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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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Automakers continue to make big investments in autonomous vehicles. We’ve put together a curated list of stories showcasing the technologies and strategies propelling autonomy.
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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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Is Mexico Prepared to Cash in on Nearshoring Opportunities?
Given its strategic location, its wide network of trade agreements, developed network of Tier 1 suppliers and advanced manufacturing capability and production volume, Mexico is in a privileged place to benefit from nearshoring.
By Daniel J. McCosh • Oct. 20, 2020 -
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Supplier SKF Consolidating U.S. Plants
The investments and consolidation will take approximately 12-18 months to implement and will result in a reduction in staff of approximately 115, with associated restructuring costs amounting to $4 million.
By Jim Irwin • Sept. 29, 2020 -
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Flexibility Key to Managing Global Supply Chains
The trend toward globalization has become risky due to factors including unsettled international relations, ethnocentrism, trade disputes, global counterfeiting, the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions, supply-chain consultant Rosemary Coates says.
By Jim Irwin • Aug. 19, 2020 -
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‘Distressed’ Auto Supplier Numbers Increase
Seven North American suppliers are among those who will “seize the moment and make more acquisitions,” predicts PwC’s Dietmar Ostermann.
By Steven Finlay • Aug. 5, 2020 -
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Four Automotive Supply-Chain Problems, and How to Fix Them
The automotive industry is littered with siloed operations, some using technology from the 1980s.
By Rob Bailey • July 31, 2020 -
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Spanish Dealers Struggle to Recover From COVID-19
Supply and demand in the European used-car market could take three years to regain its balance, as happened during the 2012 fiscal crisis, according to Sumauto, a provider of digital services for used-vehicle dealers.
By Jorge Palacios • May 21, 2020 -
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Auto Production in Spain Off to Rocky Restart
Unions representing workers at the Barcelona plant, which is operating at 25% of its 200,000-unit capacity, have not gotten clear answers about the factory’s future and have called for a supplier to strike.
By Jorge Palacios • May 12, 2020 -
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Supplier Bosch Bracing for Rough 2020
The company cites uncertainty stemming from the pandemic in declining to issue a full-year financial forecast.
By Jim Irwin • May 4, 2020 -
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Magna Team Designs Field Emergency Ventilator
A Magna-designed seat recliner motor and lever automatically compresses a self-inflating bag as used in emergency rooms for patients not breathing or having difficulty breathing.
By Jim Irwin • April 8, 2020 -
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Automotive Foam Supplier Toray Expands
Toray says the final phase of a $40 million expansion enhances its leadership role in foam innovation.
By Jim Irwin • March 30, 2020 -
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Supplier Marelli to Relocate North American HQ
Marelli plans to start moving into the 200,000-sq.-ft. building, which fellow Tier 1 supplier Federal-Mogul vacated in 2015, late this year, with full occupancy expected by March 2021.
By Jim Irwin • March 10, 2020 -
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Supplier Novares Expanding Into Russia
The move is part of the company’s international expansion strategy and is the 13th manufacturing site it has inaugurated in the past seven years, as well as extending 23 existing factories.
By Paul Myles • Jan. 27, 2020 -
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Qualcomm’s Connectivity Solution for Land Rover Defender
At CES 2020 Peter Virk, director of connected car and future technology at Jaguar Land Rover, discusses Qualcomm's next-generation Snapdragon chipsets used for telematics and infotainment in the new Defender.
Jan. 15, 2020 -
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Continental, Other Suppliers, Want Obstructions to Go Poof
A concept “transparent hood” makes the front end of your vehicle seem to disappear, as if you’re looking straight at the ground.
By Jim Henry • Jan. 7, 2020 -
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Berylls Strategy Advisors Opens U.S. Office
Berylls’ advisors provide consulting services to OEMs, automotive suppliers, investors and new-mobility companies. Its consultants work in the fields of strategy, M&A, organizational transformation and digitalization, AI and Big Data.
By Jim Irwin • Jan. 7, 2020 -
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Continental, Sennheiser Creating Good Vibrations in Cars
Ac2ated Sound, which replaces conventional speakers with small, lightweight actuators placed in the interior, could go into production in as little as two years once the first customer is secured, Andreas Sennheiser says.
By Jim Henry • Jan. 6, 2020 -
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Qualcomm Seems Poised for More Jaguar Land Rover Business
“Over-the-air capability gives automakers the ability to manage the capability of the vehicle over its life,” executive Nakul Duggal says.
By Jim Henry • Jan. 6, 2020
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