. Click here for details On February 19, JLR announced the successful completion of scaled trials with Novelis, a leading producer of flat-rolled aluminum products, for a new aluminum skin alloy. Its use in a production vehicle paves the way for more sustainable aluminum in JLR's next-generation luxury vehicles. The new aluminum skin alloy contains up to 85% recycled content and is up to 95% more energy efficient to produce. The comprehensive ...

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eloped disc brake pad. The material composition and manufacturing technology will be provided as well. The two companies have jointly worked for two years to optimize Hitachi Chemical's non-asbestos organic (NAO) material for Brembo's disc brake pads and this material is now close to application on luxury vehicles of several automakers. Brembo supplies brake systems for high performance cars of Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Ferrari. Hitachi Chemical...

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ultra-lightweight aluminum and carbon fiber hybrid wheels for the premium vehicle OEM market. The combined technologies could generate a weight savings of up to 40 percent when compared to high performance forged aluminum wheels. The partners have built and extensively tested prototypes for use on luxury cars and SUVs. Testing took place at certified Maxion Wheels test labs. In addition, the ThyssenKrupp – Maxion Wheels team is working with th...

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on using a torque converter and power transmission efficiency and direct drive feel of a manual transmission. Full-scale marketing efforts on this new product will soon start. The company expects its application needs in sports car models, which have conventionally used manual transmissions, and in luxury models as a high-functional transmission. By adopting a dry clutch, which is fuel efficient, Magneti Marelli plans to appeal its superiority ov...

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sha Shimbun on Dec. 1, 2009) Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd. will start manufacturing electric active control engine mounts (ACMs) at the Ohio Plant, U.S.A. Electric ACMs are now made at the company's domestic facilities for application in upper-class vehicles built by Honda as well as in some of the luxury models made by Toyota. The new U.S. line will enable the supplier to provide the products locally to the plants of these customers, which are p...

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lass and AMG C43 by the summer of 2016. The company's German sales unit said that it has realized a weight reduction of 20% by using aluminum as the material for the brake caliper body instead of cast iron, and earned an excellent evaluation. The company is aiming to receive new orders for European luxury brand electrified vehicles, and started making overtures to Porsche AG and Audi AG. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on October 3...

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bit a positioning module ideal for smart access and remote parking, which require accurate measurement of the distance between driver and car. (From a press release on December 14, 2018) Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. (Alps Alpine) announced that it has raised its stake in Faital S.p.A. (Faital), an Italian luxury speaker maker, from 19.9% to 80% to make the company its consolidated subsidiary. Alps Alpine aims to strengthen development ability, quality, ...

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, dlhBowles is a leading manufacturer of camera and sensor cleaning systems, windshield washer systems, sunroof drains, powertrain, and chassis solutions. Acquired 89.9% of Karl Etzel GmbH’s shares. Etzel is based in Mühlacker (Germany) and is a leading tier-1 and tier-2 supplier to the German luxury OEMs. It’s expertise in injection molding plastics for automotive interiors and exteriors. Mar. 2023 Acquired 100% shares of WMG Technologi...

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cturer. This new contract is projected to generate revenue of approximately USD 10 million annually, on a single vehicle model, beginning in early 2019. (From a press release on April 27, 2016) Gentherm announced that it has been selected for a next generation Mercedes-Benz car line in the upper or luxury segment. This is Gentherm's first advanced seat comfort system program with a premium luxury German brand. First shipments are scheduled to beg...

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pdates on February 14, 2025) Grupo Antolin-Irausa, S.A. (Antolin) has supplied an advanced headliner and sun visors for Tesla Model 3 Highland. Engineered with a plastic core and a textile laminate, produced using a VOC-free (Volatile Organic Compound) process, this technology is typically found in luxury trims. The company has provided a spilt overhead system for the new Volkswagen California van, featuring a panoramic headliner, advanced side r...

