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    From software-defined to AI-defined: The rise of agentic intelligence in vehicles
    Agentic AI represents the next evolution beyond generative AI: while GenAI produces insights, text and recommendations, agentic AI acts autonomously, makes decisions and executes tasks. GenAI “thinks” while agentic AI “does” When integrated into engineering, manufacturing and mobility workflows, agentic systems improve reliability, responsiveness and consistency across the automotive value chain. This report aims to explain: How is the automotive industry slowly transitionin...
    Auto China 2026 - Auto Show Report
    2026 Beijing Auto Show (Auto China 2026) was held from April 24 to May 3, 2026. With the theme “Future of Intelligence,” the event served as a global showcase for the next phase of automotive transformation. The show covered a total exhibition area of 380,000 square meters, spanning both the China International Exhibition Center (Shunyi Venue) and the Capital International Exhibition Center. Total attendance reached 1.28 million visitor visits. Key themes: The 2026 Beijing Auto Show put ...
    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...
    Samvardhana Motherson FY 2025/26 revenue up 10.9% YOY to $13.4 billion
    Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. (SAMIL) reported a 10.9% year-over-year increase in revenue to 1.26 trillion rupees (about $13.4 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. Higher revenue helped the leading automotive parts supplier from India record a 10.6% year-over-year growth in EBITDA to 120 billion rupees. However, the EBITDA margin slipped 10 basis points to 9.5%. SAMIL concluded the fiscal year with a profit after tax of 42.6 billion, up 12% f...
    Canatu
    Canatu Oyj develops and sells carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and related products, and manufacturing equipment for the semiconductor, automotive, and medical diagnostics industries in Finland, the United States, Japan, and Taiwan. The company offers custom CNT synthesis reactors; CNT membrane for high-power EUV lithography and X-Ray filter applications; EUV pellicies to protect photomask for contamination while permitting high EUV transmission; optical filters for use in X-Ray filter applications; and ...
    RAYSEES
    Raysees (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. operates as a provider of VCSEL (Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser) chips and optical sensing solutions for various applications. The company provides VCSEL emitters, chips, modules, and driver boards for optical sensing and illumination, offering customized optical modules for uses such as 3D facial recognition, time-of-flight sensing, proximity sensing, 3D scanning, and AR/VR. It supplies VCSEL-based products for automotive applications, including lidar, night...
    Stanley Electric’s FY 2025/26 net sales marginally up to $3.24 billion
    Japanese supplier Stanley Electric reported a 1.7% year-over-year increase in net sales to ¥518.4 billion (nearly $3.24 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. Despite a marginal improvement in net sales, the company recorded a 12.9% year-over-year decline in operating profit to ¥42.6 billion, resulting in an operating margin of 8.2% compared to 9.6% in the previous financial year. Stanley Electric reported net income of ¥32.8 billion, up 2.4% from ¥32 billion in fiscal year 2024/2...
    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 18 May 2026
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    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...
    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...
    Foshan Lighting
    Foshan Electrical and Lighting Co.,Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, production, and sale of general lighting and electrical products, automotive lighting, LED packaging products, and others in the People’s Republic of China and internationally. It offers general lighting and electrical products, including LED light sources, LED luminaries, and traditional lighting products; lighting solutions for home lighting, commercial lighting, industrial lighti...
    Grupo Antolin - Global Headquarters
    Grupo Antolin-Irausa, S.A.U., through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and supplies automotive interior components for the automobile industry in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Mercosur, NAFTA, and Africa. The company offers overhead systems and soft trims, door panels, and hard trims; and solutions based on advanced carbon materials for industrial applications in various sectors, such as energy, wind, aeronautics, sports, construction, chemicals, and automotive industry. It also of...
    Hella - Global Headquarters
    HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells lighting technology and electronic components for automotive industry. It operates through three segments: Lighting, Electronics, and Lifecycle Solutions. The Lighting segment offers headlamps, com-bination rear lamps, and body and interior lighting, as well as car body lighting including radomes, illuminated logos, and front phygital shields. The Electronics segment provides automated driving products, sens...
