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    Rapid Response 2026: Updated forecast assumptions amidst the Iran war (Issue 5)
    S&P Global Mobility’s fifth Rapid Response of 2026 discusses our latest forecast assumptions related to the Middle East conflict. At time of writing, the May 2026 light-vehicle production forecast is in development. On our typical schedule, there is no sales forecast for May, though we are providing a top-line interim forecast with the latest assumptions. The figures here are subject to change. The final forecast adjustments may vary and are subject to normal monthly forecast adjustments w...
    From ‘eyes-off’ hype to ‘hands-free’ reality: Premium OEMs bet big on L2+
    While automakers from China to North America have publicly confirmed their intentions to pursue Level 3, others most notably the early adopter German premiums are subtly easing off their Level 3 ambitions as their latest Level 2+ systems come to market. BMW, Mercedes‑Benz and Stellantis all went to market with highly publicized Level 3 plans, and both German automakers have Level 3 systems in market today in very limited availability. But each has discovered that the combination of high cos...
    BEV-native leadership and established OEM transition in SDV readiness
    The recent adoption by many original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of an electrical/electronic (E/E) architecture based on zone controllers supporting a software-defined vehicle (SDV) is slowly replacing distributed electronic control architectures that rely on small pieces of control code housed and distributed widely inside isolated electronic control units (ECUs). This new approach centralizes the hardware processing and memory in fewer, more powerful control units that will house functional...
    Understanding the software-defined vehicle (SDV) ecosystem
    The S&P Global Mobility SDV Ecosystem Report 2025 provides a comprehensive, end‑to‑end view of the global automotive software supply chain. The report is built around the S&P Global Mobility SDV Ecosystem Forecast that provides a complete mapping of the automotive software stack—from Cloud to Hypervisor—across all OEMs, brands, and nameplates. It reveals in‑house vs. outsourced development, supplier market share, and evolving OEM strategies tied to electrification, autonomy, and next...
    DRAM Chip Shortage - The next Crisis ahead?
    As automotive DRAM demand accelerates with the rise of software-defined vehicles, AI cockpits, and advanced ADAS, supply constraints are emerging as the next major industry risk. This report examines the origins of the shortage, the industry’s exposure, and why there is no clear or near-term resolution in sight.
    Stellantis signs $1.18 billion deal with Dongfeng to produce Peugeot and Jeep models in mainland China
    Stellantis NV has agreed to an 8 billion yuan ($1.18 billion) project with mainland China's state-owned Dongfeng Motor to expand the production of Peugeot and Jeep vehicles for both domestic and export markets. The Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile (DPCA) joint venture will initially produce two all-new Peugeot-branded new-energy vehicles (NEVs) at its Wuhan plant starting in 2027. These two models will be based on the latest design language of the all-new concept cars unveiled by Peugeot ...
    Researchers at Swedish university deploy smart AI tools to extend battery life by 23%
    Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new AI-based method that adapts fast charging to the health of electric vehicle batteries, aiming to address the conflict between fast-charging needs and battery longevity. Fast charging is important for individuals and companies, including taxis, heavy vehicles in industry and passenger cars, as it facilitates commuting and longer journeys, even though many private motorists typically charge at home. EV batteries g...
    CATL
    Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, production, and sale of electric vehicle and energy storage system batteries in China and internationally. The company offers power battery systems, including cells, modules/battery boxes, and battery packs, as well as lithium iron phosphate, ternary high-voltage medium-nickel, ternary high-nickel, super hybrid, sodium-ion, and condensed matter batteries; energy storage battery sys...
    BorgWarner to supply turbocharger and EGR cooler to a European vehicle manufacturer
    BorgWarner has secured business with a major European commercial vehicle original equipment manufacturer to supply a high-efficiency variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbocharger and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler for a Euro 7-compliant, 6-cylinder heavy-duty diesel engine platform. This award expands BorgWarner's depth in the on-highway commercial vehicle segment and further broadens its collaboration with the customer, with production expected to begin at the end of 2028. Volke...
    Hankook Tire Q1 consolidated revenue rises 7% year over year to $3.5 billion
    Hankook Tire & Technology reported its consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, recording 7% year-over-year growth in revenue to 5.3 trillion won (about $3.5 billion). Higher revenue helped the South Korean company achieve a 42.9% year-over-year increase in operating profit to 506.9 billion won. In the Tire business, sales grew 9.3% year over year to 2.6 trillion, while operating profit rose 31.1% year over year to 437.5 billion, resulting ...
    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 11 May 2026
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    Opel plans new all-electric C-segment SUV developed with Leapmotor
    Opel has unveiled a key project in its model strategy, a completely new, all-electric C-segment sport utility vehicle that would expand the carmaker's current portfolio. The new SUV is part of Stellantis and its Chinese partner Leapmotor's plan to deepen their strategic collaboration globally. According to the carmaker, the new electric SUV will not only serve as a blueprint for efficient global collaboration but also enable Opel to take a major strategic step forward in electrification and s...
    APM Automotive Holdings
    APM Automotive Holdings Berhad, an investment holding company, designs, assembles, manufactures, produces, and distributes automotive and locomotive components in Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Europe, the United States, Australia, and internationally. The company operates through Suspension, Electrical and Heat Exchange, Interior and Plastics, Marketing, Indonesia, and All Other segments. It also provides leaf springs, parabolic springs, coil springs, shock absorbers, gas springs, U-bolts, and m...
