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Shiloh Industries Completes European Acquisitions
The acquisition provides Shiloh with leading aluminum and existing magnesium casting and stamping capabilities and processes representing over €110 million in annualized sales revenue.
March 12, 2018 -
Mahle Quits JV With Fellow Supplier Plastic Omnium
In line with its strategic orientation, Mahle says in the future it will invest more intensively and consistently in new e-mobility technologies.
March 9, 2018 -
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Production strategies are changing rapidly as tariffs and shifts in consumer buying patterns affect the industry.
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Nexteer Automotive Expanding Production to Morocco
The 194,000-sq.-ft. facility, the supplier’s first in Africa, initially will be used for production of single pinion-assist electric power steering systems and will be extended to manufacturing other driveline products in the future.
March 1, 2018 -
Steel Supplier Opens Michigan Plant
Global steel supplier ArcelorMittal opens its first Michigan facility in a renovated former steel company plant in Detroit.
By Bob Gritzinger • Feb. 28, 2018 -
New Bosch Division Focused on Connected Mobility
Bosch is meeting growing demand for connected mobility via ride sharing, which encompasses online services and apps for carpools as well as for arranging driving services and taxis. The company recently acquired Splitting Fares, a startup serving commuters who want to share a ride to the same workplace or place of study.
Feb. 21, 2018 -
Suppliers Must Move Now for Role in Future Cars
For many suppliers and OEMs, the size of the looming paradigm change – larger than even the migration to foreign-made, more fuel-efficient vehicles in the mid-70s – is a shock. But they must get over it, and soon, if they plan on existing a decade from now.
By Daron Gifford • Jan. 30, 2018 -
Battery Supplier CATL Riding Crest of EV Wave
CATL is the No.2 maker of electric-vehicle batteries, with business for now limited to China, but is on the short list to be the main EV battery supplier to European OEMs including Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and PSA Group.
By Roger Schreffler • Jan. 29, 2018 -
Magna Reveals Autonomy-Enabling Radar
Magna and technology partner Uhnder tap military technology to develop a new automotive radar system they say will enable autonomous vehicles.
By Bob Gritzinger • Jan. 16, 2018 -
Schaeffler Sticks to Its Guns Amid Mobility Uproar
Schaeffler, an industrial company with €14 billion in annual sales, instead will continue to focus on hardware, CEO Klaus Rosenfeld says.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 15, 2018 -
Automakers, Suppliers Must Refocus to Protect Profitability, Consultancy Says
An estimated 40% of industry profitability will be derived from electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles and on-demand mobility services by 2030, BCG says. Existing automakers and suppliers need to act now if they are to get a piece of that action and survive.
By David Zoia Editor • Jan. 11, 2018 -
Bosch Targets Huge Smart Cities Market
In community-based parking, Bosch technology takes over the search for a parking spot. It works by cars automatically reporting vacant spaces to the cloud as they drive past.
Jan. 9, 2018 -
Valeo’s 48V EV Concept – and X-ray Vision
Valeo brings three world premieres to CES in its ongoing focus on shaping the future of smart, connected and self-driving vehicles.
By Erik Derr • Jan. 9, 2018 -
NVIDIA Removes Major Roadblocks to Autonomous Vehicles
New Xavier processor delivers 30 trillion operations per second using just 30 watts of power.
Jan. 7, 2018 -
Bosch, Continental Buying Stakes in Mapping Company
Officials at both Bosch, Continental and HERE say their interests go far beyond autonomous vehicles.
Jan. 4, 2018 -
Supplier Toptal to Fill ‘Extreme High-Skilled Talent Gap’
“We know the largest pain point for automakers and suppliers today is the scarcity of software developers and designers,” says Toptal’s Jennifer Johnson.
Nov. 28, 2017 -
Bosch ‘Brake Disc 2.0’ Reduces Airborne Particulates
The technology is based on a conventional cast-iron brake disc but also has a tungsten-carbide coating made exclusively by Buderus Guss, a subsidiary of German automotive supplier Bosch.
Nov. 22, 2017 -
Continental, Osram Plan Lighting Products JV
The companies intend to offer a broad range of technologies designed especially for headlight and taillight applications.
Nov. 16, 2017 -
Continental Device Green-lights Self-Driving Mode
Besides informing vehicle occupants when automated or manual driving is possible, Smart Control also can be used to control driving maneuvers, Continental says.
Nov. 10, 2017 -
Autoneum Opens Seventh Production Facility in China
The Yantai plant represents the start of Autoneum’s significant capacity expansion in China. Series production of carpet systems, inner dashes and wheelhouse outer liners launch soon at a new facility in Changsha. Two other factories are under construction.
Nov. 6, 2017 -
Magna Innovation Joins Thermoplastic Materials
Torsional welding, developed for automotive applications at Magna’s Czech Republic exteriors plant, features a high-speed twisting motion that creates enough friction-based heat to join a plastic bracket to a thermoplastic fascia.
Nov. 1, 2017 -
Magna Breaks Ground on Paint Shop in Slovenia
The $100 million plant 45 miles south of Magna's Graz, Austria assembly facility is slated for completion in late 2018, with operations to begin in early 2019. Magna says it has begun recruiting about 400 workers.
Oct. 19, 2017 -
Continental Tech Juggernaut Rolls On
From advances in tire-pressure monitoring and air-suspension controls to systems intended to prevent accidents and enable autonomous vehicles, German supplier Continental isn’t wasting any time adding advanced technologies.
By Bob Gritzinger • Oct. 18, 2017 -
Denso Investing $1 Billion in Tennessee Operations
The supplier will expand output of advanced safety, connectivity and electrification products for hybrid and electric vehicles.
Oct. 12, 2017 -
Conti Sees Driver Analyzer as Automated-Driving Bridge
A camera, in conjunction with image-processing software and infrared sensors, looks at a driver’s eyes, mouth and even ears to judge his or her attentiveness.
Oct. 12, 2017 -
Eberspaecher Opens Exhaust-Systems Plant in Portugal
The 296,000-sq.-ft. plant, built in less than 10 months in the municipality of Tondela, supplies European automakersʼ plants in Spain, Portugal and northern Morocco with hot-end and cold-end components for diesel and gasoline vehicles.
Oct. 10, 2017