    Koito - Global Headquarters
    Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of automotive lighting devices, aircraft parts, railway vehicle parts, electrical equipment, and other related products in Japan. The company offers LED and halogen headlamps; fog, led rear combination, high-mounted stop, and side turn signal lamps; interior and exterior lights; capution warning panels, liquid crystal displays, as well as electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical equipment; and ship lights and destination indicator pr...
    Martinrea - Global Headquarters
    Martinrea International Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of engineered, value-added lightweight structures, and propulsion systems for the automotive sector in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers lightweight structure products, including complex assemblies, body structures, exterior trims, trailer hitches, and chassis. It also provides graphene and nylon-coated brake lines, fluid and thermal products, powertrain solutions, and e-mobility s...
    Omron- Global Headquarters
    OMRON Corporation engages in industrial automation, device and module solutions, data solutions, social systems, and healthcare businesses in Japan and internationally. It provides sensors, switches, safety and control components, relays, motion and drives, robotics, energy conservation, power supplies, and automation system products. The company also offers environmental mobility, digital devices, food and commodities, logistics and warehouse automation, medical, robotic, panel, vision, softwar...
    Panasonic - Global Headquarters
    Panasonic Holdings Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, research, develops, manufactures, sells, and services various electrical and electronic products in Japan, the United States, Europe, Asia, China, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Lifestyle, Automotive, Connect, Industry, and Energy. The company offers refrigerators, microwave ovens, rice cookers, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, air-conditioners, air to water heat pump system, air purifiers, showcases, as w...
    Piolax
    PIOLAX, Inc. designs, develops, produces, and sells various parts and products for the automotive, medical, and consumer and security industries in Japan, the rest of Asia, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It offers valves and fuel parts for filling, storing, and providing petrol; connectors for piping used around radiators; compact filters for fuel and oil systems; evapo-tube ASSY products; and connectors with the invented resin tubes. The company also provides powertrain parts, ...
    Stanley Electric - Global Headquarters
    Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, sale, and import/export of automotive and other light bulbs in Japan and internationally. The company operates in automotive equipment products, component products, and electronic application products segments. It offers headlamp and turn signal lamp; rear combination lamp; interior; automotive light bulbs and accessories; visible light source; UV Light Source; Infrared Light Source; sensor; MEMS mirror; disp...
    Koito’s net sales up 3.4% year over year to $5.9 billion in FY 2025/26
    Koito Manufacturing reported a 3.4% year-over-year increase in net sales to ¥947.6 billion (nearly $5.9 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, due to factors including new orders in key markets and increased demand for hybrid vehicles in the Americas. Higher sales helped the Japan-based lighting supplier record a 14.6% year-over-year growth in operating profit to ¥51.4 billion, but net profit declined 64.2% year over year to ¥16.5 billion. The company recorded higher operating p...
    Ambilight debuts EC smart dimming panoramic roof integrated with ambient lighting on all-new AUDI E7X
    Ambilight, a mainland China-based company specializing in electrochromic (EC) products for various markets, including automotive, is expanding its partnership with Audi following the debut of the German carmaker’s first all-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV), the AUDI E7X, at Auto China 2026 in Beijing in April. In 2024, Audi established a strategic partnership with SAIC to form a joint venture to produce electric vehicles for the mainland Chinese market. These vehicle...
    Audi unveils interior details of Q9 full-size SUV ahead of full reveal in summer 2026
    Audi has unveiled the interior of its forthcoming Q9 full-size sport utility vehicle, two months ahead of its world premiere in July. Designed as a versatile sanctuary for families, business travelers and long journeys, the spacious SUV offers up to seven seats, with easy access to the third row and a business-class six-seat layout option. Second-row individual seats feature electric adjustment and active ventilation, while all seats are at least partially power-adjustable. The third-row seats f...
    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...
    Commercial Vehicle Group
    Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides systems, assemblies, and components to the vehicle market and electric vehicle markets in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. The company operates in three segments: Global Seating, Global Electrical Systems, and Trim Systems and Components. The Global Seating segment designs, manufactures, and sells vehicle seats for the vehicle markets, including heavy duty (HD)trucks, medium duty (MD) trucks, last mile delivery ...