    BASF - Global Headquarters
    BASF SE operates as a chemical company worldwide. It operates through six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. The Chemicals segment provides petrochemicals and intermediates. The Materials segment offers advanced materials and their precursors for applications and systems comprising isocyanates, polyamides, and inorganic basic products, as well as specialties for the plastics and plastics processing industries....
    Century Huatong
    Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co.,Ltd engages in the auto parts, Internet games, and artificial intelligence cloud data businesses in China and internationally. The company is involved in the manufacture, processing, and sale of auto parts, motorcycle parts, and precision metal molds; design, production, and sale of metal stamping parts and injection molded parts; wholesale of plastic particles and metal products; and technical development, consulting, services, and sale of computer software an...
    FAWER
    FAWER Automotive Parts Limited Company engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of auto parts in China and internationally. The company provides chassis system, thermal management system, engine accessory system, new energy, intelligent network system, steering and safety system, braking and transmission system, fasteners, etc. for commercial and passenger vehicles manufacturer. The company was formerly known as Fawer Automotive Parts Company Ltd. and changed its name to FA...
    LG Balakrishnan
    L.G. Balakrishnan & Bros Limited manufactures and sells chains, sprockets, and metal formed parts for automotive and industrial applications in India and internationally. The company operates through Transmission and Metal Forming segments. It offers transmission products; sprockets and gears; sealed and standard, silent, bush and roller, and special application chains; mechanical, hydraulic, between chain, and compact tensioners, as well as guides; scooter, 4 wheelers and tractors, cogged V, po...
    Magna - Global Headquarters
    Magna International Inc. operates as an automotive supplier in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Body Exteriors & Structures, Power & Vision, Seating Systems, and Complete Vehicles. The company offers design and vehicle concepts, complete vehicle engineering and integration, human-machine interface, developing modules and systems, platform solutions, prototyping and low-volume manufacturing, vehicle safety testing, aerospace, and int...
    Mahle - Global Headquarters
    MAHLE GmbH operates in the fields of electrification, thermal management, and energy efficiency solutions in Germany and internationally. The company operates through Engine Systems and Components, Filtration and Engine Peripherals, Thermal Management, Electronics and Mechatronics, and Aftermarket segments. The Engine Systems and Components segment provides steel and aluminum pistons, piston rings, cylinder liners, bearings, and valve train systems for cars, commercial and two-wheeled vehicles, ...
    Mirgor Group
    Mirgor Group is a leading Argentinian manufacturer of automotive air-conditioners. The company also manufactures consumer electronics and mobile phones. Mirgor was established to produce climate control systems for the automotive industry in Rio Grande, initially supplying Fiat and Peugeot.
    Polytec - Global Headquarters
    Polytec Holding AG, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells plastic solutions for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, commercial vehicles, and smart plastic and industrial applications. It offers plastic and new mobility products, including reusable logistic boxes and containers, and infrastructure for e-mobility; truck, bus, and agricultural applications comprising exterior and aerodynamic parts, modules for agricultural machinery, and component systems for t...
    Shuanghua
    Shuanghua Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures, imports, exports, and sells automobile air-conditioner parts and components in China. The company operates through: Supply Chain Management Business; and Food supply Business segments. It also engages in research and development of automobile parts. It offers its products under the Shuanghua and Youshen brand names to domestic OEMs and international aftermarket customers. The company was formerly known as Shanghai Shuanghua...
    Sundram Fasteners - Global Headquarters
    Sundram Fasteners Limited manufactures and sells components for the automotive, infrastructure, wind energy, aerospace, defense, farm equipment, industrial, aviation, and other sectors in India, China, the Americas, and internationally. The company’s products include high tensile fasteners, such as wind energy, automotive, engine, chassis, and aerospace and aviation fasteners; cold extruded parts, including gear blanks, transmission shafts, cams, starter sleeves and pinions, CV joint parts, an...
    T. Rad
    T.RAD Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of heat exchangers for automobiles, construction and industrial machines, air conditioners, generators, and others in Japan, the United States, China, rest of Asia, and internationally. The company offers radiators, oil and EGR coolers, charge air coolers, fin coils for air conditioners, and other heat exchangers. It also engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of e...
    Yuchai
    China Yuchai International Limited manufactures, assembles, and sells diesel and natural gas engines for trucks, buses, pickups, construction and agricultural equipment, and marine and power generation applications. It operates through two segments, Yuchai and HLGE. The Yuchai segment manufactures on- and off-road powertrain solutions and applications. The HLGE is engaged in hospitality and property development activities. The company provides diesel engines comprising 4- and 6-cylinder diesel e...
    Xiaomi's EV unit appoints new senior executives to accelerate expansion overseas
    Xiaomi's electric vehicle (EV) unit has adjusted the responsibilities of key executives as it prepares to enter overseas markets. According to a report by local media Sina Tech, Xiaomi has appointed auto division vice-president Yu Liguo as head of the overseas business preparation group, with Yu reporting to Xiaomi Group CEO Lei Jun and president William Lu. The personnel change reflects Xiaomi's ambition to enter the global EV market. Based on the company's previous strategic planning, it ex...
    Geely reaches agreement to acquire Ford Motor's inactive facility in Valencia, Spain
    Chinese carmaker Geely Auto has reached an agreement to acquire the Body 3 assembly line at Ford Motor's Almussafes plant in Valencia, Spain, according to Spanish media outlet La Tribuna de Automoción. By taking over this currently inactive facility, Geely is expected to establish its own independent vehicle manufacturing operations in Europe. Geely plans to use the assembly line to produce a new energy vehicle (NEV) model based on the GEA (Global Intelligent New Energy Architecture) platfor...