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echnologies, Inc. Oy (VTI), a world leader in the design and production of silicon capacitive micromachined silicon sensors. Apr. 1996 Acquired all of the outstanding shares of MOMO S.p.A. And G. Holding, S.r.l. (collectively "MOMO"), an original equipment manufacturer and aftermarket supplier of luxury steering wheels and alloy wheels. Acquired all of the outstanding shares of Italtest S.r.l., an Italian manufacturer of printed circuit board...

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nc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Benteler Automotive Farsund’s lightweight aluminum low pressure automotive casting business. The company’s casting business produces safety critical components, such as sub frames, swing arms, steering knuckles and rear hubs for luxury brand automotive customers. Approximately 275 employees are employed by Benteler Automotive Farsund. Casting is not a core competency and only ...

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ng accounted for by the panoramic windscreen). (From a press release on May 12, 2008) Saint-Gobain Sekurit will be producing the complete all-round glazing, i.e. the windscreen, rear window and side windows, for the new Tata Nano and the range of different model versions; a standard version and two luxury versions. The glass manufacturer identified the importance of Asia at an early stage, as its numerous industrial sites for manufacturing glass ...

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press release on December 14, 2012) Nexteer Automotive has developed a new electronic architecture for its electric power steering (EPS) systems. The new architecture provides manufacturers a single, customizable 12-volt platform that can be used for all passenger vehicle types, from micro-cars to luxury SUVs. The first full implementation of the new electrical architecture enters production in 2013. (From a press release on April 24, 2012) Next...

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nvestment Ratio (%) Foreign (non-French) institutional investors 65.8 French institutional investors 20.6 Individual shareholders 11.0 Employee Shareholder Plan 2.6 Total 100.0 Tires-Fuel efficient tires-Run flat tires-Winter tires-Summer tires-All-season tires-Sports performance tires-Luxury performance tires-Long life tires-Tires with EverGrip self-regenerating tread technology Financial Overview (in EUR millions)   FY ...

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2024. The ZEEKR MIX 5-seater electric MPV, which is set to be launched in Q4 of 2024, is outfitted with the Company’s OSLON Compact PL products for the design of high and low beam lamps. These LEDs offer a brightness of up to 460 lm/chip and outstanding thermal management. The ZEEKR 009 electric luxury van is equipped with the Company’s SPL series of edge-emitting laser (EEL) diodes, offering LiDAR solutions for precise environment perceptio...

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An active headrest is a safety device to improve automobile's passive safety function. In collisions when the seat's backrest is heavily pressured, this headrest will instantaneously move forward to decrease impact on passengers' cervical vertebrae and head. After its late 1990's debut in Japanese luxury cars, automakers, especially Japanese and European, have increasingly introduced the product to their models. The supplier has announced its mi...

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free products that do not use real animal leather. Toyoda Gosei’s new faux leather steering wheels will first be used in a leather-free package for the Lexus RX, which is built at Toyota’s Cambridge plant in Canada and the Kyushu plant in Japan. For steering wheels, Toyoda Gosei has a lineup of luxury specifications using real leather and real wood in addition to general urethane products. The steering wheels to be used on the Lexus RX were d...

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control (ACC), lane-keeping assist (LKA), intelligent adaptive cruise control (iACC), traffic jam assist (TJA), and ENCAP2023 5-star compliance.(From a press release dated January 22, 2024) REM technology for Chery EXEED Cloud-Enhanced Driver-Assist system-The Company announced that EXEED, the luxury brand of Chery Auto, has chosen Mobileye and WBTL ADAS to launch the first Cloud-Enhanced Driver-Assist system in China. Set to make its debu...

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g diodes (OLEDs) or thin-film transistors (TFTs), and the Display Control Element, an active layer designed to modulate the panel’s light characteristics. It is available as an option on Marelli’s EliteDisplay and ProDisplay hardware development platforms. EliteDisplay, using OLEDs, targets the luxury and premium vehicle market, while the mid-range ProDisplay platform, utilizing TFT, supports a broader range of vehicles. Marelli also revealed...

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