. 1967 Established a subsidiary in the UK. 1971 Built a new plant in Kuemmersbruck, Germany. 1972 Invested in Regi-Flex, Brazil.  1976 Established Grammer Mexico. 1977 Established Grammer Inc., USA. 1977 Established Grammer Argentina. 1978 Built a new plant in Amberg, Germany. 1982 Acquired Sable, France. 1984 Formed a joint venture, Integram, with Magna International of Canada. 1985 Established Pilot-Grammer, Turkey.  198...

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Pune, India Inteva to open new Brazil plant in October 2011 Jinxing Automotive Interior Decoration, Inteva Products agree to form joint venture Inteva expects 200 layoffs at plant Adrian, Michigan Shanghai Inteva Automotive Door Systems chosen as Shanghai City’s Innovative Company Inteva Products acquires ArvinMeritor’s Body Systems Business ArvinMeritor completes sale of its Body System business ArvinMeritor has reached an agreement to sell ...

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test, CATARC and Toyota will measure, analyze and evaluate the fuel efficiency, recharge speed and the travel distance. Toyota Motor Corp. has said that the automaker and FAW Group are in talks about technical collaboration on hybrid vehicles. FAW, with a plan to launch HEVs in 2013 or later, will acquire a permission to produce hybrid systems and core technologies on engines and batteries through this collaboration. In 2004 the two companies ha...

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, including the three mentioned above (all but the three models are already out of production). As a result of this issue, the launch of the Crown Estate, which was scheduled for the middle of 2024 or later, will be postponed. The release date is undetermined at this time. Toyota has decided not to acquire certification of new models to prioritize the investigation of model certification applications and formulation of measures to prevent recurre...

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ar plant from Hafei Automobile Co. ltd. Hafei Automobile is a car manufacturer based in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, and owned 74.8% by Harbin Hafei Automobile Industry Group Co., Ltd. Hafei Automobile currently has plants to produce compact cars, sedans and hatchbacks. Changan Ford Automobile will acquire a plant that produces sedans and hatchbacks including the Lobo and the Saibao. Changan Ford Automobile will renovate the plant and aims to sta...

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d components including batteries and electric drive systems for the Chinese market. The companies' understanding also includes further discussions on additional business opportunities of mutual interests. It was reported that BYD has signed a deal with Japan's major metal die maker Ogihara Corp. to acquire a factory in Tatebayashi city, Gunma pref. BYD will take over the factory, including its facilities, land and about 80 employees on April 1, t...

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g in Hong Kong on March 29 ahead of suspension on April 1 Evergrande Vehicle suspends production at Tianjin plant and plans to raise funds for continuation of operations Evergrande Auto announces termination of proposed transactions, debt-to-equity conversion 29% of shares in Evergrande Auto to be acquired Evergrande Auto ordered to suspend production and sales, return CNY 1.9 billion in subsidies Individual creditor files for bankruptcy liquida...

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a, China, and Japan. 1956 Flex-N-Gate was incorporated. 1960s Commenced supplying bumpers to the Jeep Corporation, making them the Company's first OE customers. 1970s Its second manufacturing facility was established in Danville, Illinois to support production of OE rear step bumpers. 2001 Acquired Ventra Group. 2007 Acquired the Collins and Aikman facilities in Evart, Michigan; Belvidere, Illinois; Windsor, Ontario, Canada; and St. Lo...

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eorg Fischer, the son of J.C.Fischer, it had become one of the European leaders in industrial steel casting. Jan. 1991 The Company was restructured into a holding company with entrepreneurial and legal independence in principal industrial activities, and Georg Fischer Ltd. was established. 1999 Acquired Mossner Group, light-alloy manufacturer in Germany. Nov. 2001 Commissioned a new production line for cast iron parts at its Singen plant in...

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SEET, UAE to acquire stakes in NWTN Inc. On July 16, NWTN Inc. executed an agreement with SEET LLC, a subsidiary of Medad Holding, a leading investment institution in the UAE. NWTN and SEET have signed a Share Purchase Agreement under which SEET will invest USD 100 million to acquire newly issued NWTN shares.  Additionally, SEET and its affiliated companies will partner with NWTN in strategic initiatives spanning urban mobility, AI, smart energy...