    CATL subsidiary CAIT partners Turkish carmaker Togg on joint development of chassis platform
    Contemporary Amperex Intelligent Technology (Shanghai) Limited (CAIT), CATL's skateboard chassis arm, has entered into a strategic partnership with Turkish automotive brand Togg to jointly develop a chassis platform for Togg's new B-segment vehicle family. This collaboration, announced on April 29, 2026, marks the first overseas passenger vehicle project for the platform. Under the agreement, CAIT will provide its Bedrock Chassis technology and engineering expertise, working with Togg to co-d...
    Toyoda Gosei develops unobtrusive air conditioner vent to enhance vehicle cabin appearance
    Toyoda Gosei has developed a register (vent) for automotive air conditioners with an unobtrusive aperture, aimed at improving the designability of vehicle cabins. These registers are used on the Toyota bZ7 battery-electric car, launched in mainland China in March. With the advances of electrified and autonomous vehicles, automotive interiors have shifted conceptually from simple movement spaces to more comfortable, relaxing spaces akin to living rooms, leading to a rising demand for inst...
    InterBattery 2026: Battery tech expands into AI and robotics to mitigate EV volatility
    InterBattery 2026, which was organized at the Convention and Exhibition Center (COEX) in Seoul, South Korea, over March 11-13, marked a significant pivot by the battery manufacturers and material suppliers towards application-specific optimization, thermal safety and the expansion of battery technology into the artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics era to mitigate risks associated with EV demand volatility. The 14th edition of InterBattery, which was hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Indus...
    Onsemi and Geely expand strategic collaboration on next-generation EV platforms
    Onsemi and Geely Auto Group have expanded their strategic collaboration to accelerate the development of next-generation electric and hybrid vehicles. The partnership focuses on deepening the system-level integration of Onsemi's silicon carbide (SiC) technologies across Geely's vehicle platforms to support faster, more efficient electric vehicle development. As part of this announcement, Geely is showcasing its Sustainable Experience Architecture-Super Hybrid (SEA-S)-based Super Electric...
    Clarios
    Clarios, LLC designs, manufactures, and supplies battery technologies for mobility and industrial applications in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company provides starting, lighting, and ignition batteries; and advanced battery technologies, which include flooded batteries and absorbent glass mat batteries, as well as develops and manufactures low-voltage lithium-ion battery technologies for various markets. Its batteries are used in commercial vehicle, motorcycle, m...
    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 4 May 2026
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    Air International Thermal Systems
    Air International Thermal (Australia) Pty Ltd provides design, simulation, and testing services for automotive thermal systems. It serves automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers internationally. The company was founded in 1967 and is based in Port Melbourne, Australia.
    Aisin Seiki - Global Headquarters
    Aisin Corporation manufactures and sells automotive parts, lifestyle, and energy and wellness related products in Japan. It provides eAxle; hybrid transmission; AT, CVT, and MT; thermal management products; fuel cell electric products; engine related products; parking and driving assistance systems; brakes; steering; doors and roofs; aerodynamic devices; battery frame parts; seat related products; cabin monitoring; and other products, as well as MaaS, car navigation related, and aftermarket prod...
    AKWEL - Global Headquarters
    Akwel SA manufactures and sells automotive and heavy goods vehicle components in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the United States, and Asia. The company offers pipes, valves or sensors for cooling solutions; fuel and oil solutions; control products; and air distributors, turbo air intake and output pipes and exchangers, exhaust gas recirculation pipes. It also manages washer systems, including tanks and jets comprising storage, pumping, transfer, and jet; and electronic management of hardware,...
    Alps Alpine - Global Headquarters
    Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells electronic components in Japan, China, the United States, South Korea, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Component, Sensor and Communication, and Module and System. The company offers TACT switches, potentiometers, HAPTIC reactors, actuators, microfluidic device, and aspherical glass lens for automobiles, consumer appliances, mobile phones and video games. It also provides current, pressure, millimeter-wave, and magnetic sensors...
    Aotecar (formerly Nanjing Aotecar)
    Established in 2000, Nanjing Aotecar Cooler Co. changed its name to Aotecar New Energy Technology Co. in 2015. The company is a Chinese High- and New-Technology Enterprise, engaged in research, development, production and sale of automotive air conditioner compressors for mini vehicles, passenger cars, light-, middle- and high-duty trucks, superior commercial vehicles, medium- and high-duty coaches, and new energy vehicles. Nanjing Aotecar: produces 18 categories of over 400 specifications of co...
    Chuo Spring - Global Headquarters
    Chuo Spring Co.,Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of springs, control cables, construction materials and equipment, and automotive accessories in Japan, North America, China, and Asia The company offers chassis springs, such as coil springs, stabilizers, leaf springs, torsion bars, and ODDS, an on demand disconnectable stabilizer; and precision springs, including precision coil springs, valve springs, heat resistant springs, power back door springs, spiral spring, wire springs, knitted me...
    Dana - Global Headquarters
    Dana Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides power-conveyance and energy-management solutions for on-highway vehicles in North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia Pacific. The Light Vehicle segment provides axles, driveshafts, internal combustion engine (ICE), hybrid and electric transmissions, e-axle and e-transmission systems, inverters, electric motors, controllers, sealing and thermal products, e-sealing, e-thermal cooling systems, battery and electronics cooling, hyd...