    Flex - Global Headquarters
    Flex Ltd. provides technology innovation, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions to data center, communications, enterprise, consumer, automotive, industrial, healthcare, industrial, and power industries. The company operates through two segments, Flex Agility Solutions (FAS) and Flex Reliability Solutions (FRS). The FAS segment offers flexible supply and manufacturing system comprising communications, enterprise, and cloud solution, which includes data, edge, and communications infrastructur...
    Lumileds
    Lumileds Holding B.V. manufactures and markets light-emitting diodes (LED) and automotive lighting products. It offers COB, color, UV, high power, mid/low power, automotive, display, and flash LEDs; matrix platforms; architectural lighting products, down-lights, high bay and low bay lighting products, indoor area lighting products, lamps, outdoor lighting products, and spotlights. It offers car, truck, and motorcycle lighting products; and LED lighting solutions for televisions, tablets, monitor...
    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...
    Textron - Global Headquarters
    Textron Inc. operates in the aircraft, defense, industrial, and finance businesses worldwide. It operates in six segments: Textron Aviation, Bell, Textron Systems, Industrial, Textron eAviation, and Finance. The Textron Aviation segment manufactures, sells, and services business jets, turboprop and piston engine aircraft, and military trainer and defense aircraft, as well as offers maintenance, inspection, and repair services; commercial parts; and advanced flight training devices. The Bell segm...
    Software-defined vehicles and multi-cycle leasing: From OTA refresh to modular vehicle renewal
    The automotive industry’s shift towards a more sustainable approach is driving the growth of multi-cycle usage models. As automakers aim to capitalize on technological innovation and changing customer usage, these strategies extend the life of vehicles, components and materials through repair, repurposing, and refurbishment.  In traditional automotive cycles, vehicles are manufactured for a single owner, before eventually being scrapped, with limited opportunities to recycle materials....
    Hyundai Mobis' Q1 sales rise 5.5% YOY to $10.3 billion
    Hyundai Mobis reported a 5.5% year-over-year increase in sales to 15.6 trillion won (approximately $10.3 billion) in the first quarter of 2026 ended March 31, 2026. The company reported higher sales despite a decline in vehicle production volume at its biggest customer, Hyundai Motor and Kia. Operating profit improved 3.3% year over year to 803 billion won, resulting in operating margin of 5.2% compared to 5.3% in the first quarter of 2025. Hyundai Mobis concluded the first quarter with a 14.4% ...
    Toyoda Gosei reports strong growth in FY 2025/26 profit as revenue rises 8.2% year over year to $7.2 billion
    Toyoda Gosei reported strong growth in revenue and profit in the fiscal year 2025/26, which ended March 31, 2026. Revenue increased 8.2% year over year to ¥1.15 trillion (nearly $7.2 billion), driven by increased production volumes at its customers. Higher revenue helped the Japanese supplier record a 32.9% year-over-year increase in operating profit to ¥79.6 billion and a 52.5% year-over-year increase in profit before taxes to ¥90.2 billion. Toyoda Gosei concluded the fiscal year with 70.7% ...
    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 4 May 2026
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    Magna reports strong growth in Q1 earnings as sales rise 3.1% year over year to $10.4 billion
    Magna reported a 3.1% year-over-year increase in sales to $10.4 billion in the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. The company’s topline performance benefited from the launch of new programs and the net strengthening of foreign currencies against the US dollar. Despite higher sales, Magna recorded a 61% year-over-year decline in income from operations before income taxes to $87 million, including a $485 million loss on assets held for sale related to the planned divestment of it...
    Visteon’s Q1 earnings come under pressure despite 2.1% YOY increase in net sales to US$954M
    Visteon’s net sales increased 2.1% year over year to US$954 million in the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. The US-based company attributed the growth in sales to the ramp-up of recent product launches and robust customer demand. Despite higher sales, Visteon reported a 48.4% drop in income before income taxes to US$49 million, mainly due to higher selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses and restructuring costs. The company’s net income also fell by more than half to US$31...
