additional jobs. (From a press release on October 17, 2016) Martinrea invested USD 35 million to install a new tandem press its facility in Silao, Mexico to supply stamping products to several automakers. The production site now has five press lines to manufacture chassis components for Nissan, GM, Volkswagen, Mercedes Benz and BMW. Martinrea’s Silao facility produces fuel tanks, steel and aluminum stampings, and various assemblies. The company...

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Volkswagen Mexico, Puebla Plant VW MQB platform: Jetta, Jetta Hybrid (2012-), Golf SportWagen (-2019), Golf Alltrack (-2019), Golf (2014-2021)(2027-planning); Golf Estate (2027-planning), Tiguan (2017-)/Tayron, Tiguan Allspace (2018-), Taos SUV (2020-); EV model (2025-planning): Beetle (2011-2019), Beetle Cabriolet / Beetle Convertible for U.S. (-2019); Tiguan Limited (2017-2018); Bora (2013-2014); Engines (end of production), Component foundry ...

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on strike Audi Mexico’s San José Chiapa plant produces 500,000 Q5 SUVs Kumho appointed OE tire supplier for Audi Q5 built in Mexico VW’s plants in Puebla and Silao, Audi’s in San Jose Chiapa, Mexico to close over COVID-19 crisis Audi Mexico delays plans to restart operations until May 31 Volkswagen, Audi continue production stoppage in Puebla, Mexico Audi Mexico starts production of the updated 2021 Audi Q5 in San José Chiapa Audi p...

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chnologies that reduce a driver’s workload and enhance active safety features to avoid potential collisions.(From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on September 27, 2013) Ficosa International, S.A. announced that its battery management systems will be featured on the Volkswagen e-up! and e-Golf. These two models will be presented at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show 2013. (From a press release on September 9, 2013) Ficosa International, S.A. ...

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kswagen South Africa announced that 2023 will be an exciting year for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles which will see the launch of the highly-anticipated new Amarok, which is built in South Africa. In addition, the Volkswagen Passenger Car model range will be bolstered by the introduction of the new Golf 8 R, Tiguan TDI, T-Cross Trendline, Polo Vivo GT upgrade, Polo Sedan TSI, and a Touareg facelift. On February 2, Ford commenced exports of the ne...

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l be produced at the Uitenhage plant in South Africa in 2010. On August 14, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) announced that  seven vehicle manufacturers operating in the country will go on a 48-hour strike from August 19. The seven carmakers are Nissan, BMW, Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors and Mercedes-Benz. According to a NUMSA personnel in the negotiation, a total of 31,000 workers will be part of the strike....

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ology centers, as well as 12 facilities to the company's global manufacturing footprint. The Drive Systems business serves customers such as AGCO, Ashok Leyland, Aston Martin, BMW, Caterpillar, CNH, Daimler, John Deere, Ferrari, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, MAN, McLaren, Oshkosh, SANY, Scania, Terex, Volkswagen, and AB Volvo. (From a press release on March 1, 2019) Oerlikon Balzers informed that it inaugurates its new coating centre in Dongguan, ...

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lease on Apr 7, 2009 ) TI Automotive has been named the fuel systems supplier for up to three million Volkswagen Group vehicles, beginning in 2011. The fuel tank systems will be produced at TI facilities in Ettlingen and Rastatt, Germany, and Pamplona, Spain, and installed on five different Audi, Volkswagen, Seat and Skoda vehicles. The program also includes the development and production of six million fuel filler pipes. The pipes will be manu...

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supplying interior parts for Peugeot 308 Faurecia supplying interior and exterior parts for Citroen C4 Cactus Faurecia supplying front seat frame for Nissan Qashqai and Rogue Faurecia opens new plant at Audi's production site in Brussels, Belgium Faurecia supplying various components for Volkswagen Golf Faurecia provides interior components for Audi A3 Faurecia opens new laboratory for seat components in Mexico Faurecia supplying interior parts f...

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re of an agreement for the acquisition of 100% of Plastal Poland, a supplier of plastic components for vehicles. The two plants to be acquired, at Gliwice and Poznan, Poland, have had a turnover of more than 60 million euros in 2010. The plants, which employ 600 associates, essentially supply Fiat, Volkswagen, BMW, Audi and Ford. This acquisition enables POAE to reinforce its industrial footprint in Eastern Europe, which already includes plants i...

