ough its OEM supply to Ford has been very limited, Clarion expects to increase it to the second largest level after Nissan by becoming Ford's major supplier. Clarion also plans to increase business with Renault. The company aims to make its OEM business big on a global scale in FY 2010 with Nissan, Ford, Honda, Suzuki and Renault. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on May 27, 2008) Clarion Co., Ltd. is trying to win a position of the ...

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up to eventually own all Valeo group interests in foreign affiliates. Established the subsidiaries Valeo Distribution and Societe Holding Valeo do Brasil (Brazil). 1986 Sold interest in SCBP Group and acquired Allevard Industries. 1988 Acquired the car and truck HVAC equipment operations for Ford, Autolatina of Brazil. Acquired Tibbe KG, a West German supplier of steering wheel locking devices. Increased interest in Clausor to 90% 19...

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gies, including advanced turbocharging, advanced combustion system development and variable Valvetrain technology, targeting significant CO2 savings. Ford and its partners will receive a GBP 13.1 million grant for their GBP 100 million program to upgrade the EcoBoost engine. The 11 partners include Ford, Schaeffler UK, Continental, and UEES (Unipart Eberspaecher Exhaust Systems). Schaeffler currently supplies mechanical tappets and the VCT (varia...

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d a winter tire test facility, called Technotrac, in Ivalo, Finland. Oct. 2018 Tennessee plant began its operations. May 2019 The Company changed the company name to Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. Mar. 2022 Launched Tire brand for EVs: iON Hankook Tire supplying tires to Ford Explorer Hankook Tire Opens New R&D Center in Germany Hankook Tire Invests Further in Hungary Plant Hankook Tire denies new plant project in the U.S...

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nd the strong growth in local and global demand for all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles. The 12,000 square meter site is GKN Driveline’s second plant in Villagran. The facility is producing a new type of higher performance propshaft, the GKN VLi. Customers include Audi, BMW, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Volkswagen. At full capacity, the plant will produce more than one million propshafts a year and will employ 380 people...

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ss release on Sep. 21, 2009)   Halla Climate Control Slovakia s.r.o (HCCS) of Slovakia won a program business from Ford to supply radiators and condensers. Shipment of the product started in April 2009. During 2009, the company is supplying products for 450,000 vehicles to its customers including Ford, Volvo, Fiat, and Jaguar. Supply volume for heat exchangers is expected to reach 1.78 million units by 2012. (From a press release on May 14, 200...

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lue Analysis. (From a press release issued in June 2015) Samvardhana Motherson Reflectec (SMR) announced that SMR Brasil received the 2014 Ford South America Supplier of the Year Award. Since its establishment in 2011, the company has managed several production ramp-ups of supply programs for Fiat, Ford, Hyundai, Toyota and Volkswagen. The company now produces approximately 1 million exterior mirrors per year and has significant growth objectives...

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000 square meters were built to meet the increased number of projects and volumes. Mecaplast Gebze designs, develops and manufactures parts for all Mecaplast products lines: Engine, Interior and Exterior. Mecaplast Gebze includes among its customers the major automakers such as Toyota, Fiat, Honda, Ford, Renault and Dacia. The site supplies its customers in more than 17 countries in Europe, South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and pro...

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f this, 6,500 square meters is for production. The first major production order for Kunshan comprises hood hinges for a large joint venture company. Edscha's customers in China include Chinese manufacturers like Geely, Chery and Great Wall Motors, as well as joint ventures involving Volkswagen, GM, Ford, PSA, Daimler and Volvo. (From a press release on August 30, 2013) Edscha AG has signed a memorandum of understanding with the authorities of Chu...

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ld only happen if it makes economic sense. “If we had to shift any volume from Mexico to the U.S., it would have to be financially viable, as doing business in the U.S. is more expensive,” he stated.   Tamez noted that all parts sold in Mexico are produced locally, with major clients including Ford, Audi, GM, BMW, Nissan, Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz, and Kia. He assured that potential tariff costs would not be absorbed by Nemak or its customer...