    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...
    FAWAY
    Changchun FAWAY Group Automobile Components Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture and sales of automotive interior and exterior parts and components in China. the company offers seats, dashboards, door panels, bumpers, headlights, steel wheels, rearview mirrors, and stamping parts. It is also involved in automobile parts wholesale; automobile parts retail; general cargo warehouse storage services; labor services; machinery and equipment leasing; non-reside...
    Mitsubishi Electric - Global Headquarters
    Mitsubishi Electric Corporation develops, manufactures, sells, and distributes electrical and electronic equipment in Japan, North America, rest of Asia, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Infrastructure, Industry & Mobility, Life, Business Platform, Semiconductor & Device, and Others segments. The company offers public utility systems comprising rolling stock and communication systems, and supervisory control and power supply systems; energy systems consisting of power transmissio...
    Valeo and Infineon develop laser-based ground projection module for vehicles
    Valeo and Infineon Technologies are collaborating on a short-distance ground-projection module that integrates laser beam scanning. The two partners are presenting their first joint innovation at Auto China 2026, showcasing it at the Valeo booth in Beijing, mainland China. The solution is designed to achieve daytime visibility for ground projections; this consequently requires high-performance systems. Valeo uses Infineon's 2D Micro Electronic Mechanical Systems (MEMS) mir...
    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 27 April 2026
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    Valeo Q1 FY 2026 sales declines 3.6% year over year to €5.1 billion
    Valeo’s sales declined 3.6% year over year to €5.1 billion in the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. Sales on a comparable basis, excluding foreign exchange impacts and scope of consolidation, increased 1.3% year over year. Original equipment (OE) sales declined 5.7% year over year to €4.2 billion and accounted for 83% of total sales during the first quarter. On a comparable basis, OE sales contracted by 0.6% year over year, outperforming global vehicle production by 3...
    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...
    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 ...
    Imasen Electric Industrial
    Imasen Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells auto parts in Japan and internationally. It also manufactures and sells industrial machinery parts, health machinery and equipment, such as powerless walking support machines, as well as other transportation machinery and equipment parts. The company offers power seat adjuster, rear combination lamp, and electromagnetic swirl horn products. In addition, it offers DC converter, power seat/seat ...
    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...
    Forvia Q1 FY 2026 revenue declines 4.3% year over year to €5.1 billion
    Forvia reported a 4.3% year-over-year decline in consolidated revenue to €5.1 billion in the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. At constant exchange rates, revenue dropped 2.2%, representing an outperformance of 120 basis points (bps) compared to global automotive production, which was down 3.4%. Revenue increased in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) by 1.5% year over year to €2.7 billion. However, the company witnessed a dro...
    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...
    Hyundai Motor presents IONIQ 3 electric hatchback in Europe, featuring spacious interior, Pleos Connect infotainment system
    Hyundai Motor has introduced the IONIQ 3, a fully electric compact hatchback designed to meet the electromobility requirements of customers in the European market. Built on Hyundai Motor Group's Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) with a 400-volt electrical architecture, the electric hatchback offers two battery options, with ranges of 344 kilometers (Standard Range) and 496 kilometers (Long Range). The electric powertrains deliver up to 107.8 kilowatts (147 PS) of output and 250 Newto...
    OPmobility reports lower revenue in Q1 2026 but strong regional and business segment growth
    OPmobility reported a 6.3% year-over-year decline in consolidated revenue to €2.5 billion in the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. Consolidated revenue, on a like-for-like basis, declined 2.3%. Economic revenue, which includes sales from joint ventures YFPO exterior systems manufacturing in mainland China and SHB module assembly operations in South Korea, declined 4.9% year over year to €2.8 billion. By business group, economic revenue in the Exterior and L...
    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 20 April 2026
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    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 ...
    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...
    Gentex - Global Headquarters
    Gentex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and supplies digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass, fire protection technologies, audio products, medical devices, and consumer electronics. It operates through Automotive Products, Audio Products, and Other segments. The company offers automotive products, including interior and exterior electrochromic automatic-dimming rearview mirrors, automotive electronics, and non-automatic-dimming rearview mirrors for automotive passenge...
