Schaeffler AG (Formerly Vitesco Technologies Group AG) Germany Andreas Wolf (CEO) ＊The details regarding the business overview, sales, and products are based on information from Vitesco Technologies prior to the merger. Merger with Schaeffler -On October 1, 2024, the Company was merged into Schaeffler AG (Schaeffler). The combined company operates under the uniform corporate brand “Schaeffler” and reports consolidated financial information ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/29

BASF to present innovative technologies for electromobility at Battery Show Europe On May 15, BASF announced that it will present innovative technologies for electromobility at The Battery Show Europe 2025. BASF will showcase an array of advanced polyurethane (PU) applications, including the latest battery adhesives, fire protective coatings, and battery potting systems.  BASF offers an extensive range of engineering plastics for eMobility with ...

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Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA (FORVIA HELLA) Germany Bernard Schäferbarthold (CEO) -As part of the FORVIA Group, the Company develops and manufactures components and systems for automotive lighting and electronics. In addition, it also produces complete vehicle modules.-The Company is organized into three business groups: Lighting: Focused on headlamps, combination rear lamps, body lighting and interior lighting systems. Electronics: Focused on automat...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/15

Schaeffler AG Germany Klaus Rosenfeld (CEO) -The Company is a global mobility and motion technology company focused on developing, manufacturing, and servicing components and systems including bearings, transmissions, gearboxes, dampers, sensors, ECUs, actuators, electronics, electric drive systems, energy generation systems, energy storage systems, and digital services for powertrain and chassis applications across various markets including the ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/09

Gestamp Automocion S.A. Spain Francisco José Riberas Mera (Executive Chairman) -The Company is an international supplier which designs, develops and manufactures metal components and assemblies for the automotive market, primarily focusing on light passenger vehicles. -The Company’s products are organized across the following groups: Body-in-White Chassis Mechanisms (Edscha) Presses and Dies (Loire Gestamp) -Since April 7, 2017, the Company ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/08

ZF Friedrichshafen AG Germany Holger Klein (CEO) -The Company is a leading worldwide automotive supplier of advanced mobility products and systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology. The Company provides solutions for established automotive OEMs, mobility companies and startups in the fields of transportation and mobility. Its systems and solutions focus on electrifying vehicles, reducing emissions, and improving sa...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/11

VW Group partners with FORVIA Hella to advance digitalization and quality assurance with Catena-X On March 31, Volkswagen Group Info Services AG announced its partnership with FORVIA Hella to enhance digitalization and quality assurance in the automotive industry. The collaboration is powered by Catena-X, enabling seamless networking across the entire value chain. Catena-X offers standardized data exchange, improving transparency and efficiency. ...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/02

CES 2025: T-Systems, Germany introduces Catena-X data ecosystem with new onboarding packages for automotive industry On January 2, T-Systems, Germany announced that it is simplifying entry into the Catena-X data ecosystem for the automotive industry with two new packages. The "Standard" package is for small and medium-sized businesses, offering 10 hours of consulting to help with setup, testing, and going live. The "Individual" package, for large...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/03

SERNAUTO and ANFAC launch Catena-X Spanish Hub for automotive value chain On November 20, the Spanish Association of Automobile and Truck Manufacturers (ANFAC) and the Spanish Association of Automotive Suppliers (SERNAUTO) launched the Catena-X Spanish Hub, which seeks to promote the digitalization of the automotive industry value chain in Spain. Catena-X is the automotive industry's international data-sharing alliance. The signing of this agreem...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/21

BMW AG, Munich Plant 3 Series Sedan/Station wagon(Touring)/ActiveHybrid 3/PHV 330e iPerformance (2016-2019), PHV 330e & 320e (Next generation) (2019-), M3 (2020-), 3 Series MHV (2020-), M3 Touring (2022-); 4 Series Coupe (2013-), 4 Series MHV (2021-), M4 Coupe (2014-); EV i4 (2021-); FCV iX5 (2025-planning); EV Neue Klasse (2026-planning); Battery packs (for 3 Series, PHV); Fuel cell system: for "i Hydrogen NEXT (FCV)" (2022-); Internal Combust...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/11/02