    Denso
    DENSO Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of automotive parts in Japan, Rest of Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers air-conditioning systems, including thermal management heat pump system, heat pump air-conditioning systems, personal heating and cooling devices, air quality system, heat exchangers, bus air-conditioning systems, automotive freezers, control system products, pick up systems, and cooling products, as well as heating, ventilation, and air...
    Eaton - Global Headquarters
    Eaton Corporation plc operates as a power management company in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through Electrical Americas, Electrical Global, Aerospace, Vehicle, and eMobility segments. It offers electrical components, industrial components, power distribution and assemblies, residential products, single and three phase power quality and connectivity products, wiring devices, circuit protection products, utility power distribution pr...
    Fuji Electric
    Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops power semiconductors and electronics solutions in Japan and internationally. It operates through Energy, Industry, Semiconductors, and Food and Beverage Distribution segments. The company also offers drivers and controls including AC drivers, motors, and servo systems; programmable logic controllers; human machine interface; power supply products, which includes uninterruptible power systems, solar inverters, data centers, regulat...
    Gentherm - Global Headquarters
    Gentherm Incorporated designs, develops, manufactures, and sells thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies in the United States, China, Germany, Czech Republic, South Korea, Mexico, Slovakia, Romania, Japan, United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in two segments, Automotive and Medical. The company offers climate comfort systems, including seat heaters, blowers, and thermoelectric devices for variable temperature climate control seats and steering wheel heaters to provide th...
    Hyundai Sungwoo Holdings
    Hyundai Sungwoo Holdings Co., Ltd. designs, manufactures, and markets automobile components. The company offers engine parts, chassis parts, transmission parts, and aluminium alloy wheels. It also manufactures marine parts, such as fly wheels for ships; train parts, including support rings (backing rings) and external finishing caps (end caps) of the wheel that support the wheel bearing of railway vehicles; and batteries for automobiles, industrial use, agricultural machines, and ships. In addit...
    Kailong Technology
    Kailong High Technology Co., Ltd. engages in the research and development, production, sale, and after-sales service of SCR exhaust after-treatment products. The company offers light and heavy duty diesel, marine/stationary engine, gasoline engine, and CNG engine after treatment systems, as well as diesel particulate filters, exhaust treatment devices for tunnel/industrial stoves, vehicle exhaust heating systems, auto temperature-control cooling systems of engine, and centralized lubrication sys...
    Longji Machinery
    Shandong Longji Machinery Co. is engaged in research, development, production and sale of brake components. Longji has annual production capacity of one million brake drum units for heavy-duty vehicles, 7.5 million brake drum and disc sets for medium- and light-duty vehicles and 750,000 brake block units. The company produces over 3,000 brake disc models, 370 high-duty brake drum models, 1,000 normal brake drum models and 750 brake block models. 70% of production output is exported outside China...
    NIDEC Corporation
    Nidec Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells motors, electronics and optical components, and other related products in Japan and internationally. The company offers medium- and large-size motors, small-size and precision motors, fans and blowers, motor-related products, units and modules, automotive components, mechanical equipment/machine tools, inspection and measuring equipment, electronic devices, as well as mold, molding, cutting, and machining compon...
    Schaeffler - Global Headquarters
    Schaeffler AG, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells components and systems for industrial applications in Europe, the Americas, China, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through E-Mobility, Powertrain and Chassis, Vehicle Lifetime Solutions, Bearings & Industrial Solutions divisions. The E-Mobility division offers mechanical, mechatronic, and electronic components and systems for powertrain electrification used in passenger cars and commercial vehicles. It includes el...
    Sichuan Chuanhuan
    Sichuan Chuanhuan Technology Co.,Ltd. engages in the research, development, production, and sale of automotive rubber hose series products in China. It offers body accessory systems, cooling system hoses, fuel series hoses, oil cooling pipes, turbocharger pipelines, brake system hoses, power steering system hoses, nylon tubes, and inlet and outlet system hoses and assemblies. The company also exports its products to the United States, Canada, Japan, Vietnam, India, South Africa, Italy, Croatia, ...
    Sogefi - Global Headquarters
    Sogefi S.p.A. designs, develops, and produces filtration systems, suspension components, air intake products, and engine cooling systems for the automotive industry in Europe, South America, North America, China, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Air & Cooling and Suspensions. The company provides air and cooling products, including intake manifold systems, charged air ducts, air induction systems, thermostat housings and ducts, EV battery cooling plates, and coolant pumps a...
    Taiho Kogyo
    Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells bearings in Japan. It offers engine parts, such as vacuum pumps, exhaust valves, turbocharger parts, and engine bearings; drive auxiliary bearing and compressor parts; and noise damping PCU covers, stack manifold and pressure plates, and adhesive gaskets, as well as fuel cell power generation contract testing products. The company also offers aluminum die-cast products and precision molds. Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1939 and is headquar...
    TI Fluid Systems (Earlier TI Automotive) - Global Headquarters
    TI Fluid Systems plc designs, manufactures, and sells thermal and fluid system solutions in Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, North America, and Latin America. It operates in two segments, Fluid Carrying Systems (FCS), and Fuel Tank and Delivery Systems (FTDS). The FCS segment offers brake and fuel lines and bundles; thermal management fluid systems, including HEV and BEV heating and cooling lines; and powertrain components and quick connectors. The FTDS segment provides plastic fuel tanks, fill...
