13, 2017) Michelin launched the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tire by utilizing more than 3,000 vehicles in Europe equipped with electronic sensors to collect data on usage, temperature conditions and driving habits. With information from over 38 million kilometers of travel, the Pilot Sport 4 sets a new benchmark of quality for premium and sports sedans. (From a press release on January 12, 2016) Siam Michelin revealed that the slowdown of the economy...

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d that it had discussions between various government agencies and Audi management regarding the future of the Audi Forest plant, Brussels. The production of Audi Q8 e-tron models began in December 2022, with plans unchanged until 2027. Since 2006, Audi has heavily invested in the plant, making it a benchmark in sustainability, achieving carbon dioxide neutrality in 2018. The Belgian government has also supported the site's sustainability and prod...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/23

quipped with 7-kW AC charging capabilities. Exclusive to the LUX variant, DC fast charging of up to 150 kW enables a 10 to 80% charge in just 26 minutes. Designed with an ultra-thin Horizontal Battery Layout, the MGS5 EV maximizes cabin space while maintaining a low center of gravity, setting a new benchmark in its segment. Its advanced adaptive pressure control system minimizes battery cell expansion, enhancing both safety and battery longevity....

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– the Nissan Qashqai. Prototypes of the all-new model are racking up the testing kilometers on European roads in anticipation of it again resetting what customers can expect from a compact crossover when it goes on sale in 2021. The all-new Qashqai will build on its position as the pioneer of and benchmark in the medium-crossover segment in Europe since 2007. Underpinning the new Qashqai is the new Alliance CMF-C platform, a showcase of advance...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/20

duction of the relevant EU fleet-wide target in 2021. From 1 January 2035, an EU fleet-wide target for the new light commercial vehicles fleet corresponding to a 100 % reduction of the relevant EU fleet-wide target in 2021. From 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2029, a zero- and low-emission vehicles benchmark equal to a 25 % share of the new passenger cars fleet and to 17 % of the new light commercial vehicles fleets will apply. These benchmark va...

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onstration projects and promote implementation experience. Concurrently, the two parties will actively explore cooperation in areas such as energy innovation platform projects, New Energy battery recycling, interaction with key companies, and New Energy industry funds to help make Hainan Province a benchmark for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality with global influence. (From a CATL press release dated September 29, 2024) Shaanxi Transportat...

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aidu Geely Auto to accelerate application of high-end NEV technologies to Lynk & Co, Galaxy models Auto China 2024: Geely Galaxy to debut new flagship SUV Auto China 2024: Geely Galaxy makes global debut of prototype for new Galaxy Starship SUV Geely Automobile Baoji Plant emerges as carbon neutral benchmark factory-Photovoltaic Power Generation Geely Automobile Baoji Plant emerges as carbon neutral benchmark factory-certificated as Zero Carbon F...

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025 -The Company announced it will display products at CES 2025 that focus on innovative product technology in thermal management and electrification, showcasing efficiency in motion. Its featured products include: The new technology kit for electric motors that combines the advantages of MAHLE's benchmark Superior Continuous Torque (SCT) and MAHLE Contactless Transmitter (MCT) electric motors. The new positioning system for wireless charging, ...

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February 13, that they intend to give its line-up a new dimension with three latest-generation models designed for very different brand environments. The new line-up stems from a single development program. An innovative platform has been developed for the new vehicles, to ensure that they set the benchmark for the Leisure Activity Vehicles segment. Developed based on the EMP2 platform, the new models will accommodate the latest generation of po...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/14

ISELED (Intelligent Smart Embedded LED), an innovative technology based on highly integrated, smart LED modules enabling dynamic light. With its newly developed projects in smart lighting and electronics, such as the Interactive ‘ID. Light’ (for new Volkswagen ID Buzz EV), Antolin has become a benchmark supplier in functional and dynamic interior lighting. Antolin will also equip 3 additional car models with the ‘ID. Light’. For smart li...

