Kongsberg Automotive acquires Chassis Autonomy SBA AB, Sweden On August 12, Kongsberg Automotive (KA) announced that it has, through its subsidiary Kongsberg Automotive AS, decided to exercise its call option to acquire the remaining 75% of the shares in Chassis Autonomy SBA AB (CA). Following the transaction, KA will hold 100 % of the shares in CA, and the transaction is planned to be completed this week.  This acquisition marks a strategic bid...

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B3, Booth E40, at IAA Mobility 2025, in Munich. A key focus will be on sustainable materials that meet the highest technical standards while reducing the ecological footprint of vehicles.  Magna will also present its flexible powertrain systems. It will display advanced battery-integrated body and chassis systems, along with modular energy storage solutions. It will present the latest technologies for Level 2+ and 3 driving systems, including in...

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park will significantly help enhance Li Auto’s supply chain efficiency. On August 18, the Li L9, Li Auto’s new electric crossover SUV, rolled off the production line at the company's plant in Changzhou. Its deliveries will begin soon. The L9 is equipped with Li Auto’s in-house range extender, chassis control system, and AD Max advanced driver assistance system. On August 24, according to Li Auto Inc. (Li Auto), Li Auto broke ground on a sem...

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of June 14, Hermosillo Assembly will be down the weeks of June 21 and June 28, Louisville Assembly will be down starting the week of May 31, through the week of June 28, Oakville Assembly will be down the week of May 31 through the week of June 21, and Ohio Assembly Plant will build only Super Duty Chassis cabs and Medium Duty trucks the weeks of May 31, June 7 and June 14. On June 30, Ford Motor Co. announced plant closures due to the shortage o...

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VDL Bus Venlo will start production on the VDL Nedcar site on January 1, 2024. VDL Bus Venlo converts basic vehicles into special vehicles. With this move, VDL Bus Venlo will be disconnected from VDL Bus & Coach. The production-related activities of VDL Special Vehicles in Eindhoven, which supplies chassis for VDL Bus & Coach, and assembly of battery-electric and hydrogen solutions for heavier vehicles, will be transferred to VDL Bus Venlo, which...

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ight before the company's annual results press conference on March 13. MAN Bus Sp. z o.o. will invest EUR 40 million in its bus plant in Starachowice, the south of Poland, to concentrate its final assembly of city buses at the plant. MAN will transfer the production of MAN Lion's City buses and bus chassis from the company's Poznan plant in the western part of Poland to the Starachowice plant by the end of 2016. The around 900 affected employees ...

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operations, its new Frame Line has started operations in preparation for the start of Next-Generation Ranger production later this year. Located in the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (TASEZ) adjacent to Ford’s Silverton Assembly Plant, the Frame Line is the only Ford-owned and operated chassis manufacturing facility in the world. It measures a vast 100,000m2 and boasts the most advanced robotic manufacturing and quality control syste...

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evice, the four areas of the cockpit, smart driving, computing, and communications will be integrated. Solid-state Battery IM Motors has installed a battery with a range of over 1,000km, achieving ultra-long range. It plans to produce a model equipped with solid-state batteries in 2027. Digital Chassis Drive-by-wire technology keeps the vehicle under control even in the event of a flat tire (blowout) at 220km/h. It will build the foundation f...

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onvert log data into virtual space scenes for training and testing, automatically reconstructing scenarios. Applied Intuition Neural Sim   Another product introduced was called Scale, which is used to expand into new ODDs (Operational Designed Domains). Applied Intuition Scale Chassis dynamometer for ADAS testing, VIL test bench (TMEIC)   Many of the efforts aimed at streamlining development can be seen on the left side of ...

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.33- and 1.6-liter gasoline engines. The body is 4,275 mm long, 1,760 mm wide and 1,460 mm tall, or has become 30 mm longer and 55 mm lower than the current model. The body stiffness has been increased by 10 percent, and yet an overall vehicle weight has been reduced by 40 kg. In addition, improved chassis design and aerodynamics performance contribute to better fuel economy and reduction of CO2 emissions. Toyota said on September 6 that its new ...

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TATRA Trucks a.s., Koprivnice Plant Heavy trucks and vehicles, Defence trucks, special purpose trucks; Chassis for trucks (DAF) Heavy truck assembly plant - Number of Employees: 1,800 (as of Jan. 2025) - Investment:   - 2025: announced a CZK 7 billion investment to expand production and modernize the plant. - In 2014, the company signed a contract with DAF to purchase Euro 6 engines, which will be used in TATRA's 4x4, 6x6, and 8x8 trucks. - E...