    Trelleborg - Global Headquarters
    Trelleborg AB (publ) provides engineered polymer solutions for seal, damp, and protect critical applications worldwide. It offers antivibration solutions; automotive boots and noise damping; bearings and bushings; bridge expansion joints; cable and rubber compounds; electrical protection; embedded rail systems; and engineered coated fabrics and molded parts. The company also provides fenders, docking, and mooring; flat gaskets; floatover solutions; fluid handling solutions; grout seals; inflatab...
    Zhongding
    Zhongding Sealing Holding Co. is a Chinese large-scale comprehensive enterprise producing mainly automotive and machinery components. Zhongding is engaged in research, development, production and sale of rubber sealing parts, applied on automobiles, motorcycles, electronic appliances, earthmoving vehicles, mining, railway, petroleum chemistry, ships and aviation.
    DENSO reports strong growth in FY2025/26 revenue and profit
    DENSO Corp. has reported strong growth in revenue and profit in the financial year ended March 31. The leading Japanese automotive supplier recorded a 5.3% year-over-year increase in revenue to ¥7.5 trillion ($42.7 billion), leading to 6.5% year-over-year growth in operating profit to ¥552.5 billion, while profit before income tax increased 6.8% year over year to ¥617.3 billion. DENSO concluded the financial year with net profit of ¥443....
    Auto China 2026: ElringKlinger spotlights new-energy vehicle technologies and mainland China-focused strategy
    ElringKlinger is using Auto China 2026 to underscore its role as a technology and development partner for new-energy vehicles (NEVs) in Asia, highlighting mainland China as a pivotal market for next-generation vehicle and drive technologies. The company emphasized that mainland China is a key force behind emerging vehicle segments and drive concepts, particularly in NEV, and is shaping global standards, development speed and market dynamics. Against this backdrop, ElringKlinger is positioning...
    Auto China 2026: Hyundai plans to launch 20 new BEVs and EREVs in mainland China over next 5 years
    South Korean carmaker Hyundai plans to regain lost market share in the world's largest electric vehicle market by implementing an aggressive localized product road map. At Auto China 2026, Hyundai announced that it will make a full push into mainland China's new-energy vehicle (NEV) sector, with a focus on its Ioniq brand. According to the company, it plans to roll out 20 new battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) models in mainland China over the next five ...
    Auto China 2026: Onsemi deepens collaboration with Nio to power next-gen 900-V EV platforms
    Onsemi announced an expanded strategic collaboration with Nio Inc. to support Nio's transition from 400-volt to next-generation 900-volt electric vehicle platforms, using Onsemi's EliteSiC enhanced M3e technology. The partnership aims to improve efficiency, performance and scalability across Nio's latest EV lineup, including models that will debut at the Auto China 2026, such as the flagship sport utility vehicle ES9. The EliteSiC enhanced M3e technology delivers optimized...
    ElringKlinger (Global Headquarter)
    ElringKlinger AG develops, manufactures, and sells components, modules, and systems for the automotive industry in Germany, rest of Europe, North America, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Original Equipment, Aftermarket, Engineered Plastics, and Other. The company offers components made of thermoplastics for drivetrain, body, and underbody applications; seals and gasket; transmission control plates and complex formed parts; stamped/punched and formed meta...
    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 27 April 2026
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    Auto China 2026: Xiaomi Auto opens a new R&D facility in Munich
    Xiaomi Auto has opened a European research and development center in Munich, as the Chinese electric-vehicle maker prepares for its next product launch and a planned European market entry in 2027. Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi Auto, announced the launch of this new R&D center during the ongoing 2026 Beijing Auto Show. The center has about 50 staff and is led by Rudolf Dittrich, who previously worked on BMW's M4 GT3 race car project, while vehicle dynamics is headed by Claus-Dieter Grol...
    Auto China 2026: Huawei repositions its 1,500-kW charging system for multiple use cases
    Huawei's 1,500-kilowatt megawatt charging system, first introduced in 2025 as a high-power solution for heavy-duty, high-utilization electrification scenarios, supports up to 1,500 kW of peak output and 2,400 amperes (A) of current, enabling an approximately 300-kilowatt-hour battery charge in about 15 minutes under defined operating conditions. In 2026, the system is no longer presented as a new introduction but as part of a broader rollout strategy focused on deployment scale and infrastr...
    Banco Products
    Banco Products (India) Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of heat exchangers/cooling systems in India and internationally. The company offers engine cooling systems, such as radiators, charge air coolers, oil coolers, transmission and hydraulic type, condensers, fuel coolers, battery coolers, inverter coolers configurations and accessories, expansion tanks, fan motor assembly, fan shroud and guard, and miscellaneous mounting plumbing accessories. It also...
    Bosch - Global Headquarters
    Robert Bosch GmbH, together with its subsidiaries, provides technology and services in Europe, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, Energy and Building Technology, and other segments. The Mobility segment provides gasoline systems, diesel systems, chassis systems control products, electrical drives, starter motors and generators, car multimedia products, automotive electronics, and automotive aftermarket and steering pr...
    Delphi - Global Headquarters
    Phinia Holdings Jersey Ltd engages in the design, development, and manufacture of integrated powertrain technologies worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Fuel Injection Systems, Powertrain Products, Electrification & Electronics, and Aftermarket. The Fuel Injection Systems segment offers gasoline and diesel fuel injection components and systems. This segment also provides pumps, injectors, fuel rail assemblies, and complete systems, as well as enhanced engine performance. The P...
