Suppliers

Germany’s Schaeffler Group, which recently announced the future termination of its investment agreement with Continental in May 2014, has reported a solid start to 2013 for its aut[...]

Bridgestone has won its latest patent infringement lawsuit in China, its second such victory in less than a year. The latest case involved local tyre company Qingdao Genco Industri[...]

Just over a year after announcing a new functional organisational structure, commercial vehicle components and systems supplier Haldex has detailed a new SEK 250m (US$37.4m) restru[...]

Bankrupt battery manufacturer A123 Systems has secured final approval from a bankruptcy court for the company’s reorganisation plan. A123′s plan to exit bankruptcy will[...]

A new supply deal from Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is driving expansion at BorgWarner’s UK operations. The supplier has been chosen to provide turbocharging technology for JLR’s new fa[...]

Consumers are increasingly using more advanced communication technologies not only within their cars, but when it comes to buying them as well. A new global study by Cisco probed t[...]

It’s taken three years but Mahle has finally acquired a majority stake in Behr. The latest purchase lifted Mahle’s holding in the Behr Group from 36.85% to approximately 51%. The p[...]

Bosch has outlined details of its group performance in North America in 2012, with revenue rising 8.1% year-on-year to US$10.6bn, and has forecast a continuation of this growth thr[...]

Policy implications from the development and implementation of advanced vehicle technologies have been aired at a US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 15 Ma[...]

After a challenging period, the US automotive industry’s recovery is under way. The market performed strongly in 2012, and further growth is expected in 2013 and beyond – wel[...]

Italian automotive manufacturer Fiat SpA and its affiliate Fiat Industrial, which manufactures commercial vehicles, have both suspended production at certain plants in Europe owing[...]

In a series of presentations for investors and analysts at the company’s annual capital market day, Autoliv executives have outlined the company’s business plans that will underpin[...]

Schaeffler is backing out of the mutual investment agreement it put in place with Continental back in 2008. It has informed Continental that the agreement will be terminated as of [...]

Perhaps the ultimate test bed for automotive technology, motorsport has launched many significant powertrain innovations that have later found their way into mainstream cars. In re[...]

Japanese tyre manufacturer Toyo Tire & Rubber’s Malaysian manufacturing and sales company, Toyo Tyre Malaysia (TTM), recently completed construction of its new tyre manuf[...]

The latest survey of OEM/supplier relationships in North America by Birmingham, Michigan-based Planning Perspectives Inc, presents worrying evidence suggesting that these relations[...]

While most of Europe’s leading vehicle manufacturer struggle with weakening demand, the region’s manufacturing equipment and machinery suppliers are reporting decidedly healthy res[...]

A glance at Schaeffler’s offerings at this year’s NAIAS in Detroit showed how this supplier has evolved from being just a bearings supplier to one of modules and systems. Rob[...]

Troubled Japanese safety equipment supplier Takata, which has attracted critical headlines in recent months following a spate of recalls by OEMs for faulty airbags supplied by the [...]

Bosch is launching a new home charger for electric vehicles (EVs) at about half the cost of many rivals. The new Power Max charger will start at just US$450, offering 240V charging[...]