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    Rapid Response 2026: Updated forecast assumptions amidst the Iran war
    S&P Global Mobility’s fourth Rapid Response of 2026 discusses our latest forecast assumptions -- and the potential for an oil price shock situation before the end of 2026. At time of writing, the April 2026 light-vehicle sales and production forecasts are in development. The figures here reflect our early draft thinking and are subject to some change. The light-vehicle sales and production forecasts will be available to clients in mid-April; the next forecast round for the medium and heavy dut...
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    US automakers, battery suppliers rationalize excess battery capacity, pivot to energy storage systems
    In December 2025, Ford Motor Co. and SK On announced plans to end their $11.4 billion battery joint venture — BlueOval SK — as part of their broader business overhaul amid a slowdown in demand for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and the end of government subsidies under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The decision to cease the battery JV came as the two companies sought to avoid accumulating losses from EV battery operations in a market witnessing policy shifts away from BEVs and to r...
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    European New Car Assessment Program’s button mandate forces a rethink of the digital cockpit
    For more than a decade, the automotive industry followed a clear trajectory: digitize the driving experience, replace physical controls with touchscreens and let software define the cockpit. From 2026, Europe’s most influential vehicle safety assessor will begin to reverse that logic. Under revised protocols, the European New Car Assessment Program (EuroNCAP) will explicitly reward vehicles that provide physical controls for essential driving functions, such as indicators, hazard lights, wi...
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    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...
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    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.
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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.
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Changzhou Xingyu
    Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems Co.,Ltd. engages in the research and development, design, manufacture, and sale of automotive lights in China and internationally. The company offers car lamps, such as smart headlights, dynamic projection lights, display headlights, and grillie lights; smart cockpit solutions comprising interior lights, cabin ambient lighting, head-up display, and AI CMS electronic exterior rearview mirrors; intelligent driving solutions; and control module product s...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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 ...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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 Americas, and the Asia/Pacific. The company operates through Opto Semiconductors (OS), CMOS Sensors & ASICs (CSA), and the 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 lamp...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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 ...
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    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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    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 16 March 2026
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    Diodes introduces AL8859Q SPI boost controller for automotive headlight systems
    Diodes Inc. has expanded its power management offerings by introducing the AL8859Q, a multiphase SPI boost controller compliant with automotive standards. The device serves as the primary constant-voltage pre-stage for adaptive front lighting systems, including high beams, low beams, daytime running lights (DRL), turn indicators, fog lights and cornering lights, as one integrated lighting module. It addresses wider automotive power system applications, supporting an extensive input voltage ...
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    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 ...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    JEC World 2026: Valeo showcases lightweight, sustainable automotive solutions
    Valeo is showcasing its advancements in lightweighting and material innovation at JEC World 2026, being held this week (March 10–12) in Paris. The company is displaying automotive components that integrate post-consumer recycled plastics or bio-based materials, as well as structural components made of high-performance organosheet composite solutions. The lightweight organosheet solutions reduce vehicle weight and CO₂ emissions, while composite materials enhance manufacturing efficiency by in...
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    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 9 March 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 ...
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    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 ...
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    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...
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    Rochling Automotive
    Röchling SE & Co. KG, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies high-performance, automotive, and technical plastic parts. The company’s high-performance plastic products include a range of semi-finished products, profiles, and finished parts of various materials; machined components made of thermoplastics and composites; and glass fiber reinforced plastics, laminated densified wood, and pressboard. Its automotive plastic products comprise system solutions, components, and mod...
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    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...
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    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...
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    TactoTek enters licensing partnership with LurexX Optical to accelerate development of IMSE-based applications
    TactoTek, a Finland-based company specializing in In-Mold Structural Electronics (IMSE) technology, has announced a licensing partnership with LurexX Optical GmbH, a German company specializing in optical simulation and design. The partnership will enable LurexX to integrate IMSE technology into its portfolio and offer cutting-edge technological concepts. This partnership enhances the global IMSE ecosystem by incorporating advanced optical engineering skills in system...
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    In-vehicle lighting – Improving driving experiences
    The report offers in-depth analysis of how interior lighting is playing an increasingly important role in transforming in-vehicle experiences for the driver and other occupants.