    Dongfeng Technology
    Dong Feng Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of automotive parts and accessories in China. It operates in two segments, Automobile and Motorcycle Parts Production and Sales; and House Rental. The company offers automobile interior and exterior trim parts, automobile braking systems, die castings, thermostat systems, etc. It also provides covering cockpit and body systems, braking and intelligent driving system, electric drive system, thermal management system, and...
    Faurecia - Global Headquarters
    Forvia SE, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automotive technology solutions in France, Germany, other European countries, other Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, Asia, and internationally. It operates through Seating, Interiors, Clean Mobility, Electronics, Lighting, and Lifecycle Solutions segments. The Seating segment designs and manufactures vehicle seats, seating frames, and adjustment mechanisms. The Interiors segment designs, manufactures, and assembles i...
    Grupo Industrial Saltillo
    Grupo Industrial Saltillo, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, sale, and marketing of auto parts and housewares in Mexico, Europe, Asia, Spain, the Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, and China. It operates through Auto Parts and Home segments. The company offers gray and ductile iron, and aluminum components for automotive systems, including brakes, engines, and chassis. It also provides kitchen and tableware items, such as vitrified steel, and aluminum, as ...
    Guizhou Guihang
    Established in 1999, Guizhou Guihang Automotive Components Co. is engaged in production and sale of three business segments—automotive components, aviation electronics and equipment manufacturing. Guihang has the biggest market share of automotive seal strips in China and is the largest Chinese domestic producer of aluminum radiators. Guihang Automotive Components segment produces seal strips, switches, radiators, key assembly, wipers and lifters, on passenger cars, mini vehicles, medium- and ...
    Hangzhou Westlake
    Tieliu Co,.Ltd manufactures and sells automotive transmission systems and high-precision parts in China and internationally. The company provides automotive transmission products, such as clutch kit, hydraulic converter, self-adjusting clutch, concentric slave cylinder, dual-mass flywheel, wind power yaw brake, torsion-limited damper, release bearing, brake pads, AMT heavy truck special kit, commercial vehicle clutch, mining vehicle sheet metal, dry DCT dual clutch, wet double clutch, and double...
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Global
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. manufactures and sells heavy machinery worldwide. It operates through four segments: Energy Systems; Plants & Infrastructure Systems; Logistics, Thermal & Drive Systems; and Aircraft, Defense & Space segments. The company offers thermal, renewable energy, nuclear power generation, engine power plants, and oil and gas production plants, as well as distributed power for total energy solutions and fuel cells; civil aircrafts and aeroengines, aviation equipment, and...
    NOK
    NOK Corporation manufactures, imports, and sells seal products, industrial mechanical parts, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, nuclear power equipment, synthetic chemical products, and electronic and various other products in Japan and internationally. It operates through Seal Business, Electronic Parts Business, and Other segments. The company offers seals, including oil seals, O-rings, packings, and gaskets used to prevent the leakage of oil, liquids, and gases within machineries; vibration a...
    Sanden - Global Headquarters
    Sanden Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacturing, and sale of automotive air conditioning systems and compressors in Japan, Europe, and internationally. It offers heat pump system products; system product components, such as compressors, HVAC units, heat exchangers, electric coolant heaters, and pipes for air conditioning. The company is also involved in provision of air conditioning systems for off highway vehicles; and intercoolers. The company was ...
    Valeo - Global Headquarters
    Valeo SE, a technology company, designs, produces, and sells products and systems for the automotive markets in France, other European countries, Africa, North America, South America, and Asia. It operates through three segments: Power, Brain, and Light. The Power segment offers automotive thermal systems, including electric vehicle (EV) cooling systems, which comprise XL plate liquid coolers, high performance chillers, electrically driven compressors, front end cooling modules, and air intake m...
    Xuelong
    Xuelong Group Co.,Ltd engages in the research, development, production, and sale of internal combustion engine cooling systems and automotive lightweight plastic products in China. The company offers engine cooling fan systems, silicone oil clutch fan assembly, and electronically controlled silicone oil clutch fan assembly. It also provides automotive lightweight blow molding and other injection molding. Its products are used in commercial vehicles, construction machinery, and agricultural machi...
    Zhejiang VIE (former: China VIE)
    China VIE Group is an early automotive supplier, specializing in research and development (R&D) and the manufacture of brake systems, automotive engineering plastics and clutch steering systems in China.
    Auto China 2026: Valeo showcases China Speed innovations and humanoid robotics
    Valeo is showcasing its latest innovations at Auto China 2026, which runs from April 23 to May 3 at the Capital International Exhibition Center (CIECC) in Beijing. At its booth, the French supplier is presenting a portfolio of integrated systems designed at China Speed, aimed at reducing development cycles while maintaining global safety standards. In electrification, Valeo highlights a 5-in-1 Deep Integration Module and a next-generation dual inverter that reached start of production (SOP) i...
    Webasto develops modular PTC air heaters for electric commercial vehicles
    Thermal technology specialist Webasto plans to launch modular positive temperature coefficient (PTC) air heaters with up to 2,100 watts of heating power for electric commercial vehicles in July. The air flow modules can be flexibly combined or installed and controlled individually within the vehicle’s interior. Fuel-powered vehicles are increasingly being replaced by electric vehicles, but unlike internal combustion engines (ICEs), electric motors generate very little waste heat to war...
    Nanoramic Laboratories
    Nanoramic, Inc. operates as an energy storage company that designs, manufactures, and licenses core electrodes, ultracapacitors, and thermal interface gap filler pads. The company’s products are used in ultra-conductive cathodes for Li-ion batteries, si-dominant anodes and advanced electrolytes, solid-state batteries, and ultracapacitor electrodes. The company also produces materials to satisfy the requirements of the energy storage sector and improve energy storage. Its products are used in v...