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Sanxiang (Shiyan) Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. (Formerly Dongfeng Sanxiang (Shiyan) Automotive Parts Co., Ltd.) China -Shareholder(s): Hubei Sanxiang Casting Co., Ltd., Shiyan Heqing Business Management Partnership (Limited Partnership) Various casting Commercial vehicle parts Pin Bearing Assembly Chassis mount ISO14001 IATF16949 (Formerly ISO/TS16949)...

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in 2013. The powertrain of the vehicle will be developed jointly by the automaker's diesel center of excellence in Torino, Italy and its development center in Pontiac, Michigan. The automaker is investing 20 million euros in the Torino facility to add five new dynamic benches for climatic, NVH and chassis dynamometer testing. NHTSA said on April 1 that it has entered into a preliminary investigation into an engine fire of about 177,000 2011 "Che...

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530e (Germany) Accord Sport-L Hybrid (USA) March (Mexico) Crosstrek (e-BOXER) 2 Series Gran Coupe (Germany) Astor (India) Puma ST (Romania) Sportage (Korea) U8 (4WD) (China) Levorg Layback FTR (USA) FVR (USA) Trafic (France) Austral E-TECH Hybrid (Spain) Megane Hatchback (Spain) 3500 (Mexico) 3500 Chassis Cab (Mexico) 4500 Chassis Cab (Mexico) 5500 Chassis Cab (Mexico) VN (USA) Cooper S (UK) Juke (UK) Punch iCNG (India) 2013 2014 2015 2008 2009 ...

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Advance Technology Public Co., Ltd. CIMOS d.d. Shanghai Sandmann Foundry Co., Ltd. Motor Super Magna International Inc. Schaeffler (China) Co., Ltd. GuangDong PaiSheng Intelligent Technology Co.,Ltd. (Formerly Guangdong Hongteo Technology Co., Ltd.) Jilin Jitong Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. ZF FAWER Chassis Technology (Changchun) Co., Ltd. Suzuki ZF Active Safety US Inc. - Livonia (Formerly ZF Active Safety And Electronics US LLC ) Hanon Systems E...

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production stage soon, and it can deliver a maximum power of 210kW and a peak motor torque of 605Nm. Battery electric vehicle models can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 5.8 seconds. Structure: The pioneering Star Bridge Architecture uses 73% ultra-high-strength steel to construct a protection system. Chassis: It integrates 12 all-terrain modes and intelligent off-road escape function. With a 540-degree transparent chassis and off-road AI navigation...

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Transit/E-Transit Transit PF Platform unknown Global model of full-size passenger/commercial vans. It is available in van, cutaway, and chassis cab. The passenger van can accommodate up to 15 passengers. It is produced at the Kansas City, Missouri plant. ICE models are powered by a 3.5L V6 or 3.5L V6 turbo engine. An EV version (E-Transit) was launched in February 2022. Its range is 159 miles (256 km). The all-new E-Transit based on a new EV plat...

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Scania Latin America Ltda., Sao Bernardo do Campo Plant Trucks (P/G/R/S Series), cabs, Natural gas trucks: CNG (Compressed natural gas) , LNG (liquefied gas), Biomethane (2020-); Buses, Bus Chassis; Engine, axle, motor, transmission Truck and bus assembly and components plant - The output number corresponds to ANFAVEA’s registrations of nationally manufactured vehicles. - Number of employees: 5,000 (as of Jun. 2024) - Investments:    2024-...

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n operation inherited from Ciferal-Industria de Onibus Ltda. On November 10, the first fully powered electric bus began service in the greater Porto Alegre region. Built in a partnership, the bus has a Marcopolo Viaggio 1050 body, built at the Marcopolo Ana Rech plant, mounted on BYD’s D9A 20.410 chassis, built at BYD’s Campinas plant, and will be operated by Turis Silva in the municipality of Charqueadas. On June 15, Marcopolo announced its ...

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Volkswagen Argentina S.A., Volkswagen Truck & Bus (VWTB) / Volkswagen Camiones y Buses (VWCB), Cordoba Plant MQ 200, MQ 250, MQ 281, MQ 200 Evo manual gearboxes SQ 200 automated gearboxes Ducati motorcycles (2022-); Heavy duty trucks: VW Delivery 9.170 and 11.180, VW Constellation 17.280 chassis-cab and tractor versions (2024-) Bus chassis: Volksbus 15.190 OD chassis (2024-) Transmission assembly plant. Production of Heavy trucks and Bus chassis ...

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