inaugurates innovation and software development center in China Bosch puts first 5G campus network into operation Bosch invests in US based start-up Aclima Bosch to acquire minority holding in US based start-up Sfara Nikola strategic partner Bosch reduces ownership stake below 5% Bosch India facing shortage of semiconductors, impacts automotive business Bosch invests in UK based start-up Sunlight.io Bosch to introduce CVT4EV for electric vehicle...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/22

chnology Co., Ltd. (CATL) has suspended production at its plant in Yibin, Sichuan due to the power restrictions in the region, from August 15 to August 20. As a second heatwave in this year is sweeping across Yibin, industrial users in the region were ordered to suspend production to ease the power shortage and ensure that enough power is available for residential use. CATL’s Yibin plant is located in the Sanjiang New District, Yibin, Sichuan P...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/19

Tokyo), will invest further in Japan to boost and automate the production. Its plant in Nogata (Fukuoka Prefecture) has completed the expansion work, investing JPY 450 million. It plans to set up equipment in stages to boost its resin mold parts production capacity by 70%. Anticipating future labor shortages, it plans to move forward with automation and introduce artificial intelligence (AI) in testing. It has been developing resin-based internal...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/15

Power, France Verkor signs new strategic partnership with Plastic Omnium EKPO, Germany participates in fuel cell project for heavy-duty applications Plastic Omnium updates about new business wins Varroc, India to sell four-wheeler lighting business to Plastic Omnium Plastic Omnium impacted by chip shortage and Ukraine war Plastic Omnium announces long-term strategy for growth and transformation Plastic Omnium to acquire ACTIA Power from ACTIA Gr...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/14

ultiple awards  Faurecia commits to net-zero science-based targets Faurecia and Hella target EUR 33 billion sales by 2025 Faurecia and Hella introduce FORVIA, the newly combined Group’s name Faurecia breaks ground on automotive electronics project in China  Faurecia cautious about semiconductor shortage in 2022 Faurecia announces order intake amounting to EUR 75 billion for 2019-21 AVL and Faurecia Join the Auto-ISAC Faurecia to present hydro...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/09

e Renesas Electronics develops advanced safety onboard processor that balances performance and efficiency Renesas and LUPA, Germany announce open front camera solution Recovery from fire at Renesas Electronics semiconductor plant to take a month Japanese OEMs concerned with long-term semiconductor shortages from fire at Renesas Electronics plant Fire at Renesas Electronics Naka Factory affects semiconductor production Damage from fire at Renesas...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/07

of 300,000 seal parts for automatic transmissions will be kicked off likewise. NOK made an investment of 8 billion yen in sealing operations in Southeast Asia and China in the 2011 business year. It will continue investments in an increase in capacity in the 2012 business year. Foreseeing a further shortage of capacity after 2015, the company will consider continued expansion in China and ASEAN. In India there is a joint venture between Freudenbe...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/26

production facility, which specializes in the manufacturing of medical products, to produce protective masks. Donations of masks were made recently to the Detroit Medical Center and the City of Detroit. In February, Lear’s Mocksville, North Carolina, facility designed a facemask in response to a shortage of personal protective equipment in China. The operation has now expanded from three production lines to seven, with 200 people working, to p...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/23

ata helps specialists optimize the design of electronic components and systems to better withstand vibrations and shocks. (From a press release dated June 28, 2023) Continental AG (Continental) has been seeking to develop an autonomous driving technology for heavy-duty trucks in the U.S., where the shortage of drivers is becoming more serious. The company first aims to establish a technology that is designed to operate on highways with mostly str...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/22

announced that it will invest in NEXT Logistics Japan (NLJ). NLJ is a company established in 2018 as a subsidiary of Hino Motors, Ltd., which is working with corporate partners to commercialize a trunk line transportation system to solve the social issue of the inability to transport goods due to a shortage of drivers. Through the scheme established by NLJ, Bridgestone will improve its know-how in tire logistics and increase its efficiency and so...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/18

latform with South Korean companies Hyundai Mobis announces collaboration with Meridian Audio, UK Hyundai Mobis to shift to platform- and system-oriented company Hyundai Mobis unveils new mobility concept vehicles Hyundai Mobis to suspend operations at Asan Plant for three days due to semiconductor shortage Hyundai Mobis to build new plant in Asan, South Korea Hyundai Mobis to secure 12,000 intellectual property rights by 2025 Hyundai Mobis to bu...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/16

ner. In efforts to meet increasing needs for products with greater sophistication and diversity, the company will allocate production and development resources among its facilities in the most optimal way possible, while making positive use of the capabilities of its partner companies to offset any shortage. Specifically, in Japan, TRW will procure items, which it is not producing locally, from Japanese suppliers. Overseas, it intends to support ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/11

order structure and successful restructuring in areas such as Automotive Body Solutions (formerly part of System Engineering). Customers’ growth was curbed by bottlenecks in the supply of semiconductors and various primary materials, accompanied by cost increases for materials and logistics. The shortage of semiconductors is likely to continue in the 4th quarter of the current fiscal year as well and further impact the automotive supply busine...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/03/13

and since the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway is above the route, it is difficult to estimate the vehicle position using the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). They will collect driving data despite many technical challenges, aiming to eventually work out a solution to such a challenge as the shortage of drivers.(From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on October 24, 2023)Start Providing corporate car management system using digital k...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/01/20

(Bohai International), a German wholly-owned subsidiary, and Bohai Trimet Automotive Holding GmbH (BTAH), a Bohai International wholly-owned subsidiary, suffered declines in order quantity and operating revenue, with mounting losses. A major supplier to BTAH recently filed for bankruptcy due to a shortage of funds. BTAH was unable to find an alternative supplier in the short term, intensifying its losses and liquidity pressure. Following delibe...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/01/03

of the solenoids in the control valve. The JR913E is installed in the Nissan Titan which went on sale in February 2020 in North America. (From a press release dated March 30, 2020) Jatco Ltd. (Jatco) announced that it is producing medical face shields for medical sites that are facing an increasing shortage as part of its support in countering the coronavirus disease. By utilizing 3D printers used for making transmission prototypes and for resear...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2024/12/24

no report about the trouble with accelerator pedal assemblies we supply to Toyota." Toyota Industries, which supplies engines and compressors for air conditioners for models production of which is now being suspended at Toyota, said "We are informed production will be halted for one week. Then, the shortage can be replenished during this fiscal year." While some companies predict some influence of the recall issue on their forecasts, Toyota Indus...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2024/12/24

no report about the trouble with accelerator pedal assemblies we supply to Toyota." Toyota Industries, which supplies engines and compressors for air conditioners for models production of which is now being suspended at Toyota, said "We are informed production will be halted for one week. Then, the shortage can be replenished during this fiscal year." While some companies predict some influence of the recall issue on their forecasts, Toyota Indus...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2024/12/24

roduction capacity, respond to increasing demand for LIBs and secure supply capacity. Toyota, which procures batteries from Prime Planet Energy & Solutions’ Himeji plant for its Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid vehicle, has stopped accepting orders for the model three weeks after sales release due to a shortage of batteries. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on October 7, 2020) Mr. Yuki Kusumi, President of Panasonic Corporation (Panason...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2024/12/24

se dated March 28, 2023) Listed auto parts suppliers’ financial results for the fiscal year ended March 2023 will be announced starting from those of Nidec Corporation on April 24. In the previous fiscal year, automobile production adjustments due to supply chain confusion caused by semiconductor shortages in addition to soaring raw material prices put a heavy burden on the parts suppliers’ earnings. Since semiconductor shortages are easing, ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2024/12/24