    Ichikoh - Global Headquarters
    Ichikoh Industries, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells lamps and other automotive parts to automobile manufacturers and parts manufacturers in Japan and internationally. The company offers head, rear, head, and front combination lamps. It also provides automotive bulbs and wipers. In addition, the company manufactures and sells parts for electric vehicles. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Isehara, Japan. Ichikoh Industries, Ltd. is a su...
    Infineon - Global Headquarters
    Infineon Technologies AG develops, manufactures, and markets semiconductors and semiconductor-based solutions in Germany, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Asia-Pacific, Japan, the United States, and the Americas. The Automotive segment offers automotive and industrial microcontrollers; analog and memory ICs; ethernet; power diodes and modules; power switches; sensors; transceivers; and voltage regulators for assistance and safety systems, comfort electronic...
    LS Automotive (formerly Daesung Electric)
    LS Automotive Technologies Co.,Ltd. engages in the production and sale of automotive electronic parts in South Korea and internationally. The company offers power window, console, interior, combination, remocon, and inhibitor switches; E-relay, plug-in, and PCB relay products; and sensor products, such as steering angle, torque only, torque angle, and yaw and G sensor products, as well as current transducers and resolvers. It also provides body control systems comprising burglar alarm siren/UIP,...
    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...
    Mitsuba - Global Headquarters
    Mitsuba Corporation manufactures and sells automotive, motorcycle, and micro mobility products in Asia, the Americas, Europe, Africa, and China. It provides automotive products, such as front and rear wiper systems, power window and seat motors, roof motors, power sliding door drive systems, starter and fan motors, electric oil pump, electronic throttle control motors, and electric power steering and servo brake motors. The company also offers motorcycle products, including starter motors, AC ge...
    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...
    Varroc Group
    Varroc Engineering Limited provides aftermarket automotive components and solutions worldwide. It offers e-mobility solutions, such as traction motors, controllers, and DC-DC converters; ice powertrain solutions, including valves, transmission components, crankpins and balancers, and wiper motors; light engines, light control units, and exterior and interior lighting products; and human-machine interface solutions, which include digital instrument clusters, sensors, and ergonomic handlebar switc...
    Valeo and RESRG Automotive expand illuminated exterior partnership to new markets and components
    Valeo and RESRG Automotive announced a new step in their strategic partnership, which will continue to focus on illuminated front panels and expand to additional plastic-based illuminated products such as grilles, bumpers, spoilers, tailgates and rocker panels. The partnership, originally initiated in 2022 between Valeo and REHAU Automotive for Europe and North America, is now extended to include mainland China. RESRG Automotive is the new company formed by the merger of REHAU Automotive and SRG...
    Volkswagen unveils ID.3 Neo electric compact car with extended range and upgraded design
    Volkswagen has unveiled the ID.3 Neo as the successor to the ID.3, presented with a new name and extensive enhancements. The exterior features a new vehicle front design based on Volkswagen's Pure Positive design language and a new light design. The new efficient drive system, combined with the largest of three available batteries, enables a range of up to 630 kilometers, as per Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP). Presales of the electric compact model will begin in German...
    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...
    Hyundai Mobis plans new investment in Nuevo Leon, Mexico
    Hyundai Mobis will invest 1 billion pesos (nearly $57.6 million) in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, to expand technology operations focused on autonomous driving, semiconductors and vehicle electrification, Mexico Business News reported April 10. The project is expected to generate approximately 250 jobs and reinforce Mexico's role within global automotive supply chains undergoing rapid technological transformation. The announcement was made by Samuel García Sepúlveda, governor of Nuevo ...
    Marelli appoints Frederick Henderson as interim CEO and outlines future leadership transitions during Chapter 11 process
    Marelli has announced the appointment of Frederick Henderson as its interim CEO, effective immediately. Henderson succeeds David Slump, who will continue to serve on Marelli's board of directors through the company's emergence from the ongoing Chapter 11 reorganization process. Marelli filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of US Bankruptcy Code in June 2025. Separately, the Ad Hoc Group of lenders to Marelli announced its plan to appoint Laurent Favre as Marelli's futu...