Catena-X, Germany announces new consortium “Catena NEXT” On August 28, Catena-X announced that it would introduce a new Consortium“Catena NEXT”. The Catena-X Automotive Network is an international alliance and a globally operated network that is building the first operating system for a data-driven global automotive value chain. Catena NEXT will focus on further improving and expanding the Catena-X universe. Catena NEXT will scale Catena-...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/29

Hannover Messe 2024: Energizing a Sustainable Industry Catena-X, and Battery Passport: Data-sharing in the automotive industry Summary Catena-X: Consolidating data-sharing collaboration in the automotive industry Battery Passport: Transparency in the EV data to ensure safety, performance and promote circular economy   Hannover Messe is one of world's leading industrial technology trade shows, renowned as one of the most important platforms for s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/06/04

Electric Vehicle (BEV/PHV/FCV) Sales Monthly Report (April 2024) Electric vehicle sales in April increase 27.2% y/y to 1,026,000 units Share of electric vehicles (BEV/PHV/FCV) Electric vehicle (BEV/PHV/FCV) share and trends in each country Electric vehicles (BEV/PHV/FCV) sales trends of major manufacturers and sales composition by powertrain Passenger car sales trends in 12 major countries (including ICE and all other powertrains)   This report ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/05/24

BMW showcases Catena-X data ecosystem for emissions reduction and quality assurance On April 24, BMW Group presented the Catena-X data ecosystem at the Hannover Messe 2024 in Germany, demonstrating a complete data chain using real-world carbon dioxide data from manufacturing the BMW iX's iconic kidney grille.  They also highlighted data-driven quality work and piloted data-based energy consumption measurement at BMW’s Landshut plant, focusing ...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/24

IPA starts discussions on interoperation with European automotive data linkage system On April 23, Japan’s Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA) announced that it has started discussions on interoperation between automotive data collaboration foundations such as batteries and European “Catena-X” automotive data linkage system. IPA aims to achieve interoperation between the Catena-X and Japanese “Ouranos Ecosystem”, which has bee...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/24

Volkswagen starts commercial usage of Catena-X services On October 16, Volkswagen Group became a customer of Cofinity-X and started the commercial usage of Catena-X services. Volkswagen Group will start using them, initially for the industry-wide business-partner-data-management, followed by use cases in quality management and demand capacity management.  Catena-X offers the first open and collaborative data space for the automotive industry to ...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/17

Gestamp joins Catena-X to promote collaboration in automotive industry Gestamp Automocion S.A. (Gestamp) announced that it has signed an agreement with Catena-X, the first collaborative and open data ecosystem for the global automotive industry. Catena-X seeks to build a data network and digital infrastructure that connects companies, suppliers, and customers along the entire value chain to improve efficiency, transparency, and agility in busines...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/04

Hannover Messe 2023: Industrial Transformation ‐ Making the Difference Catena-X data ecosystem, and Bosch's battery-discharging systems for recycling Summary Catena-X / Cofinity-X: creating a data ecosystem for the automotive industry Battery recycling: Bosch develops Europe's first fully automated battery-discharging systems HANNOVER MESSE exhibition site (HANNOVER MESSE 2023, organized by © 2023 Deutsche Messe AG)   The HANNOVER ME...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/05/30

TfS, Belgium and Catena-X sign MoU to decarbonize the industry On March 21, Together for Sustainability (TfS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Catena-X, the association of leading automotive OEMs and equipment suppliers. Catena-X is building a trustworthy, collaborative, open, and secure data ecosystem to enable end-to-end data chains for core automotive business processes. This MoU aims to increase the availability of PCF (product...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/23

Google Cloud to join Catena-X Automotive Network On February 7, Google Cloud announced that it is joining Catena-X Automotive Network Association to bring best-in-class secure and sovereign data management, data analytics and native integration of advanced AI technologies, and open-source efforts. A key success factor for Catena-X to connect partners across the industry is the availability of data space connectors. Google Cloud, as a member of t...

News  Updated at: 2023/02/07