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and efficiency. The system also features L2/L2+ ADAS functions that meet safety standards such as the latest GSR and NCAP requirements. (From a press release dated January 25, 2024)   Awards ISO/SAE 21434 certification for cybersecurity-The Company has received ISO/SAE 21434 certification, the benchmark standard for automotive cybersecurity, from UTAC. The certification covers the management of cybersecurity risks throughout the entire lifec...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/12

) will be ready by H1/2024. Symbio will also offer a 150kW twin-stack system and 300kW twin-system solutions. Meanwhile, the second version NextGen StackPack (NG2) is already in development. Its metal bipolar plate technology will help stack achieve a power density of over 6kW/L. The NG2 will offer benchmark single-stack net power output from 130kW to 160kW, set to serve several applications including SUVs, pick-up trucks, and heavy-duty trucks. ...

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a production destined to the local market and export. The El Palomar plant has produced a model of the Citroen Berlingo, which was adapted to transfer people with reduced mobility. On March 17, the PSA Group announced its intentions to transform its Buenos Aires production center in Palomar into a benchmark site from both an economic and quality standpoint. A flexible production multi-body type assembly line with full kitting logistics is curren...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/09

e seatbelt a few milliseconds before an imminent crash. Autoliv is ramping up production of these active seatbelt systems which are currently used in premium cars. (From a press release on Oct 28, 2008) Euro NCAP has recently conducted a new whiplash test on vehicle seats. Volvo's XC60 seat set the benchmark at the official launch of this new whiplash test by obtaining 3.54 points out of possible 4. This was the highest score of the 25 seats test...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/07

o continuto increase its production capacity of products in the fields of autonomous driving, cameras, sensors, and brake electronics products, and will dedicate itself to New Energy Vehicles and intelligent connected vehicles by building the new plant into a highly automated and intelligent global benchmark factory. The plant is scheduled to start construction in 2023 and go into production in 2025. (From a ZF official WeChat account press relea...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/07

city joint (CV joint) system has launched in its second application on the all-new BMW 5 Series. The VL3 joint makes the driveline more efficient, with measurably reduced CO2 emissions - an improvement in current applications. Working to a schedule of just 18 months, GKN Driveline delivered the new benchmark in lightweight, high-performance sideshaft systems for BMW Group in the VL3 system. The diaphragm design replaces the conventional cap-and-b...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/03

an a quarter of a million trips each week across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Austin. With tens of millions of miles traveled, the data shows that Waymo is making roads safer where it operates, including being involved in 81% fewer injury-causing crashes compared to a human benchmark. Waymo is developing an autonomous driving system that can be applied to a variety of vehicle platforms and businesses over time. The compan...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/30

and exports accounted for 35.9% and 64.1%, respectively. According to data provided by FTI member automakers, HEV production in March 2025 totaled 19,365 units, while BEV production reached 5,412 units. Meanwhile, production of 5–10-ton pickups stood at 904 units, still below the expected monthly benchmark of at least 1,000 units.In the first 3 months of 2025, total vehicle production reached 352,499 units, a 14.9% YoY decrease. HEV production ...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/29

formed that preparations for the future BMW Group plant in Debrecen have reached another important milestone. Following successful preparation of the land by the City of Debrecen, BMW Group started the official handover process, that will be finalized by end of May. In some years, the EUR 1 billion benchmark plant will be able to produce premium cars with traditional as well as with electronic drivetrain on the same production line. The new plant...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/28

ctions after exposure to oxymethylene ether (OME), one of the most often mentioned synthetic fuels. The experimental fuels were composed of standard diesel with an OME admixture equal to 10 to 30 percent of volume. Other experiments were carried out using pure OME and 100 percent fossil diesel as a benchmark. (From a press release on March 7, 2019) Freudenberg announced that it is working on ways to provide shielding with plastic housings. Electr...

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