    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 13 April 2026
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    Cooper-Standard - Global Headquarters
    Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, manufactures sealing systems and fluid handling systems in the North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and the South America. The company offers sealing systems, such as dynamic seals, static seals, encapsulated glass, obstacle detection sensor system, variable extrusion, specialty sealing products, decorative trims, and frameless systems, as well as Fortrex materials platform, FlexiCore thermoplastic body seal, and FlushSeal sealing system...
    Hyundai Mobis - Global Headquarters
    Hyundai Mobis Co.,Ltd engages in the auto parts business in Korea, China, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Auto Parts and After-Sales Services. The Auto Parts segment sells auto modules and parts for manufacturing vehicles. The After-Sales Services segment engages in sale of after-sales services parts and accessories. It offers autonomous driving solutions, including driving, parking, in-cabin sensing, and electronic control; and lamps, such as headlam...
    Lear - Global Headquarters
    Lear Corporation designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, assembles, and supplies automotive seating, and electrical distribution systems and related components for automotive original equipment manufacturers in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Its Seating segment offers seat systems, keyseat components, seat trim covers, seat mechanisms, thermal comfort systems such as seat heating, ventilation, active cooling, pneumatic lumbar and massage products, seat cushioning, an...
    Marelli to showcase in-cabin SDV innovations at Auto China 2026
    Marelli will showcase its latest in-cabin innovations at Auto China 2026 in Beijing from April 24 to May 3. The company will demonstrate how the convergence of electronics and interiors enables a unified, software-defined cockpit that combines computing, AI, high-performance MiniLED full array local dimming (FALD), HorizonView pillar-to-pillar displays and advanced interior technologies to create smart, immersive and affordable experiences in the era of software-defined vehicles (SDVs)...
    Magna enters agreements to divest global Lighting and Rooftop Systems businesses in three separate transactions
    On April 9, Magna International entered into definitive agreements to divest its global Lighting and Rooftop Systems businesses. According to the leading Canadian automotive supplier, a global investment firm will acquire its Lighting operations in North America, South America and China. A second investment firm will acquire Magna’s Lighting operations in Europe, while also taking ownership of the company’s global Rooftop Systems business in a separate transaction. Magna CEO Swamy Ko...
    Beyond signaling: How rear lighting helps automakers enhance communication and brand awareness
    Automotive rear lighting has undergone significant changes over the past three decades, playing a key role in promoting safer driving. Rear lights not only alert drivers to the presence of vehicles ahead but also help them understand the intentions of those vehicles, so the drivers can adjust their driving to avoid accidents. Rear lighting has also become increasingly important to automakers as a design element for the rear of the vehicle. This is possible due to automakers taking key in...
    Forvia Hella appoints Juan Manuel Mollá as managing director of lighting business
    Forvia Hella appointed Juan Manuel Mollá as the new managing director of its Lighting division and a member of the company's management board, effective March 1. Mollá replaced Bernard Schäferbarthold, who was leading the Lighting division and stepped down on Feb. 15. Mollá has more than 30 years of experience in the automotive industry and has held various leadership positions with different automotive suppliers. Most recently, he served as chief c...
    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 6 April 2026
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    ARaymond - Global Headquarters
    Raygroup SASU provides high voltage routing solutions, thermal management systems, and pneumatic connectors. It serves businesses in multiple industries internationally. The company was founded in 1845 and is based in Grenoble, France with offices in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
    Aumovio SE
    Aumovio SE engages in the development, production, and supply of hardware, software, and mobility solutions in Germany, Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It offers software-defined and electric mobility, safety, driver assistance, user experience, services, driver security, Vehicle E/E Architectures, and off the shelf solutions. It also provides safety engineering; and build to print, virtualization services. In addition, the company engages in sale of the automotive orig...