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Tucson), USA, was established (cable assemblies). 1995 Foundation of Leoni Autokabel Polska, Ostrzeszow, Poland (wiring harnesses) and takeover of the Italian companies Felisi S.p.A., Milan, and Somea S.p.A., Corropoli (wires and stranded conductors). 1996 Takeover of the company Temco Ltd. Stanford, England (wires and stranded conductors).Takeover of EPAN shares and change of name from EPAN-Leoni to Leonische of Asia, Singapore. 1997 Takeo...

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atest announcement marks the company’s sixth major expansion since beginning operations in 2003, following a USD 128.9 million investment announced in 2015. FCC (Adams) is a subsidiary of its Japanese parent company, FCC Co. Ltd., which supplies automotive customers such as Honda, Toyota, Subaru, Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Yamaha, Suzuki, Harley-Davidson and BMW. (From IEDC press release on December 12, 2018) F.C.C. announced that it ...

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rm expects to hire more than 250 more workers at the Celaya, Mexico plant by 2021. Gentherm currently employs 1,213 people in Celaya and expects to reach the goal of 1,500 by 2021, and offer better service to its premium customers. The Gentherm plant, located in Guanajuato, has as clients FCA, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Honda, KIA, Toyota, Tesla, Hyundai, Mercedes Benz and Nissan. They supply oxygen sensors for the gas tank, as well as the wiring...

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nd the Thai subsidiary of NHK Spring Co., Ltd., have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture to produce automotive headliners in Thailand. The new company, called NHK Antolin Thailand Co. LTD., will be located in Bangkok and produce components for the main car manufacturers in the country: Ford, Nissan, Honda, GM, Isuzu and Mitsubishi. It will employ almost 100 people and is expected to generate a turnover of 23 million euros in 2014. Gr...

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rred. Gestamp has invested close to GDP 50 million to date in the region. The new plant will bring a completely innovative technology of hot stamping. That includes one of the biggest hot stamping lines in the world aiming to provide a better service to customers, namely JLR, Nissan-Renault, Volvo, Ford, BMW, Toyota and Honda. The plant will also manufacture aluminium parts in an innovative transfer servo press, including battery boxes for electr...

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eived the 2010 World Excellence Award from Ford Motor Company in March 2011. KSS received the Recognition of Achievement Award in the New Consumer-Focused Technology category in recognition for developing rear inflatable seatbelt system. The KSS inflatable seatbelt is now available on the 2011 Ford Explorer. (From a press release on March 18, 2011) Key Safety Systems (KSS) announced its continued expansion in China with the opening of a new facil...

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s to invest in people by hiring over 100 engineers in the upcoming year. The team located at the new Technical Center will engineer current and future EPS programs, and will support the development of advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) and autonomous technologies for some OEMs, such as BMW, FCA, Ford, GM and PSA Peugeot Citroen. Currently Nexteer Automotive plants in Poland produce about 1.5 million steering systems annually for OEMs’ models...

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y in Indonesia BFGoodrich to move its production hub to Thailand in early 2019 Michelin completes acquisition of Camso of Canada Michelin acquires Indonesian tire manufacturer Multistrada  Michelin acquires 88% of Indonesia based Multistrada Michelin to supply Selfseal tires for Ford all-new 2020 Explorer Michelin acquires entire share capital of Masternaut Michelin’s Pilot Sport 4S tires adopted for all-new Lexus RC F Michelin acquires Mast...

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ssistance technologies Driver safety device developed by STMicroelectronics and Mobileye deployed in over 1 million vehicles globally TRW develops next generation of video camera TRW announces investments in camera technology Gentex supplying auto-dimming mirrors with driver-assist system for Ford Explorer Magna unveils new driver assistance system Autoliv develops Mono Vision Sensing System for BMW Delphi and Mobileye add Intel to autonomous pa...

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e Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG announced that its hands-free liftgate drive received BMW's "Supplier Innovation Award" in the category "highest customer benefit." The drive also won the "Pace Award" of North America's automotive industry. This product will be fitted in 14 different vehicle models of Ford, Mercedes-Benz and BMW by the end of this year. (From a press release on June 21, 2013) Mando-Brose Corporation, which is a 50-50 joint-venture b...

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