    CATL unveils new battery technologies at its 2026 Tech Day in Beijing
    CATL has introduced a series of new battery products for passenger vehicles, hybrids, racing and battery-swapping solutions at its Technology Day in Beijing on April 21. The new product advancements are aimed at consolidating its position in a highly competitive power battery industry. CATL has officially launched the third-generation Qilin Battery, increasing the charging rate to an equivalent of 10C with a peak of 15C. This nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery reaches a volu...
    Cellcentric launches new fuel-cell system BZA375 for customer testing and validation
    Cellcentric has officially launched its next-generation heavy-duty fuel-cell system, named BZA375, at Hannover Messe. BZA375 is now available for testing, validation and further industrial scale-up across a broad range of heavy-duty applications. As a tier 1 supplier focused on heavy-duty trucks and similar use cases, Cellcentric aims to address challenges in decarbonizing transport by making zero-emission drive technology competitive, durable and broadly applicable for demanding applications...
    Auto China 2026: Marelli to showcase propulsion and thermal innovations
    Marelli will showcase a range of propulsion and thermal innovations at Auto China 2026 in Beijing from April 24 to May 3. The company will present technologies that support vehicle-makers across the powertrain evolution, with solutions tailored for different propulsion configurations and regional requirements. A major highlight will be Marelli's new e-Transmission Cooling Pump, a system engineered to deliver precise, on-demand oil cooling for modern transmissions, enabling a 30-watt saving co...
    MAHLE delivers higher profitability in FY 2025 amid global headwinds
    MAHLE reported a 3.6% year-over-year decline in revenue to €11.3 billion in the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2025, the Germany-based supplier said during its annual press conference on April 15, 2026, in Stuttgart, Germany. Excluding exchange rate and deconsolidation effects, it recorded organic sales growth of 0.6%. Lower revenue impacted MAHLE’s earnings, as the company recorded a 46.1% year-over-year decline in earnings before interest and ...
    Suppliers to the new Infiniti QX65
    The  new Infiniti QX65  is assembled at the Nissan Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant. Production of the car is expected to peak at 10852 in 2027, according to a forecast from S&P Global Mobility. Image Source : Infiniti New Infiniti QX65 – Supplier Overview COMPONENT NAME SUPPLIERS Ambient Lighting Antolin Decorative Wheel Nuts Maclean-Fogg Constant Velocity Joints NTN Standar...
    Horse Powertrain to unveil X-range C15 Direct Drive hybrid unit at Beijing Auto Show 2026
    Horse Powertrain announced that it will unveil the X-Range C15 Direct Drive, an all-in-one powertrain, at the Beijing Auto Show 2026. The company describes itself as operating in the field of innovative, low-emission powertrain systems. The X-Range C15 Direct Drive is an ultracompact unit that integrates a full hybrid powertrain, including a 4-cylinder engine, transmission, power electronics and an electric motor, into a single compact housing designed to mount to the rear subframe and enab...
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    GAC Aion launches electric sedan RT Super with CATL battery-swap technology
    GAC Aion has launched a new electric sedan named the RT Super, which is built on CATL's Choco-SEB battery-swap solution. The model is priced from 88,800 yuan (about $13,000) under a battery rental scheme that separates ownership of the vehicle body from the battery to lower the initial purchase price for consumers. Unlike Nio, where the vehicles offer a battery rental option or a complete car including the battery, the RT Super is not offered with a battery pack. RT Super owners can comple...
    Sunwoda unveils Xingchi Supercharge Battery 2.0 in mainland China
    Sunwoda Power announced a full-scenario battery product road map at its April 16 technology day in Beijing, highlighting a new generation of ultrafast-charging batteries capable of 15C charging, along with sodium-ion and AI-integrated battery systems. At the center of the launch is the Xingchi Supercharge Battery 2.0, a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) pack designed for passenger electric vehicles that supports peak charging rates of 15C, enabling a 5% to 95% state-of-charge recharge in 9 minutes...
    BMW extends sustainability strategy to the new i7 flagship electric sedan with Gen6 battery cells and recycled aluminum wheels
    The BMW Group is implementing its sustainability strategy in the new BMW 7 Series by systematically incorporating product sustainability innovations. This includes the use of a new battery cell technology and a higher percentage of secondary material in the wheel rims, representing a targeted further development that extends established sustainability approaches to another BMW model. In the new BMW i7, sixth-generation (Gen6) battery cells are used in the high-voltage battery as a key measure...
    Bekaert - Global Headquarters
    NV Bekaert SA provides steel wire transformation and coating technologies worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Rubber Reinforcement, Steel Wire Solutions, Specialty Businesses, and Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group. The Rubber Reinforcement Business segment develops, manufactures, and supplies steel cord and bead wire reinforcement solutions for the tire sector. The Steel Wire Solutions Business segment develops, manufactures, and supplies a range of steel wire products and solutions ...
    Bridgestone - Global Headquarters
    Bridgestone Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells tires and rubber products in Japan, China, India, the Asia Pacific, the United States, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers passenger car, motorcycle, trucks, buses, construction and mining vehicles, agricultural machinery, and aircraft tires; automotive components; automotive maintenance and repair services; synthetic rubber; retreading materials; and raw materials for tires. It also...