    Changzhou Xingyu
    Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, design, manufacturing, and sale of automotive lights in China and internationally. The company offers digital light processing headlights and adaptive high beams; film dynamic projection lamps; surface LED, mini LED/OLED, and ISD; and grille lights. It also provides smart cockpits, including indoor lights, cabin ambient lighting, head-up displays, and AI CMS electronic exterior rearvi...
    Fortune-Parts Industry Ecuador
    Fortune Parts Industry Public Company Limited manufactures and distributes automotive replacement parts in Thailand, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and internationally. It offers plastic injection molding services; plastic chrome plating services; plastic spray-painting services; 3D printing; designing services; molding services; and dipping services, as well as environmental consulting services. Its products are primarily used in pick-up vehicles, trucks, and personal cars. The company was incorp...
    Osram - Global Headquarters
    ams-OSRAM AG engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of LED and optical sensor solutions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the United States, and the Asia/Pacific. The company operates through Opto Semiconductors (OS); CMOS Sensors & ASICs (CSA); and Lamps & Systems (L&S) segments. It offers white, color, UV-C, IR, and multi color LEDs, as well as LED modules and accessories; color and IR lasers; photodiodes and phototransistors; optical modules; and automotive and digital systems and lam...
    SABIC - Global Headquarters
    Saudi Basic Industries Corporation manufactures, markets, and distributes chemicals, polymers, plastics, and agri-nutrients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, China, the Americas, Europe, Africa, rest of Asia, and internationally. The company operates in two segments: Petrochemicals and Agri-Nutrients. It provides chemical products from hydrocarbon feedstock, including methane, ethane, propane, butane, and light naphtha; and olefins, methanol, aromatics, glycols, carbon dioxide, and methyl tert-but...
    SL Corporation
    SL Corporation manufactures and sells automotive parts in South Korea, North America, China, India, Europe, South America, and internationally. The company offers lamp system products, such as head lamps, fog lamps, rear lamps, and center high mounted stop lamps; electrification modules, including auto and manual shifters, park brake levers, pedals, carrier spare tires, fuel filler caps, and tie rod ends; mirror system products, such as outside and inside mirrors; and front-end module parts, suc...
    Texas Instruments
    Texas Instruments Incorporated designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers in the United States, China, the rest of Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, and internationally. It operates through Analog and Embedded Processing segments. The Analog segment offers power products to manage power requirements across various voltage levels, including battery-management solutions, DC/DC switching regulators, AC/DC and isolated controllers and conve...
    Visteon - Global Headquarters
    Visteon Corporation, an automotive technology company, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of automotive electronics and connected car solutions for vehicle manufacturers. It provides instrument clusters, including analog gauge clusters for 2-D and 3-D display-based devices; information displays that integrate a range of user interface technologies and graphics management capabilities, such as active privacy, TrueColor enhancement, local dimming, cameras, optics, haptic feedback, and li...
    Auto China 2026: Marelli to showcase software-defined automotive lighting innovations
    Marelli will present its latest advanced automotive lighting technologies at Auto China 2026 in Beijing, from April 24 to May 3. At the event, the company will demonstrate how lighting is evolving into a software‑defined platform that enables design differentiation and brand expression, intelligent interaction and digital communication, and safety. Frank Huber, president of Marelli's Lighting business, said that in future vehicle generations, lighting will drive intelligent interaction and ...
    Intelligent lighting: the car’s new language
    In the automotive industry’s grand parade of innovations — from electrification to autonomy — lighting rarely draws the loudest applause. Yet it is undergoing one of the most consequential transformations in the modern vehicle. What was once little more than a bulb cutting through the dark is becoming something far more sophisticated: a programmable interface for safety, communication and brand identity. The slender LED signatures that trace the outline of today’s SUVs may appear deco...
    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 30 March 2026
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    Forvia Hella reports 6.3% year-over-year growth in FY 2025 operating income to €474 million despite marginal decline in sales
    Forvia Hella released its comprehensive financial results for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2025. Full-year sales declined 2.1% year over year to €7.9 billion. Adjusted for currency fluctuations, sales remained stable at €8 billion, matching the figure reported in 2024. During this period, global vehicle production increased by 3.9%, largely driven by the Asian market, while production in Europe and the Americas decreased. Operating income increased 6.3% year over yea...
