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Study: Quick Response to Changing Market Vital for Suppliers
"Of all the raw materials required to forge the next step in global automotive mobility, time is perhaps the scarcest,” Deloitte automotive consultant Jason Coffman says.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 18, 2021 -
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Bosch Refining Automatic Emergency Braking Technology
With all the advances being made to automatic emergency braking technologies, Bosch says it’s high time for this kind of crash-avoidance technology to be included in the federal government’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP).
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TrendlineAutomotive Manufacturing
Production strategies are changing rapidly as tariffs and shifts in consumer buying patterns affect the industry.
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Supplier Bosch Seeing Returns on Electromobility Investments
Despite a drop-off in earnings from mobility solutions owing to the pandemic last year, Bosch expects sales revenues from its business in electromobility will grow 10% this year.
By Paul Myles • Sept. 7, 2021 -
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ADAS Features Must Be Intuitive, Magna CEO Says
“If someone has to go through the owner’s manual or a book to figure out how a feature works, it won’t be used,” Swamy Kotagiri says.
By Tom Murphy • Aug. 4, 2021 -
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U.S. Far From Domestic Supply Chain for EVs
The U.S., EU, Australia and Japan want to develop their own supply chains for raw materials for EVs and, while it can be done, it won’t be easy and will take years to develop even with generous government subsidies.
By John McElroy • July 22, 2021 -
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Magna Plant in Austria Gearing for Fisker BEV Production
Production of customer-ready units of the battery-electric Fisker Ocean SUV is on track to begin Nov. 17, 2022 at Magna’s carbon-neutral facility, Fisker says. The Ocean is to enter the U.S. market at a base price of $37,499 excluding EV-related subsidies.
By Jim Irwin • July 2, 2021 -
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Bosch Opens Chip Plant; Automotive Has to Wait
Bosch Chairman Volkmar Denner makes no mention of prioritizing automotive over its other products seeking early access to a new supply of semiconductors. He tellsjournalists the plant will “first be supplying semiconductors for our power tools.”
By Paul Myles • June 11, 2021 -
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Overhaul Supply Chain to Avoid Next Catastrophic Shortage
Without a fundamental rethinking of the automotive supply chain, the industry soon enough may find itself once again where it is now: Scrambling to come up with costly, patchwork solutions to a mismatch between the demand for and supply of chips.
By Dionis Teshler • April 16, 2021 -
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New Magna CEO Foresees Big Suppliers Becoming OEM Partners
“Am I just a supplier doing manufacturing, or do we share in the equity?” says Swamy Kotagiri, the new head of North America's No.1 auto supplier.
By Steve Finlay • March 19, 2021 -
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March 11, 2011: Day the World Stopped for Japanese Auto Industry
The worst natural disaster in Japan’s history seriously damaged some 500 suppliers’ and a handful of OEMs’ production facilities, forcing much of the industry to shut down operations for nearly a month.
By Roger Schreffler • March 11, 2021 -
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Chip Shortage Stress Testing Supply Chain
The big lesson here is: Don’t cancel your contracts with chip suppliers, or you’ll just go to the back of the line. Instead, keep your orders but push them back a bit. It’s easier to step back into line a couple of months down the road if you’ve already got your orders in place.
By John McElroy • Feb. 26, 2021 -
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Continental Says Long-Range Lidar Key to AV Evolution
The automotive supplier doesn’t plan to start producing its long-range lidar device until 2024, but it is already calling the sensor the “final piece of the puzzle” when it comes to autonomous vehicles navigating complex environments.
By Sebastian Blanco • Feb. 11, 2021 -
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Supplier Valeo Unveils CO2 Battle Plan
The French specialist in electrification, electronics and lighting commits to achieving European carbon neutrality by 2050 by slashing emissions across its entire value chain 45% by 2030 compared with 2019 levels.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 8, 2021 -
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Virtual Design: A Canvas for Magna Products and Technologies
Our digital creations enable OEMs and new entrants in the industry to visualize Magna's products and technologies on a vehicle similar to theirs.
By Larry Erickson • Feb. 2, 2021 -
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Continental Engineers Gear Up to Write More Lines of Code – Lots More
The supplier expects the computing power required per car will increase by a factor of 50 between 2015 and 2030.
By Sebastian Blanco • Jan. 20, 2021 -
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The Smartest Factories Will Be the Least Complex
Automation supplier CEO Marco Andriano says plug-and-play robots that don’t need programming are the wave of the future.
By Drew Winter • Jan. 15, 2021 -
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Magna Out Front at CES With New Fascia Panel
The best way to understand the Mezzo Panel is to think of it as a “large-format lens” that integrates lighting technologies, sensors and cameras using in-mold film, Magna executive Mark Pilette says.
By Sebastian Blanco • Jan. 15, 2021 -
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Alternative Infrastructure Biggest Factor in ICE Future, Bosch Says
The German supplier pivots its research and investment toward fuel cells and electric-vehicle technology in hopes the necessary fueling infrastructure is established. An executive also says fully autonomous vehicles will not be visible before 2025.
By Tom Murphy • Jan. 12, 2021 -
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Nexteer, Continental Team to Improve AV Steering, Braking
The joint venture’s Brake-to-Steer technology adds another layer of safety by using the electronic brake system to safely steer the vehicle while simultaneously controlling its speed.
By Joseph Szczesny • Dec. 22, 2020 -
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Valeo 48V Technology Amps Up Electric Bicycles
The electric-bike technology eliminates the need for traditional chains, derailleurs, sprockets and handlebar controls. In place of a chain, a belt system is used, which Valeo says should reduce the most common maintenance issues cyclists encounter.
By Chris Teague • Dec. 16, 2020 -
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Auto Suppliers Bloodied, But Not Beaten
“We didn’t see the bankruptcies and restructuring that we expected,” says Kensington Capital’s Justin Mirro at a Society of Automotive Analysts event.
By Steve Finlay • Dec. 11, 2020 -
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Supplier Closing U.K. Site Amid Brexit, Pandemic
Automotive filtration specialist Mann+Hummel has announced its Wolverhampton site in the Midlands region will cease production by the end of 2022 with the probable loss of more than 200 jobs.
By Paul Myles • Dec. 4, 2020 -
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Magna Camera System Advances AV Technology
Magna says the new technology will reduce the cost of adding camera-based ADAS features, such as adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking and pedestrian detection, and thus make its way into more vehicles.
By Sebastian Blanco • Dec. 2, 2020 -
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Green Means Go!
To maintain “valuable partner” status as a supplier it is paramount to incorporate sustainable practices into every possible element of an operation – from production to design, material use and functionality.
By Andreas Minatti • Nov. 10, 2020 -
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Magna Steyr Again Eyeing North American Plant
Beyond its home base in Graz, Austria, the contract vehicle assembler has expanded recently with new plants in China and Slovenia, and even during the COVID downturn the supplier is eager to set up shop in North America, likely to assemble BEVs.
By Tom Murphy • Oct. 26, 2020
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