7, 2023-); Changan Ford: Escort (-2022), SUV EVOS (2021-2024); Engine plant: 1.5L Ti-VCT Engine, 1.0L EcoBoost Engine, I4 MPC series Engine, 1.5L Sigma GTDI UPG Engine, 1.5L Dragon GTDI PHEV Engine; Transmission plant： Two types of transmission; the joint venture of Changan Automobile and Ford, Formerly Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. Changan Ford's Output : Vehicle 245,190 units ( 2024 ) Vehicle 226,886 units ( 2023 ) Vehicle ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/18

08) ElringKlinger AG acquires SEVEX AG, Sevelen, a Swiss manufacturer of thermal and acoustic shielding systems. The agreement was finalized and signed on March 31, 2008. In addition to acquiring the Swiss parent company, ElringKlinger takes over the US-based subsidiary SEVEX North America, Inc., Buford, as well as SEVEX Asia, headquartered in Suzhou, China. Both parties have agreed not to disclose details of the purchase price. The closing of th...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/17

electric drives Autoneum expands its product portfolio to serve EVs Rieter Automotive Systems has established a new wholly-owned facility in the central western part of China: Rieter Automotive (Chongqing) Sound-Proof Parts Co., Ltd. The 9,000 m2 plant is located close to OEM facilities, including Ford, Volvo and Mazda, and will be fully operational by mid-year 2007 with an initial workforce of around 70. The facility will produce thermal manage...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/16

yen. The supplier will accelerate presentations of new electric and electronics technologies and products to global automakers through a single channel to make negotiations more efficient and fruitful. It plans to boost the share of sales to global automakers other than Renault-Nissan like Toyota, Ford, GM, Honda and Volkswagen from the current 37 percent to 46 percent by 2015. The percentage of sales to overseas production facilities of automak...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/14

in Mexico. Denso Mexico's third plant located in Silao, Guanajuato will commence operations in October 2013 and initially manufacture car air-conditioning systems. It will also produce radiators and washer systems, starting in January 2014. While these components will be supplied to General Motors, Ford, and Honda, alternators will be primarily delivered to Toyota, Ford, and Chrysler. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on July 12, 201...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/14

ES 2020: Bosch targets leadership in Artificial intelligence Bosch to strengthen strategic collaboration with Ceres Power by increasing its stake Bosch India updates about new products and projects Bosch develops IoT Suite for automotive application Robert Bosch establishes AI utilization red lines Ford, Bosch using virtual reality to train technicians on all-electric Mustang Mach- E Major German automotive companies join “Open Manufacturing Pl...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/09

South Africa-based supplier of automotive trim components. The joint venture IAC-Feltex Pty Limited (IAC-Feltex), located in East London, Eastern Cape province, marked IAC's initial entry into the South African automotive market. IAC-Feltex will initially support current production requirements for Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Volkswagen South Africa operations. Also, this facility will support global vehicle programs, such as the Mercedes C-C...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/09

production of Avalon sedan after 2022 model year Toyota to manufacture fuel cell modules in Kentucky in 2023 Toyota investing USD 461 million for expansion, transformation of Georgetown plant Toyota resumes operations in all North American plants after U.S.-Canada bridge blockade Honda joins GM, Ford, Stellantis, Toyota plants affected by truckers protest GM, Ford, Stellantis cancel shifts in Michigan, Ontario, Toyota shuts through weekend am...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/30

ease by Cars.com. The Jeep Cherokee SUV, made in Belvidere, Illinois, with 72% domestic-parts content and all engines and transmissions produced in the U.S., took the top position. Honda's Odyssey minivan and Ridgeline pickup, both made in Lincoln, Alabama, took second and third positions. The Ford Taurus built in Chicago, Illinois, ranked fourth. The Chevrolet Volt, built at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant, was fifth with 66% domestic-parts content,...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/13

Investment announced since 2013: CAD 2.5 billion - Employees as of June 2025: 3,600 - Year opened: 1953 Ford ends Flex, Lincoln MKT production in Oakville, Canada Ford completes 400 layoffs at plant in Oakville, Ontario Ford begins phased production, operations restart in North America on May 18 Ford, Unifor reach tentative deal with CAD 1.95 billion in new plant investment Ford offered CDN 500 million by federal, provincial governments to br...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/11

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...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/06/05

and has a workforce totaling 600 at the Ahmednagar and Pune locations. KOEL's plain bearing lineup comprises engine bearings, bushings and thrust washers chiefly for light and heavy-duty automotive applications. Customers include Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, as well as Hyundai, Ford, and Honda. In addition, KSPG is already manufacturing emission-control components and pumps for the Indian automotive industry at an own facilit...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/06/03

n Aguascalientes, Mexico. Among the products that the Aguascalientes plant currently exports to 21 countries are fuel and brake lines, as well as fluid transfer hoses. The Michigan-based company is a leading U.S automotive supplier that manufactures seals and rubber packing for OEMs such as Nissan, Ford, FCA, GM and Volkswagen. (Mexico-Now article on April 15, 2019) The second Cooper Standard plant was inaugurated in Aguascalientes, a development...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/06/02

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...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/06/02

systems, cylinder head covers and crank case ventilation systems, washer reservoir systems among others for two wheelers, passenger cars and commercial vehicles along with construction equipment and the industrial segment. Major customers of the Bawal plant are Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, M&M, GM, Ford, Suzuki, Volvo Eicher, JCB among others. MANN+HUMMEL INDIA already has a manufacturing facility in Tumkur, close to Bangalore which was set up in...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/06/02

MoU for hydrogen mobility IAA 2019: Michelin to premier airless concept tires Michelin, Continental and Smag announce JV for supply chain of natural rubber Symbio to produce 200,000 fuel cell StackPack Michelin to close Bamberg, Germany plant by 2021 Michelin group to close La Roche-sur-Yon plant Ford, Webasto partner on Mustang ‘Lithium’ battery electric performance prototype EU approves acquisition of joint control of Symbio by PSA and Mi...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/27

, versus the outgoing model. The 2020 F-Series Super Duty trucks begin shipping to dealers by the end of 2019 from the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky, and Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake, Ohio, where they are built. The UAW revealed the proposed tentative agreement between itself and Ford, showing the details of the USD 6 billion investment in Ford’s U.S. facilities. Chicago Assembly Plant: 200 millionDearborn Truck Plant: 700 mi...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/19

hek Auto Industries Ltd of India, received the 2008-2009 Maruti-Suzuki Vendor Performance Award. This award recognized the quality and performance of seatbelts supplied to several vehicles including the Alto and Swift. (From a press release on Jul 28, 2009)  Key Safety Systems (KSS), together with Ford, has developed a new type automotive seatbelt. The product - the first-ever inflatable seatbelt - is a fusion of airbag and seatbelt technology t...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/17

tion of 2014 Impala with 4 cylinder engine at GM's Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant on April 8, following that at the Oshawa plant which had started V6 version production in March. The Impala was the top seller at 169,351 units in the large sedan segment, ahead of the Dodge Charger, at 82,592; Ford Taurus, 74,375. But the bulk of Impala sales - about 70 percent - were to rental agencies and other fleet customers. GM launched a $279-a-month lease ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/13

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...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/08