2010) GF Automotive has received "Excellent Supplier Award" from the Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motors for the delivery of engine blocks and oil sumps. (From a press release on April 19, 2010) Georg Fischer announced that it will sell the light metal foundry in Gleisdorf, Austria, to German-based BAVARIA Industriekapital AG. This GF Automotive plant manufactures mostly small components. This action is in line with the company's strategy to focu...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/18

new location in Straßkirchen and lrlbach in the Straubing-Bogen district. In the future, it will supply batteries to car plants in Munich, Dingolfing, and Regensburg. Construction of the new location is scheduled to begin in 2024. The planned production site is a clear commitment by the company to Bavaria as a location for innovation and production. In the future, more than 1,000 attractive high-tech jobs are to be created at the new location. O...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/17

Knorr-Bremse expands Aldersbach plant in Germany for EPS production Knorr-Bremse AG (Knorr-Bremse) has officially started construction to expand its largest European truck manufacturing facility in Aldersbach, Lower Bavaria, Germany. Operations at the extended facility are set to begin in spring 2027. The company is investing around EUR 125 million, partly funded by the European Union Innovation Fund. The expansion will enlarge the plant’s foot...

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foundation for cloud-based services such as predictive diagnostics and over-the-air software updates. (From a press release on October 10, 2018) Bosch announced that Bosch, Vodafone and Huawei have been testing the new high-performance technology first in Europe in live operation. The A9 freeway in Bavaria was the location for the field tests with the first 5G test modules. For the first time, the companies are demonstrating that driver assistanc...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/09

tage in 2022 Faurecia announces order intake amounting to EUR 75 billion for 2019-21 AVL and Faurecia Join the Auto-ISAC Faurecia to present hydrogen and fuel cell system at FC EXPO 2021 with Symbio Faurecia equips 2022 Car of the Year Kia EV6 and all finalists Faurecia, joins fuel cell project, “Bavarian fleet”, with MAN Faurecia joins the "We Mean Business" coalition to achieve carbon neutrality Xi'an Faurecia Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. est...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/02

BMW Group relies on local partners at high-voltage battery assembly plant in Bavaria On June 26, BMW announced a major milestone in the construction of its new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Irlbach-Strasskirchen, Bavaria. Just over a year after construction began, the production facilities are being installed, marking significant progress in the development of batteries for the upcoming Neue Klasse EVs. The plant will supply sixth-genera...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/27

ghway commercial vehicles and off-highway vehicles. It generates annual revenue of around EUR 70 million. (From a press release dated January 22, 2025) Knorr-Bremse AG (Knorr-Bremse) has officially started construction to expand its largest European truck manufacturing facility in Aldersbach, Lower Bavaria, Germany. Operations at the extended facility are set to begin in spring 2027. The company is investing around EUR 125 million, partly funded ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/06/24

MAN presented a near-production prototype of the new electric truck to the public for the first time in Nuremberg. MAN is developing comprehensive eMobility solutions that prepare customers for vehicle use at an early stage. MAN is also intensifying its research into hydrogen mobility. The state of Bavaria is funding the "Bavarian Fleet" research project as part of its own hydrogen strategy and is thus accelerating the development of competence. ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/20

t of USD 53 million, and started operations. The new plant supplies stamped parts for the 3 Series produced by BMW at its San Luis Potosi plant. Europe: In 2011, the company established Hirotec Europe GmbH as a sales office in Leonberg, Germany. In September 2021, construction began on a plant in Bavaria, Germany. It will start operations in 2022 and supply parts to BMW, one of the country's major automakers. This will be the company's first en...

