, Peugeot, Lear Corporation, Caterpillar and Scania. The merged Kongsberg Automotive will have revenues of approximately Euro 1 billion, with more...

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se on June 20, 2018) Grupo Antolin announced the opening of its new factory in Shenyang (China). The company is consolidating its presence in the world's largest car market in order to offer the best service to its customers. The Shenyang factory produces everyday about 4,000 headliners, mainly for BMW, and employs about 200 people. The plant is equipped with the latest technology so that it can offer the highest quality standards to its customer...

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top supplier to Visteon in the Climate category. (From a press release on May 8, 2008) Freudenberg has developed Low Emission Sealing Solutions (LESS), which help to reduce fuel consumption and emissions significantly. The company is supplying LESS for the new models introduced in 2010 such as BMW X3, Volvo V60 and S60, Daimler Mercedes CLS, Volkswagen Passat, Sharan and Polo GTI, Audi A1, A7 and A8, Porsche Cayenne, Volvo S60 and Opel Meriva. (...

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-Highlights: - Dazzle-free illumination with LED and filament lamp technologies. - Capacitive switches and sliders. - Integrated camera and motion sensors for gesture control. - Ambient light combined with design elements. - Applications in Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Volkswagen, Skoda, Seat, Bentley, BMW, and General Motors models. -Smart real wood surface with capacitive touch, force sensoric, and haptic feedback developed in collaboration with No...

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rt behavior. The development project aims to reduce the still-high cost of manufacturing of these systems by employing compact, reasonably priced components, coupled with high integration density. Besides Rheinmetall, partners in this project of the German Ministry of Transport and NOW GmbH include BMW, the University of Siegen, and other supplier companies. (From a press release on October 9, 2020) Rheinmetall announced that it has won new busin...

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ndard of Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems (MAPS) sealing systems operations eight manufacturing facilities in Germany, Italy, Poland and Belgium, including joint venture interests in India and China. The consolidated annual sales of these businesses were approximately $400 million in 2006. Fiat, BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen Group are among the largest customers of the businesses being acquired. The transaction is expected to close in the third ...

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H & Co. KG announced that it has laid the foundation stone for its new production facility in Prievidza, Slovakia. The first stage of expansion in Prievidza will be the production of electric motors and drives, liftgate systems and window regulators for companies like the Volkswagen Group, Daimler, BMW, Ford and General Motors. Brose is investing EUR 50 million in plants and buildings here and plans to create 600 jobs in the first five years of o...

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lin launches construction on first tire recycling plant in Chile Enviro, Sweden strategic partnership agreements with Michelin delayed Michelin India signs MoU with IIT Bombay for mobility research Michelin targets 100% sustainable tires by 2050 Nihon Michelin Tire’s Primacy 3 adopted for Lexus UX300e EV Michelin launches Pilot Sport EV tire for electric sports vehicles Michelin launches MICHELIN e.PRIMACY tire BMW and Michelin developing tire...

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ering wheels. It has started production for multiple OEM customers since the second quarter of 2017 and reserve space for continued growth. (From a press release on August 16, 2017) Key Safety Systems officially opened its sixth Mexican plant in Matamoros, Mexico, to manufacture steering wheels for BMW, General Motors, Ford, Jeep and Tesla. The 120,000-square-foot facility currently has a workforce of 600 employees, which will increase to 1,400 b...

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s of the new power control system, which will contribute to reducing vehicle weight and costs as well as highlighting the ISG function, Hella is seeking to absorb needs of automakers striving to improve fuel efficiency. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on June. 4, 2008) Together with BMW, Hella has developed lane-change warning for the new BMW 7 Series. The lane-change warning, with two 24-GHz radar sensors on both sides, assists t...

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launch the construction of two additional plants in the United States after the new plants in Chattanooga (Tennessee for Volkswagen) and Fairfax (Kansas for General Motors). The Greer (South Carolina) plant under construction is intended to deliver all large exterior painted body parts for the BMW X3, X4, X5, X6 and future models at the BMW plant adjacent to Plastic Omnium; it will also supply Volvo in South Carolina and Daimler in Alabama. More...

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tronic control units and algorithms. (From a press release on April 19, 2021) Valeo announced that it will present six major innovations for safer and cleaner mobility at the IAA Mobility 2021. Valeo will present an autonomous parking system (Automated Valet Parking) developed in collaboration with BMW, which allows a car to park itself in a parking lot. Valeo will also showcase its Valeo Drive4U autonomous car, which will drive in automated mode...

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West Midlands plant expects to host stamping equipment in its 50,000 square meters and is designed to safeguard the 800 jobs at Gestamp's current Cannock plant by progressively moving production to the new facility. The plant is expected to provide a better service to customers in the area, namely BMW, Honda, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Renault-Nissan and Toyota. Plans are for production to start before the end of 2017. Gestamp has already invested...

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a safety switch for high-reliability systems such as vehicles and energy storage systems, which quickly and reliably disconnect the circuit in case of emergency to avoid potential danger, with the triggering signal generated by either the crash control unit or the battery management system. The PSS-X3 exhibited by Autoliv can provide the high voltage required for ultra-long range of passenger vehicles as well as for super-fast charging and indust...

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s are indeed holding discussions. The ZF Group is likely to generate more than 1.1 billion euros in sales in China alone during the current year. ZF's sales in 2009 in China were 970 million euros. Sales have been buoyed by the increasing business the company is doing with Volkswagen, Daimler, and BMW, as well as with Chinese automakers, especially those exporting their vehicles outside China. On August 6, the ZF Group (China) and Chongqing Mach...

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rdinating the "H2Fuel" research project. As part of the project, which is funded by the German government, ZBT is partnering with the Fraunhofer Institute, ZSW, Ludwig-Bölkow-Systemtechnik GmbH and the Institute for Physical Chemistry at Heinrich Heine University.  Mercedes-Benz FuelCell, Toyota, BMW, and Ford are also on board as associate partners. (From a press release on December 17, 2020) ElringKlinger AG announced that it is founding a ne...

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lf of 2023. (From a press release dated September 8, 2022) The Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency announced that GKN Automotive, a division of Dowlais Group PLC, has invested EUR 142.7 million to build a new site in Felsozsolca, intending to supply the regional hubs of Tier 1 companies and serve BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Suzuki, and Volkswagen plants in the region. This new site will produce half-shafts for both internal combustion engines and elect...

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