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rom a press release on May 22, 2018) According to the Freudenberg Group, 85% of cars currently produced in Brazil are equipped with one of its particulate filters or activated carbon filters manufactured at the company’s plant in Jacarei. The company sells 840,000 of its cabin filters annually to Volkswagen, MAN, Renault, Nissan, FCA/Fiat and GM. Recently launched models, such as the VW Polo and Virtus, Fiat Argo, Nissan Kicks, and VW Delivery ...

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th Macedonia announced that KOSTAL Group is investing EUR 50 million to produce the latest SAC (Smart Actuator Charging) technologies and charging systems from the Volkswagen group. The investment will be realized in the period July 2023 - December 2026. It will be installed in the latest models of Volkswagen, Skoda, Seat, Audi, and Porsche. KOSTAL Macedonia" will become the only global location where these power electronics systems will be produ...

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Changchun, Jilin province that will replace the Company's existing plant in this city in China. The cost for the new plant will be 6 million USD. The new plant will more than double the existing floor space. Autoliv's Changchun plant manufactures seatbelts, frontal airbags and side airbags for FAW-Volkswagen, FAW Car, Great Wall, Beijing Benz Automotive, BMW Brilliance Automotive, and Shanghai GM (Shenyang) Norsom. Recently, Autoliv also announc...

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o supply electricity to its locations in Germany Schaeffler’s targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions validated by SBTi Schaeffler purchases green electricity from wind power Schaeffler forms joint venture Cofinity-X GmbH with BASF, BMW Group, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen, and ZF Schaeffler breaks ground on NEV core parts project Schaeffler to cut 1,300 positions worldwide Schaeffler to build new plant in Cha...

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na ZF acquires Intellic Germany GmbH to develop next-gen fleet connectivity for commercial vehicles Wolfspeed, ZF partner for Silicon Carbide semiconductor production, R&D in Germany Schaeffler forms joint venture Cofinity-X GmbH with BASF, BMW Group, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen, and ZF ZF introduces 5G network at Jeversen commercial vehicle test track in Germany ZF and Foton Motor to build AMT plant for mid-sized v...

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Valeo S.A. launched the third phase of the construction project at its drivetrain system plant in Nanjing, China on September 8, 2015. When the new production lines are completed, the plant will be able to produce 17 million sets of friction materials per year for automakers such as General Motors, Volkswagen, Ford, Toyota, and Chery. Valeo currently has four plants in the Nanjing Jiangning Development Zone, with each plant producing drivetrain c...

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Schaeffler newly appoint 12 companies as premium suppliers Continental to expand truck and bus tire plant in the Czech Republic Continental to showcase advanced technologies in collaboration with IBM at CES 2014 Continental opens fuel laboratory in Germany Continental supplying tires for Volkswagen Golf 7, CC, and Beetle Continental and BMW team up on highly automated driving Continental steadily advances automated driving system Continental to ...

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articipates in MEMS research project Bosch manufactures the 10 millionth common-rail system for commercial vehicles Bosch registers 838 patents in 2012 Robert Bosch wins "BMW Supplier Innovation Award" Bosch invested 440 million euros in China in 2012 Bosch supplying radar and video sensors for VW Golf Bosch opens new plant in Chennai, India Bosch creates new joint venture with Daimler, BMW, and others Bosch inaugurates new manufacturing facilit...

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Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on June 30, 2017) On June 27, Volkswagen announced that the Volkswagen Group remains committed to artificial intelligence (AI). This is why Volkswagen IT is cooperating with US technology company NVIDIA with a view to expanding its competence in the field of deep learning.At Volkswagen, the Data Lab has been named the Group’s center of excellence for AI and data analysis. Specialists are exploring possibilities to use de...

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The first generation of CES system went into production in 2003 as standard equipment on the Volvo R-line and as an option on the S80, V70 and S60. Today, CES shocks are available on Audi Q3; Ford S-Max, Galaxy and Mondeo; Mercedes-Benz C-Class, E-Class, AMG E-Class, SLK and CLS; BMW X3; Volkswagen Golf, Golf GTI, Scirocco, Passat, Passat CC, Eos, Tiguan, Touran and Sharan and Volvo V70, S80, XC70, XC60, S60 and V60. The ACOCAR(TM) features the a...

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