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    Valeo delivers strong earnings performance in FY 2025 despite 2.7% year-over-year decline in sales to €20.9 billion
    Valeo reported better-than-expected financial results in the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2025. Sales declined 2.7% year over year to €20.9 billion. However, on a like-for-like basis, sales improved 0.5%. Despite lower sales, operating income increased 6% year over year to €977 million, resulting in an improved operating margin of 4.7% compared to 4.3% in 2024. Net income increased 23% year over year to €200 million. Valeo reported 8% year-over-year growth in adjusted EBITDA to €3 bi...
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    L.E.S.S.
    L.E.S.S. SA develops and manufactures fiber optic lighting solutions. The company offers functional fiber lighting products that use integrated nano-antenna technology within optical fibers, providing illumination characterized by intensity, uniformity, and compactness. Its Luxibright technology combines laser and nanoactive fiber optics to produce concentrated and stable light beams, suitable for industrial inspection, imaging systems, and residential or decorative applications. The company des...
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    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 2 March 2026
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    Aptiv reports FY 2025 revenue at $20 billion, rises 3% YOY
    Aptiv has reported its 2025 financial performance, highlighting a 3% increase in full-year revenue to $20.4 billion. The company reported full-year 2025 net income under generally accepted accounting principles of $165 million. GAAP operating income was $1,184 million, compared to $1,842 million in the prior year. For the full year of 2025, Aptiv recorded a net income of $165 million, including a $648 million noncash goodwill impairment charge. This resulted in diluted earnings per share of $...
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    OPmobility reports higher earnings in FY 2025 despite marginal decline in economic revenue to €11.5 billion
    OPmobility reported an 8.9% year-over-year increase in net profit to €185 million in the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2025, despite a 0.9% year-over-year decline in economic revenue to €11.5 billion. The company’s consolidated revenue, which excludes revenue from joint ventures, fell 2.6% year over year to €10.2 billion. Revenue from JVs, which mainly includes Yanfeng Plastic Omnium (YFPO) in mainland China and SHB Automotive Modules in South Korea, increased 13.6% year over year to...
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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...
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    S&T Motiv
    SNT Motiv Co., Ltd. engages in the production, development, and sale of products for defense and automotive industries in South Korea and internationally. The company offers motors, engine/transmission components, chassis, airbags, power train parts, shock absorbers; semiconductor machinery components; and defense products, as well as suspension modules, wheels and tires, and knuckles. It also provides electric/electronic products, such as vehicle information display, driving/parking assistance ...
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    TactoTek enters manufacturing partnership with Symbiose to expand In-Mold Structural Electronics capability for automotive applications
    TactoTek, a Finland-based company specializing in In-Mold Structural Electronics (IMSE) technology, has entered a manufacturing partner agreement with Symbiose, a France-based advanced printed electronics company with expertise in In-Mold Electronics (IME). This partnership aims to expand manufacturing capabilities within the IMSE ecosystem and cater to the growing demand for IMSE solutions in automotive programs worldwide. Symbiose, with its extensive experience in high-precision printed ele...
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    Capital Market Day 2026: Forvia unveils IGNITE strategic road map, targets sales of €21 billion-€22 billion in 2028, an operating margin of at least 7%
    Forvia unveiled its new strategic road map, IGNITE, at the 2026 Capital Markets Day. The road map, with the theme "Drive what matters and unlock what is next," will be implemented in two key phases: Focus & Strengthen between 2025 and 2028, followed by Lead & Grow. The strategic road map aims to sharpen Forvia's profile, reduce complexity and increase financial flexibility to promote growth and sustained cash flow generation. “IGNITE marks the start of a new strategic chapter for Fo...
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    Antolin partners with Neural Concept to innovate automotive interior design using AI
    Antolin has announced a strategic partnership with Neural Concept, an AI-first engineering platform, to enhance innovation in automotive interior design using AI-driven engineering. This collaboration is intended to integrate AI-native workflows into the engineering process, thereby accelerating design and validation cycles, improving efficiency and fostering innovation within Antolin's global engineering teams. After a successful pilot in 2024, Antolin plans to expand the use of Neural Conce...
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    Forvia reports higher operating income, strong cash flow despite 3% year-over-year drop in sales to €26.9 billion
    Forvia Group delivered strong financial performance in the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2025. The France-based company reported sales of €26.2 billion, down 3% year over year from €26.9 billion in 2024. However, at constant currency, sales remained unchanged at the 2024 level. Despite lower sales, operating income increased 4% year over year to €1.4 billion, which led to a 40-basis-point increase in operating margin to 5.6%. The company reported a 47% year-over-year growt...