    Freudenberg - Global Headquarters
    Freudenberg & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft manufactures and sells technical components and system parts for various business sectors in Africa/Australia, Asia, South and Central America, North America, Germany, Europe, and other European countries. The company offers battery, fuel cell systems, floor mats, and elastomer for the automotive industry; mechanical cleaning equipment and filter products for end users; develops and produces specialty lubricants, release agents, and a range of specialty ch...
    Mahle Metal Leve
    MAHLE Metal Leve S.A., an automotive parts company, manufactures and sells components for internal combustion engines and automotive filters in South America, Europe, Central and North America, Africa, and internationally. It operates through Powertrain and Charging, and Thermal and Fluid Systems segments. The company offers drive systems and power electronics for electric powertrains; piston systems, cylinder components, valve trains, air conditioning, engine cooling, air management, engine coo...
    Metair Investments
    Metair Investments Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and retails automotive components, batteries, and related products in South Africa and Romania. The company operates in two segments, OEM Direct Component Manufacturing and Aftermarket Parts and Retail. It offers wiring harnesses, instrument cluster/combination meters, and moulded parts; automotive, solar, and industrial batteries; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and climate control systems, air cle...
    Modine
    Modine Manufacturing Company designs, engineers, tests, manufactures, and sells mission-critical thermal solutions in the United States, Canada, Italy, Hungary, the United Kingdom, China, and internationally. The company offers heat transfer products, including round tube plate fin construction; gas-fired, hydronic, electric, and oil fired unit heaters; roof-mounted direct- and indirect-fired makeup air units, duct furnaces, infrared units, and perimeter heating products; single packaged unit ve...
    Shanghai Songz
    Songz Automobile Air Conditioning Co., Ltd engages in the research, development, production, and sales of mobile thermal management products in China and internationally. Its products include bus, car, and battery thermal management products; traditional and electric air conditioning systems; radiators; air conditioning and refrigeration units; and compressors. The company’s products are used in large and medium-sized buses, passenger cars, special-purpose vehicles, trucks, buses, rail vehicle...
    Sumitomo Riko
    Sumitomo Riko Company Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of automotive parts. The company provides automotive products, including anti-vibration rubber products comprising heat-resistant rubber products, chassis parts, lightweight parts, active control parts, and dampers; hoses, such as rubber and resin fuel, air control, water, oil, hydrogen, and air conditioner hoses, as well as canisters; sound controlling and insulation products comprising standing wave spacers and engine cover prod...
    thyssenkrupp - Global Headquarters
    thyssenkrupp AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides industrial and technology solutions and services in Germany and internationally. The company operates in five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe, and Marine Systems. It offers axle assembly and logistics, body in white, camshafts and electric engine components, carValoo, dampers, dies, plant engineering for batteries and powertrain, prototypes, serial production, springs and stabilizer...
    Tokai Rika - Global Headquarters
    Tokai Rika Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells automotive parts in Japan, North America, Asia, and internationally. The company offers human interface systems and controls, including touchpads; multi-function, power window, steering, heater control, push start, hazard, fog lamp, power outer mirror, defogger, rheostat light control, and seat switches, as well as neutral start, engine oil pressure, parking brake, door lock, brake lamp, courtesy lamp, and buckup light sensing switches; and shift lever...
    Svolt Energy commences mass production of 80-kWh PHEV battery in mainland China
    Svolt Energy has begun mass production of its high-capacity Fortress 2.0 battery for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle models. The 80-kilowatt-hour battery has rolled off the production line at Svolt's plant in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, in mainland China. Svolt Energy calls its 80-kWh Fortress 2.0 battery the largest PHEV battery developed in mainland China. Its capacity represents a 35.6% increase from the previous generation's 59-kWh system and is primarily aimed at large fa...
    Ford Motor Co. restructures EV division, Doug Field to depart in May
    Ford Motor Co. announced it is setting up a new end-to-end organization, Product Creation and Industrialization, to support one of the most extensive rollouts of products, software and services in the company's history. The new structure integrates Ford's Electric Vehicle, Digital and Design teams with its global Industrial System and is described as a key lever in achieving the Ford+ objectives, including a target of an 8% adjusted earnings before interest and tax margin by 2029. Jim Farl...
    MAHLE targets doubling India revenue to €1 billion within five years
    MAHLE GmbH expects its India revenue to double to about €1 billion over the next three to five years, as the country emerges as its fastest-growing market and a key pillar in its global growth strategy. Arnd Franz, chairman of the management board and CEO of MAHLE Group, said the company anticipates its revenue from the region to double in this period, supported by continued strong growth and the value-added tax reform introduced in 2025. In 2025, India accounted for 4% of MAHL...
    How the hatchback got heavy
    In 1974, when the first Volkswagen Golf rolled off the line, it was meant to be a sensible car for sensible Europeans. Now, after half a century, it has become a rolling ledger of Brussels’ ambition. The model has accumulated weight, complexity and cost with each wave of regulation, from the earliest crash standards and pedestrian-protection measures to mandated airbags and antilock braking systems (ABS) in 2004 and electronic stability control in 2011. To trace its bill of materials is to rea...
    Tesla launches Spring Update 2026 software with ‘Hey Grok’ and more
    Tesla is rolling out its Spring Update 2026 software with over a dozen new features, including a redesigned Self-Driving subscription app, voice-activated Grok and an auto-install option for software updates. The update also introduces a new Cyberhog Pet Mode character and virtual custom wraps for Model S and X owners. The main functional change is a redesigned Self-Driving app for vehicles with Tesla's AI4 (HW4) hardware. The new interface allows one-tap subscription to Full Self-Driving (Su...
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