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Mullen Automotive (formerly Electric Last Mile Solutions, SERES Automotive, SF Motors, AM General), Mishawaka plant Mullen FIVE crossover (planning); Bollinger B1, B2 (planning-); Mullen GT, GTRS (Quiantu K50/DragonFLY) (planning-); MVI Standard Taxi (2010-2017); HMMWV, HUMMER H2, HUMMER H1 (-2006) Mercedes-Benz R-Class (2015-2017) Mullen acquired plant from Electric Last Mile. GEM Group took ownership after Mullen. - On June 10, 2025, while sti...

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Automobile Co., Ltd. (Changan Mazda). According to the consensus, China FAW, as the investor who increases the capital of Changan Mazda, will invest in Changan Mazda by evaluating the value of FAW Mazda Automobile Sales Co., LTD in which it holds 60% of the stock shares. After the three parties acquire the permission from the concerned national and local authorities in accordance with Chinese laws, Changan Mazda shall be transformed into a jo...

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ts production in February 2024 - The SERES Automobile super plant project is an expansion project. It rents the plant infrastructure of the "Annual Production 100,000 Vehicles Relocation and Technical Transformation and Upgrade Project" of the of SERES Automobile (Hubei) Co., Ltd., Chongqing Branch acquires all its production equipment, and added new equipment to achieve vehicle production capacity of 150,000 units/year. - In 2023, the complete v...

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HIMA makes its first presence with new AITO Wenjie M9 SUV Huawei officially launches AITO Wenjie M9 SUV co-developed with Seres MB RUS to distribute China's SERES Group cars in Russia MB RUS announces Russian premiere of SERES cars SERES, China targets 500,000 vehicle exports by 2030 Seres Auto to acquire AITO trademarks, deepen cooperation with Huawei Seres Group to invest additional CNY 5 billion in Seres Auto AITO launches M8 range-extended e...

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gaskets to the automotive industry at the turn of the century. 1914 Lechler launched the production of gaskets in Stuttgart. 1930 The first Klinger cylinder head gaskets were manufactured. 1964 Production and sales of Lechler gaskets were amalgamated in Elring Dichtungswerke KG. 1971 Elring acquired an interest in Guma S.A., Spain, in the meantime known as ElringKlinger, S.A. 1972 Elring's production and development were transferred fro...

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Eaton to acquire Resilient Power Systems On July 16, Eaton announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Resilient Power Systems Inc., a leading North American developer and manufacturer of energy solutions, including solid-state transformer-based technology. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025. “Resilient’s medium voltage solid-state transformers are a next-generation solution in high-power, direct current (DC...

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shes green supply chain Changan Auto promotes camellia carbon sink methodology Changan Auto strengthens pollution reduction, carbon reduction to increase efficiency synergistically Changan Auto, GAC Group to partner for common platforms Changan Auto, CBG form partnership for brand business Avatr to acquire 10% of equity in Yinwang CCAG establishes new company with Changan Auto, Miracle Automation Changan Auto, GAC Component strategically invest i...

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components 20.0 Jan. 1918 Founded Toyoda Boshoku Corporation. Nov. 1923 Established Kariya Plant. Sep. 1931 Merged with Kikui Boshoku Corp. Feb. 1932 Merged with Utsumi Boshoku, Chuo Boshoku, Kyowa Boshoku and Toyoda Oshikiri Boshoku and established Chuo Boshoku Corporation. Nov. 1933 Acquired by Toyota Motor Industry Company (currently Toyota Motor Co.) May, 1950 Spun off from Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. as Minsei Spinning Co., Ltd. ...

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pany intends to upgrade the infrastructure of its global headquarters and promote operational efficiency and open innovation. The new plant will have two floors above ground with a site area of approximately 58,000 square meters and a total floor area of about 22,000 square meters. The company will acquire land in December 2025, and construction is scheduled to begin in July 2026. The construction of the new plant is part of H-ONE’s efforts to ...

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e its negotiations for sponsorship with a foreign company were broken off, in addition to slowing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and competition with Chinese companies. JS Foundry was established in 2022 through a coalition between Mercuria Investment Co., Ltd. and Sangyo Sosei Advisory Inc. to acquire the business of U.S.-based On Semiconductor Corp., which had a semiconductor plant in Ojiya City, Niigata Prefecture. However, JS Foundry was ...

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