    Antolin sells Indian operations to Shriram Pistons & Rings for €159 million
    Antolin reached an agreement to sell its three Indian legal entities to Shriram Pistons & Rings Ltd. (SPRL) for €159 million as part of its efforts to enhance its financial stability. The transaction, completed in early January, involved more than 1,500 employees transitioning to the new owner, a well-known supplier of engine parts in India. The divested business generates annual sales of approximately €110 million and specializes in producing automotive interior components such as headl...
    Forvia Hella unveils Front Phygital Shields for BMW iX3 enhancing design and functionality
    Forvia Hella has introduced the Front Phygital Shields for the all-electric BMW iX3, marking a pioneering moment in automotive design and production. These innovative shields are large-scale, integrative modules for the vehicle front and are developed and produced in Ljubljana, Slovenia, which is the global competence center for car body lighting at Forvia Hella. The shields represent a new product category by integrating lighting technology, design elements and sensing capabilities. This scalab...
    CLEPA survey shows automotive suppliers face higher profitability challenges in 2026
    Nearly one in four automotive suppliers in Europe expects to report losses in 2026, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) reported in its Spring 2026 Pulse Check survey. According to the survey, 76% of automotive suppliers anticipate profitability below the sustainable level of 5%, a slight decline from the 70% noted in the previous survey in autumn 2025. Additionally, the percentage of suppliers expecting negative profitability has risen to 24%, up from 15%.  To manag...
    Len Technology
    Len Technology Ltd. manufactures electronic components, such as DC/DC switching regulators and linear regulators. The products can be used in automotive positioning system, assisted driving system, battery management system, motor drive, automotive air conditioning system, industrial automation, electric bikes, and consumer electronics. Len Technology Ltd. was founded in 2017 and is based in Wuxi, China.
    Auto China 2026: Marelli plans to unveil over 20 innovations and 6 new product launches
    Marelli will unveil a wide array of new technologies at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in mainland China from April 24 to May 3. The exhibition will take place at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, where Marelli's booth will feature over 20 innovations and six new product launches. These offerings utilize Marelli's combination of local expertise and global reach to offer scalable, affordable solutions that expedite customers' time-to-market in mainland Chi...
    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 23 March 2026
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    BMW launches the new all-electric i3 with up to 900-km range
    In a press release dated March 18, BMW announced the launch of the new BMW i3, the second model of the Neue Klasse. The BMW i350 xDrive, the first all-electric BMW 3 Series, features electric motors on both front and rear axles. With a combined system power output of 345 kilowatts/469hp, it boasts a maximum torque of 645 Newton meters (N.m). The BMW i3 has a range of up to 900 kilometers in the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) test cycle and offers rapid charging capab...
    ams-OSRAM
    Austrian company ams offers sensor solutions for diverse applications including smartphones, mobile devices, smart homes and buildings, industrial automation, medical technology, and connected vehicles. the company’s product portfolio includes high performance sensor solutions, sensor ICs, interfaces and related software. The company has around 9,000 employees worldwide and 18 design centers across Europe, Asia and the United States. In December 2020, ams announced the successful public ten...
    Plascar
    Plascar Participacoes Industriais SA is engaged in manufacturing of a range of exterior and interior vehicle parts. The company product portfolio includes products such as bumpers, instrument panels, air diffusers, cup holders, side doors, door pockets, and carpets. Majority of its revenue is generated from its home market Brazil. The company’s key customers include FCA, Ford, Volkswagen, Hyundai Mobis, Renault, Nissan, Toyota, among others. In addition, the company is also involved in the man...
    Fiem Industries opens electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility testing laboratory in India
    Fiem Industries Ltd. has launched an electromagnetic interference (EMI) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing laboratory at its R&D-Electronics Innovation Centre and corporate office in Gurugram, Haryana, India. This facility is designed to support the Indian lighting supplier in developing automotive lighting electronics for both two-wheelers and passenger vehicles, especially as LED technology and electronic controls become more prevalent in lighting systems. The laboratory enabl...
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