such as autonomous driving. The buildings of the Phase 1 area were completed at the end of October 2024 and are scheduled to begin operations after autumn 2025. "Kakezan Invention Hub", the venue for the completion ceremony, will be a place that aims to create new value, products, and services that cannot be created by a single company or by one person by "multiplying" Toyota's strengths with the strengths of other industries. Specifically, Inven...

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electrified market, which in May reached its sales record with about 20% of the market, are driving this growth. The recovery of the domestic market has been a pending objective from 2019, and much needed to move in the twin directions of decarbonization and increased road safety. As a country, we cannot resign ourselves to an aging and insecure park, and we cannot give up the new technologies that, in decarbonization, but also in driving-aid sy...

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se on December 28, 2012) NTN Corporation announced that it has developed a new self-lubricating sintered bearing that does not require lubricating oil. The new bearing uses special graphite as a solid lubricant. This new application allows for the product to be operated in environments in which oil cannot be used or in high-temperature surroundings where the oil may evaporate or adhere to surrounding parts, reducing product performance. NTN is ta...

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is expected to be more severe in the second half of 2025, along with the spread of price increases. On the other hand, with the deadline for implementation of the 90-day extension of reciprocal tariffs approaching July 9, trade negotiations are still in flux, and the possibility of an upward swing cannot be ruled out, depending on the outcome.By vehicle type, sales of light trucks were down 3.2% y/y to 1,040,714 units, while passenger cars were ...

Automotive Sales Data  Updated at: 2025/08/04

Monozukuri”. Another important part of the strategy is the commitment to ensure that 100% of electric energy used in operations is from renewable sources or neutralized by certified carbon credits: the focus will be on photovoltaic and wind-generated power. Finally, any residual emissions that cannot be captured within its primary efforts will be neutralized through participating in certified carbon projects worldwide. (From a press release ...

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and has yet not applied for permits needed to collect fares or test without a safety driver. The next step in the process for Tesla would be to apply for a CPUC license for an autonomous vehicle to pick up passengers with a safety driver, but companies must first operate in a pilot phase where they cannot charge customers. (multiple sources on July 27, 2025)...

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he spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the company has declared that operations at all WABCO India sites (including plants) will be closed from March 23, 2020 to March 28, 2020. During this period executives and managers have been advised to work from home. Product engineering hardware engineers (who cannot work from home) will continue to work from Chennai, Ambattur plant until intimated otherwise by the functional head. Essential services will re...

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l vehicles from 2018 can no longer be obtained for South Africa. As a result, vehicle classifications will be changed in the following manner.2017 and earlier (*): Cars, Light Trucks, Medium Trucks, Heavy Trucks, Extra Heavy Trucks, Buses2018 and beyond: Cars, CV(*) For December 2017, vehicles that cannot be classified will be listed as “N/A”. January 25, 2018 Poland Data for November, December, and the full year 2017 has been corrected. Ac...

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ack to work, but the communities they live in refused to cooperate. In consequence, only a small number of workers returned to the posts. Those workers who have entered the factories are also required to live onsite for “closed-loop production”. Currently, logistics can only enter Shanghai, but cannot return in time. Therefore, it is hard for auto companies to achieve continuous production. On May 5, according to the official website of the I...

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CEO of VW Argentina, Marcellus Puig, commented that the country's plants are going through a very difficult time. During a press conference, the OEM manager also mentioned that future investments in the Córdoba and Pacheco plants depend on improvements in the country's economic situation. "Today I cannot say whether the next (investment) program will exceed USD 300 million or not, because we are still deciding what to do. However, I can say that...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/31

Eclipse Cross. Exports in the January to May period of 2025 were 92,445 units, about the same as the previous year, but by destination, exports to North America increased by 7.8% to 51,499 units, and exports to Europe by 4.8 times, to 5,868 units. In addition, exports from Japan to the Asian region cannot be confirmed after February 2025, and exports are expected to be dominated by shipments from Thailand and Indonesia. Japan - Passenger Cars (20...

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ations, and plans to pass on costs to customers “We have defined what will be necessary for the entire impact to be passed on to our clients and suppliers. Because we can’t do otherwise,” Forvia CEO Olivier Durand said at a news conference. Forvia joins peer Valeo in saying car part suppliers cannot bear the burden of tariffs alone and would pass on the full costs of U.S. trade levies on goods from Mexico, China and Canada to customers. Val...

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ified the Commission of its plans to grant EUR 95 million of public support for the expansion. The Commission has doubts about whether the measure has an “incentive effect” and the public support's contribution to regional development and its appropriateness and proportionality. The Commission cannot exclude at this stage that the public support exceeds the maximum permissible aid intensity for the project. The Commission will now investigat...

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al supply chains with direct and indirect effects on the Freudenberg Group. They will be reflected in limited product availability, particularly when it comes to raw materials and supplier parts, as well as in across-the-board increases in energy and logistics costs. The effects are unavoidable and cannot be offset by short-term operational and strategic measures. Freudenberg expects the macro-economic and geopolitical environments to remain unce...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/29

pain and the U.S. (From a press release on April 29, 2019) Tyco Electronics Japan G.K. will step up efforts to meet demand for electrification. It will start the mass production of automotive charging connectors without a shield in 2019. As the company’s official says, “An original product that cannot be seen in competitors’ lineups,” the non-shield charging connector will contribute to cost and size reductions. The supplier will start ex...

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ures in e.g. France, Italy, Spain and Germany. It estimates that 63 customer plants in Europe will close or have already closed. Autoliv is taking cost reduction actions to mitigate the impacts and Autoliv will adjust its production in accordance with the development of the demand situation, and it cannot be excluded that temporary Autoliv plant closures may become necessary. Management focus is currently on strategic planning for various scenari...

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nd the resulting implications for the global economy. The strategic initiatives and priorities defined in its Roadmap 2025 continue to remain unchanged. When it approved the annual financial statements on February 22, 2022, the board of managing directors had issued full-year guidance for 2022 that cannot be maintained due to the developments since the date of approval. Neither the future course of events nor their economic implications can be re...

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ulations and fluctuation. (From multiple sources on January 17, 2024)Closure of plant in Eitorf-Multiple media sources reported that the Company has confirmed the decision to close its factory in Eitorf, North Rhine-Westphalia by 2027, affecting approximately 690 employees. The plant’s production cannot be implemented competitively due to the economic conditions. The Eitorf plant has produced shock absorbers since the 1930s. Its production will...

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ations, and plans to pass on costs to customers “We have defined what will be necessary for the entire impact to be passed on to our clients and suppliers. Because we can’t do otherwise,” Forvia CEO Olivier Durand said at a news conference. Forvia joins peer Valeo in saying car part suppliers cannot bear the burden of tariffs alone and would pass on the full costs of U.S. trade levies on goods from Mexico, China and Canada to customers. Val...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/29

gaps. Objects in the vehicle's path which obstruct the space needed for maneuvering are recognized in the image analysis. The electronic control unit for the Surround View system is connected to the vehicle's electronic brake system and automatically brakes when a collision with a recognized object cannot otherwise be avoided. Another strength of the camera technology is its ability to not only recognize objects, but also classify objects, for ex...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/29