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    US International Trade Commission begins investigation into USMCA automotive rules of origin
    The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has initiated an investigation into the automotive rules of origin under the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement to assess their impact on the US economy, competitiveness, and relevance in light of recent technological changes. The USMCA's rules of origin have increased regional value content requirements, compelling manufacturers in the US, Mexico and Canada to source more inputs from within the region to qualify for free tra...
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    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 23 February 2026
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    Marelli Motherson Automotive Lighting opens new manufacturing plant in India
    Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Sanand, Gujarat, India, to produce and supply automotive lighting systems. The plant will be operated by Marelli Motherson Automotive Lighting India Private Ltd. (MMLI), a strategic joint venture between the Motherson Group and Marelli. It will focus exclusively on exterior lighting systems, including headlights and taillights, thereby strengthening the Indian auto component group’s capabilities in premium...
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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...
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    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...
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    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. The company offers general lighting and electrical products, including LED light sources, LED luminaries, and traditional lighting products; lighting solutions for home lighting, commercial lighting, industri...
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    Ichikoh - Global Headquarters
    Ichikoh Industries, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells automotive lamps and other products for automobile manufacturers in Japan and internationally. The company offers head lamp, rear lamp, head lamp+rear lamp, and front combination lamp. It also provides lighting products; wipes; and mirrors. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Isehara, Japan. Ichikoh Industries, Ltd. is a subsidiary of Valeo Bayen S.A.
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    EU draft policy to mandate 70% local content for EVs to qualify for subsidies
    The EU is working on a new draft policy that aims to mandate electric vehicles to have at least 70% of their components produced within the EU, excluding batteries, to qualify for state support and subsidies. This policy is part of a broader strategy to protect the EU's €2.6 trillion manufacturing sector and to counteract challenges such as competition from low-cost Chinese products, high-energy prices and stringent climate regulations. Additionally, the policy is expected to requir...
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    Stanley Electric's nine-month FY’2025/26 net sales up 1.2% YOY to $2.4 billion
    Stanley Electric reported a 1.2% year-over-year increase in net sales to ¥380.3 billion (nearly $2.4 billion) in the first nine months of the fiscal year 2025/26, which ended Dec. 31, 2025. Despite marginal growth in sales, the Japan-based lighting supplier recorded a 13.2% year-over-year decline in operating profit to ¥28.6 billion, due to the unfavorable impact of US tariffs, semiconductor shortages and other factors. The company concluded the nine-month period with a net profit of ¥21.4 bi...
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    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 16 February 2026
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    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...
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    Romi
    Romi S.A. develops, manufactures, and sells machine tools, plastic processing machines, and gray and nodular castings in Brazil. The company offers machine tools, such as machining centers, turning centers, CNC lathes, vertical turning centers, vertical CNC lathes, CNC boring, engine lathes, and heavy and extra-heavy duty CNC lathes; plastic injection and blowing moulding machines; Burkhardt+Weber products; and casting and machined parts. It also provides presales and aftersales engineering serv...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Toyoda Gosei’s nine-month FY’2025/26 revenue increases to $5.3 billion
    Toyoda Gosei’s revenue increased 5.5% year over year to ¥830.6 billion (about $5.3 billion) in the first nine months of fiscal year 2025/26, ended Dec. 31, 2025, driven by an increase in vehicle production at original equipment manufacturer customers. Higher revenue, along with ongoing focus on cost efficiency, helped the Japanese supplier to record 11.5% year-over-year growth in operating profit to ¥52.5 billion. Toyoda Gosei concluded the nine-month period with a net profit of ¥43.9 billi...
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    OPmobility eyes Hyundai Mobis lighting business to accelerate global expansion
    In late January, OPmobility signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Mobis to explore the potential acquisition of the South Korean supplier’s lighting business. The two companies aim to reach a definitive agreement in 2026. The acquisition promises to significantly expand OPmobility’s global position as one of the leading tier 1 suppliers of lighting systems, a business the French supplier entered just four years ago. Hyundai Mobis is the largest tier 1 ...