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be newly registered in Europe in 2030 – around half of MAN's total annual production. MAN will manufacture the batteries for these vehicles itself at its plant in Nuremberg. Here, a production capacity of around 100,000 batteries is planned for 2030. On June 22, MAN Truck & Bus announced that the Bavarian Prime Minister presented MAN with subsidy notifications amounting to nearly EUR 25 million at the Nuremberg site. This funding supports the a...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/18

equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Honda Malaysia and Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, both of which are directly managed by their respective global headquarters.Meanwhile, Hyundai Sime Darby Motors, the long-standing distributor, is expected to transition into a ‘super dealer’ role, similar to Auto Bavaria for BMW and Cycle & Carriage for Mercedes-Benz. In 2024, HMC reportedly planned a strategic 6-year investment (2025–2030) to expand producti...

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ermany, provided the company can reach agreements with employee representatives and the public sector to ensure internationally competitive location costs and an economically viable overall concept. The company is also discussing the possibility of state subsidies with the State Chancellery and the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs. (From a press release dated May 8, 2025) Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG (Brose) anticipates stagnating sales i...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/06/02

Start of production of spin-on filters for oil (main and auxiliary flow). 1959 Start of cooperation with filter manufacturers in Argentina and Brazil (now: Mann+Hummel Argentina S.A., Buenos Aires; and Mann+Hummel Brasil Ltda., Indaiatuba). 1962 Purchase of a former pasta factory in Marklkofen, Bavaria, and conversion into third production plant in Germany. 1965 Filtros Mann S.A. founded in Zaragoza, Spain. 1967 Presentation at the Frankf...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/06/02

ncluding on the highway at speeds of up to 130km/h. Beyond the vehicles it equips, this LiDAR will alert, via the Cloud, other vehicles of road hazards so that the community benefits from its exceptional perception capabilities. Valeo’s LiDARs are produced in Germany at Valeo’s Wemding plant in Bavaria. (From a press release dated November 23, 2021) Valeo Japan Co., Ltd. (Valeo Japan, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo) announced on December 9 that it will ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/12

gies and implement use cases for Industry 4.0. (From the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority press release on September 11, 2023) ams-OSRAM AG (ams OSRAM) received notice of IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest) funding from the German federal government and the Free State of Bavaria. It will support ams OSRAM’s R&D of innovative optoelectronic components at its Regensburg location. The company will receive more than EUR ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/01

n December 20, 2012) Continental AG announced the acquisition of UK-based ASL Vision to enhance the activities in the area of advanced driver assistance systems, including camera systems for 360-degree surround detection. At its headquarters in Lewes, England, as well at its German site in Kronach, Bavaria, ASL Vision offers a range of technological solutions for "Surround view" systems and has a total of 53 employees, primarily engineers, who sp...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/22

ry technology and increase in-house production. This includes making battery modules, not just packs, at the site. Of the EUR 150 million investment, EUR 18 million will come from government subsidies, provided by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) and the Free State of Bavaria. Bavaria will also invest EUR 30 million in research on battery assembly, cell chemistry, ageing, and safety. These investments will secure ar...

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d automatic transmission, speed-sensitive power steering Servotronic, CDC Dampers, electronic and chassis components and the active hydraulic roll stabilization system ARS(R). (From a press release on January 12, 2010) After the BMW 760i the new BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo is the second model of the bavarian automaker featuring the new 8-speed automatic transmission by ZF. The new development combines comfort with sportiness and economy. When comb...

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d pickups and light commercial vehicles up to Class 6. (From a press release on September 18, 2012) Dana Holding Corporation has been honored by GM with four Supplier Quality Excellence Awards. Dana Power Technologies Group facilities in Avilla, Indiana, the U.S.; Chatham, Ontario, Canada; Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, Germany; and St. Clair, Michigan, the U.S., were recognized. (From a press release on October 18, 2012) Dana Holding Corporation announced th...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/02

his material, known as ECONYL, is made from discarded fishing nets well as worn floor coverings and residual waste from plastics production. On November 11, the BMW Group started production for the fully-electric BMW iX1 in the Regensburg plant. By 2024, at least one in three BMWs coming out of its Bavarian plants will be an electric car. The start of production for the new BMW iX1 means BMW Group Plant Regensburg is now manufacturing all drive t...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/31