a of automotive components business, which achieved a year-over-year gain of 39 percent. The rise was attributable to an increase in global vehicle production and positive effects of Japanese eco-car incentive programs. All divisions enjoyed an improvement in sales. Sales rose by 4.6 percent at the consumer products and power tool business, and 22 percent at the industrial equipment business. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on July...

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n automobiles. The two companies will collaborate in development of Terminal Mode, a technology proposed by Nokia to enable a new way of mobile devices and car infotainment systems to seamlessly work together. Through this agreement, Clarion will join the smartphone interface project that Nokia and Consumer Electronics for Automotive (CE4A) are working on. Clarion also aims to build an application service business for in-car devices utilizing Nok...

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tonomous driving technologies in Japan, by increasing the number of engineers who are engaged in this field from current 20 to 40 by 2018. Valeo Japan currently employs 550 engineers in total. (From a press release on February 12, 2016) Valeo S.A. is taking part, for the third year in a row, in the Consumer Electronics Show 2016 in Las Vegas, the U.S.・Valeo is presenting Valeo Cruise4U, its partially automated vehicle, giving attendees the chan...

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il its latest version of its demo car. Making its North American debut, the vehicle is equipped with a wide range of the latest products in the Aisin Group lineup. (From a press release, on December 21, 2017) Aisin Seiki and Aisin AW announced that they will exhibit, for the first time, at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), January 9-12, 2018 in Las Vegas. The Aisin Group focuses on three next-generation growth areas: Zero Emissions, Autom...

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Pioneer Corporation Japan Shiro Yahara (President and CEO) -A leader in car audio and navigation systems. It engages primarily in the car electronics business, leveraging its cutting-edge technologies to turn innovative and visionary ideas into industry-leading products and services.-The Company operates in the following business areas: General Consumer Business, OEM Business, Sound Business, Mobility Service Business, and Onboard Camera AI Solut...

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s of the external relay box and is already prepared for use in 48-Volt power supplies. (From a press release on October 14, 2014) J. Eberspaecher GmbH & Co. KG has developed a fuel-cell APU (auxiliary power unit) that converts diesel very efficiently to electricity and thereby supplies all on-board consumer components. Whether for the air conditioning system or the refrigerator – the numerous consumers of electricity on board of a commercial ve...

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ted to reach 1,400 employees over the next three to four years. Future plans for the development of the site include the addition of new forging capacity. (From a press release on July 4, 2016) GKN Driveline has launched its new electric axle drive (eAxle) technology for C-Segment vehicles to offer consumers the option of adding plug-in electric all-wheel drive. GKN has secured orders for a major global platform and production is now underway at ...

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eadquartered in Silicon Valley (Fremont, CA), and Azuga's 400+ employees will be the newest members of the Bridgestone group. Established in 2012, Azuga provides more than 6,000 North American fleets with a state-of-the-art fleet management platform that includes GPS tracking, telematics and driver behavior monitoring. This acquisition will expand the Group's mobility solutions globally in collaboration with Webfleet Solutions, the No. 1 digital ...

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es the need for oil hydraulic piping and makes fine adjustments to individual wheels according to the road surface conditions. The brake-by-wire system automatically overtakes operations in accordance with steering operations even on partially wet or frozen roads, without disturbing the vehicle’s behavior. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on August 3, 2023)  Capital Expenditure  (EUR millions)   FY ended Dec. 31, 202...

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nction as a personal conference room with background noise cancellation MyAvatar - AI-powered vehicle assistant Software applications for multiple domains as-a-Product AI-driven Contex Aware Mobility Experience (CAMEX) platform analyzes the entire car environment to adapt its settings based on user behavior and external environment Digital twin - a cloud-based virtual representation of cabin hardware and software that accelerates design, testing,...

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ion with Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., a Sumitomo Group company involved in the wire harness business, Sumitomo Bakelite will promote the use of its polymer waveguides to automakers as a solution that realizes both high-speed, high-volume communications and weight reduction for automotive and consumer product applications. (Detailed News) -The Company is engaged in advancing the following development projects Wire harnesses In-vehicle opti...

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l scrap, and the production of low CO2-emissions products containing high scrap content to meet increasing demand from the automotive market. This new agreement also offers the supply guarantee to the OEMs who want to use reduced CO2 steel solutions. Gestamp also said the return of high-quality pre-consumer scrap, with traceability of its origin, quality, and processing, allows the company to secure the circular supply chain to its auto customers...

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ams-OSRAM AG Austria Aldo Kamper (CEO) -The Company is a global leader in providing optical solutions, with a particular focus on sensing and lighting technologies. It services several markets including the automotive, consumer, healthcare and industrial technology fields.-Within the automotive and mobility industries, the Company provides lighting, sensing and visualization technologies and systems. These include driver monitoring systems, gestu...

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tion for System Integrators, OEMs and receiver manufactures. Sapcorda Services will offer globally available GNSS positioning services via internet and satellite transmission and enable centimeter-accurate precision for GNSS. The services are designed to serve high volume automotive, industrial and consumer markets. The real-time correction data service is provided in an open format, is publicly accessible, and is not tied to receiver hardware or...

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s, Xpeng Motors, Huawei and Li Auto, who have or are developing their own in-house solutions for advanced ADAS software stack. -The Autonomous Mobility-as-a-Service (AMaaS) competitors include Cruise, Motional, Waymo, Yandex, Zoox, Auto X, Baidu, Deeproute.ai, Didi Chuxing, Momenta, and WeRide. The consumer AD competitors include Sony and Tesla, who are developing self-driving vehicles for consumers.   Featured report   2023 Business Ov...

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more. (From a press release dated December 7, 2023) Marelli won the Digital Engineering Awards 2023 on December 6, 2023 for development of fully active electro-mechanic suspension system. The new system enhances vehicle safety, performance, and comfort while ensuring high efficiency. It decides the behavior of each vehicle’s suspension, neutralizing vibration, and vehicle body movements. It processes information in milliseconds and determines t...

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fts for EVs NTN announces new medium-term management plan through FY 2026 NTN starts construction of new head office in France NTN Corporation's first quarter results NTN Corporation's second quarter results (cumulative) NTN develops Integrated Bearing Dynamic Analysis System to precisely calculate behavior of cages in bearing revolution NTN to begin operating second production facility in India in April next year NTN acquires a forging plant f...

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any selected and validated DSM N.V.'s EcoPaXX bioplastic as a rolling bearing cage material. In addition, by using analysis technology to predict the optimum injection molding conditions and load during bearing rotation, creating a prototype resin cage based on the analysis results, visualizing the behavior during bearing rotation, and evaluating the performance, NSK was able to develop the product in about one-third the time of conventional meth...

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re (JV) with PCR Recycling, called MATERI’ACT Dallas. The JV, based in Dallas, Texas, U.S., will accelerate the development and delivery of recycled compounds for sustainable automotive products with up to 85% CO2 reduction in 2030. Its mission is to secure a local and long-term feedstock of post-consumer recycled plastics and to produce recycled polymers for a wide range of automotive products such as instrument panels, door panels, and center...

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xpansion in Tijuana, Mexico Autoliv to invest USD 32 million to modernize North American headquarters Autoliv Japan to open new R&D office in Ibaraki Autoliv, Volvo Cars and NVIDIA to develop advanced systems for self-driving cars Autoliv introduces smartphone application for driver risk and safety behaviors Autoliv concludes strategic review and prepares for spin-off of its electronics segment Leaders for Veoneer and Autoliv announced ahead of p...

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