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    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 9 February 2026
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    Tokai Rika’s nine-month FY’2025/26 sales up 4.4% YOY to $3.1 billion
    Tokai Rika reported a 4.4% year-over-year increase in sales to ¥479.6 billion (about $3.1 billion) in the nine-month period of fiscal year 2025/26, which ended Dec. 31, 2025. Higher sales helped the Japan-based auto parts supplier record a 7.2% year-over-year growth in operating profit to ¥29.5 billion, resulting in an operating profit margin of 6.2% compared with 6% during the same period in the previous financial year. Tokai Rika concluded the first three quarters of the year with net p...
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    Nearly half of auto parts exports from India to US to attract zero duty, says Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry
    The bilateral trade agreement finalized between India and the US will see nearly half of auto parts exported to the US attracting zero duty, Autocar Professional reported, citing Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal. “Some auto parts exports will attract zero duty, while others will face an 18% tariff. Around 50% of exports will be duty-free,” Goyal said on Feb. 7.   Before the deal, Indian auto component exports to the US were subject to an average tariff of about&n...
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    Central Glass - Global Headquarters
    Central Glass Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the chemical and glass businesses in Japan, Asia, Europe, and internationally. It offers glassware and automotive products, electronic materials, semiconductor, pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, housing and industrial facilities, fluorine products, heat insulation materials, batteries, fertilizers, and other products. The company was formerly known as Ube Soda Industry Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Central Glass Co., Ltd. i...
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    Gongzhuling Zhongda
    Initially founded in 1951 as Gongzhuling Valve Core Factory, Gongzhuling Zhongda Co. produced the first tire valve cores in China. Zhongda produces valve cores with an annual production capacity of 300 million valve core units, 15 million valve stem units and 20 million automotive standard part units. Zhongda has fully automated production equipment, imported from Germany and Italy.
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    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...
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    OLSA
    OLSA is a company that specializes in the development and manufacturing of high-quality lighting systems, with a focus on headlights, tail lights, and small lighting. Recently, OLSA has become a part of Magna Lighting, a global leader in the industry.
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    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 2 February 2026
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    Forvia secures over $1 billion deal with major European automaker for North America operations
    Forvia has secured over $1 billion in new and expanded business with a major European automaker, involving products from its Seating, Interiors and Forvia Hella's Lighting business groups. The French supplier will produce these products across seven plants in the US and Mexico to support this customer's North American operations. Francois Tardif, executive vice president Americas, emphasized that these awards highlight Forvia as a reliable partner committed to advancing sustainable mobil...
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    Automotive lighting suppliers bracing for another challenging year in 2026
    Automotive lighting suppliers reported moderate growth in lighting system supply in 2025, driven by the recovery in light vehicle production. According to data compiled by S&P Global Mobility’s analysts, the supply of headlights and taillights each improved by 2.5% year over year to 183 million units as global light vehicle production increased 3.1% year over year to 92.2 million vehicles. Moreover, lighting suppliers also recorded 6.2% year-over-year growth in the supply of ambient light ...
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    Truck-Lite
    Truck-Lite Co., LLC operates as a Clarience Technologies company that designs and manufactures LED lighting systems and safety lighting solutions for commercial transportation and military vehicles, including commercial trucks, buses, trailers, and military vehicles. It offers products, such as lights, light mounting, reflectors, mirrors, maintenance, and alarms and switches. It also offers marker and clearance lights, warning lights, and heated lighting options, including the 34 Series 1.25 Rou...
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    Hyundai Mobis reports 6.8% year-over-year increase in 2025 revenue to $42.4 billion
    Hyundai Mobis has reported strong growth in revenue and profit in the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2025. The leading automotive supplier from South Korea recorded a 6.8% year-over-year increase in revenue to 61.1 trillion won (nearly $42.4 billion), driving a 9.2% year-over-year increase in operating profit to 3.3 trillion won. Apart from higher revenue, Hyundai Mobis benefited from companywide cost control, which helped it to offset the impact of US tariffs. However, the company concluded the ...
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    Neolite ZKW inaugurates new lighting facility in Pune, India
    Neolite ZKW Lightings Ltd., a joint venture between the ZKW Group and Indian supplier Neolite, has established a manufacturing facility in Pune, Maharashtra, to produce automotive lighting systems, Autocar Professional reported Jan. 23, 2026. The plant, which began operations in December 2025, is strategically located near the Mumbai-Pune-Nashik-Aurangabad automotive cluster, enabling the company to efficiently serve clients such as JSW MG Motor, Stellantis India, VE Commercial Vehicles and...
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    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 26 January 2026
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    OLEDWorks supplies OLED panels for new Audi Q3 digital rear lights
    OLEDWorks has announced that it is supplying the organic light-emitting diode lighting panels in the digital next-generation display technology OLED rear combination lamps for the new Audi Q3 compact sport utility vehicle (SUV). Audi unveiled the third-generation Q3 in June 2025, introducing new personalization and intelligent lighting features. For the first time, customers can select digital OLED taillights powered by OLEDWorks' Atala Digital panels in the Q3 lineup, offering cust...
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    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...
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    CES 2026 - Auto Show Report
    CES 2026 marked a clear shift in the automotive industry’s priorities. With demand for EVs softening and regulatory and cost pressures mounting, automakers and suppliers used the CES tech conference to emphasize automotive technology like artificial intelligence (AI) rather than electrification. Their focus moved to so-called physical and context-aware AI—systems that interpret real-world conditions in real time—positioning cars as software-defined vehicles rather than fixed hardware.
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    ZKW supplies advanced digital Matrix headlights featuring micro-LED technology to all-new Audi Q3 compact SUV
    ZKW Group is supplying advanced headlights for the new Audi Q3 compact sport utility vehicle. The Austria-based supplier has developed the digital Matrix LED headlights featuring micro-LED technology in collaboration with Audi's technical experts. Each headlight comprises 25,600 individually controllable micro-LED pixels, enabling precise light control and projection for enhanced road illumination with improved contrast and brightness. Moreover, the glare-free high beam is automatically controll...
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    Valeo wins major contract to deliver smart interior lighting for global automaker
    Valeo has secured a significant supply order from a premium global automaker. The project will see Valeo use TactoTek’s innovative in-mold structural electronics (IMSE) technology to develop a new, automated and high-volume manufacturing process. This new solution will combine lighting and electronics into a single smart structure for car interiors. The design aims to create a sleek look and improve the in-cabin experience, reflecting a trend in the industry to integrate design, functi...
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    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 19 January 2026
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    DENSO invests $69 million in new logistics center in Lebanon, Tennessee
    DENSO plans to invest $69 million in constructing an advanced logistics center in Lebanon, Tennessee, which will retain 100 jobs in the area and enhance the company's operations and competitiveness in North America. The 280,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to begin construction in summer 2026 and open in spring 2027, replacing DENSO's current Wilson County, Tennessee, operations with a larger, technologically advanced space. The phased transition will ensure continuity for DENSO's workforce...
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    ZKW Group appoints Sangbo Sim as new CFO
    ZKW Group, the Austria-based automotive lighting supplier jointly owned by LG Group and LG Electronics, has appointed Sangbo Sim as its new CFO, effective Jan. 1, 2026. Sim has replaced Sangwook Woo, who is returning to South Korea, after serving the company for three years.  Sim, who has been with LG Electronics since 2001, brings extensive financial and management expertise, having served in senior roles, including head of Business Improvement and head of Investor R...
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    Forvia Hella collaborates with Volvo Cars to develop new headlamp for the all-new XC70 plug-in hybrid electric SUV
    Forvia Hella collaborated with Volvo Cars to develop a futuristic Thor's Hammer headlamp for the new XC70, the first plug-in hybrid electric sport utility vehicle from the Swedish carmaker. The headlamp maintains Volvo's iconic design while introducing advanced technology and enhanced functionality to improve safety and reliability. Volvo Cars unveiled the new plug-in hybrid SUV in September 2025.  "Safety is at the core of Volvo Cars’ DNA, expressed through design ...
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    AutoTechInsight Weekly - 12 January 2026
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    Toyoda Gosei introduces innovative LED lamp unit that projects moving patterned lights inside vehicle interiors
    Toyoda Gosei has introduced a new LED lamp unit designed to project moving, patterned lights inside vehicle interiors. This innovation is featured in the Lexus RZ1, a battery-electric vehicle from Toyota Motor. As automakers strive to enhance the in-car experience, demand has grown for interior illumination that responds to music or sensor inputs, such as approach notifications. Toyoda Gosei has responded by applying its proprietary optical engineering expertise to create LED lamps equipped w...
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