Honda Motor Company open to win-win global partnerships, says CEO Toshihiro Mibe

At a time, when its Japanese rivals – Toyota, Suzuki, Nissan, Mitsubishi have joined hands with other global competitors to build scale and alternate fuel competencies, Honda Motor Company which has steered its fortune for the last decade on its own, has said it too is open to alliances across streams as long as it… Continue reading Honda Motor Company open to win-win global partnerships, says CEO Toshihiro Mibe

Antolin develops eco-friendly material using mycelium

Antolin, the global provider of technological solutions for car interiors, has developed a pioneering project that employs mycelium-based natural materials to help reduce the environmental impact of vehicle components. Mycelium is the vegetative part of fungi, so it is found naturally in terrestrial ecosystems. Thanks to an innovative process, mycelium binds with vegetable residues to… Continue reading Antolin develops eco-friendly material using mycelium

Entry-level Tesla EV tipped for production in Germany

Tesla will reportedly build its long-awaited 25,000-euro electric car at its European factory in Berlin. According to Automotive News Europe (via Reuters), citing an unnamed source, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed the move during a visit to the German plant last week, but stopped short of confirming when the affordable new model will arrive.  Musk was in… Continue reading Entry-level Tesla EV tipped for production in Germany

Entry-level Tesla EV tipped for production in Germany

Tesla will reportedly build its long-awaited 25,000-euro electric car at its European factory in Berlin. According to Automotive News Europe (via Reuters), citing an unnamed source, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed the move during a visit to the German plant last week, but stopped short of confirming when the affordable new model will arrive.  Musk was in… Continue reading Entry-level Tesla EV tipped for production in Germany

BorgWarner wins additional power electronics business from premium European HEV maker

BorgWarner has been awarded increased business by a premium European OEM to supply additional Combined Inverter and DC/DC Converter (CIDD) units for use in the company’s all-wheel-drive B and C-segment hybrid applications. By combining the inverter and converter elements, the compact CIDD can manage both a vehicle’s electric drive and its accessory systems, satisfying OEM… Continue reading BorgWarner wins additional power electronics business from premium European HEV maker

BorgWarner wins additional power electronics business from premium European HEV maker

BorgWarner has been awarded increased business by a premium European OEM to supply additional Combined Inverter and DC/DC Converter (CIDD) units for use in the company’s all-wheel-drive B and C-segment hybrid applications. By combining the inverter and converter elements, the compact CIDD can manage both a vehicle’s electric drive and its accessory systems, satisfying OEM… Continue reading BorgWarner wins additional power electronics business from premium European HEV maker

Durr develops modular pretreatment system for painting process

Durr has announced development of a compact and modular construction method with a new system design for pretreatment in the painting process. EcoProWet PT is a flexible and scalable wet system for body pretreatment that takes much less space and time to build than classic immersion tanks. The system saves on energy and materials, and… Continue reading Durr develops modular pretreatment system for painting process

Toyota achieves global production of 300 million cars          

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has reached a cumulative global production total of 300 million cars. This includes production numbers for September 2023. This big number has been achieved 88 years and two months after Toyota’s very first cars, the Model G1 truck, was produced by the Automotive Production Division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd.… Continue reading Toyota achieves global production of 300 million cars          

Greenfuel targets five-fold revenue growth in CNG system supplies by 2030

Gurugram-based Greenfuel Energy Solutions, which clocked Rs 200 crore revenue in FY2023 for its CNG fuel systems supplies business to leading passenger and commercial-vehicle OEMs in India, is eyeing five-fold growth by the end of the decade. The company expects to register Rs 1,000 crore in revenues by 2030, based on the strong growth potential… Continue reading Greenfuel targets five-fold revenue growth in CNG system supplies by 2030

Continental leads DIAZI project and turns production plants into digital factories

Continental is digitalising the entire production process for automotive components. To this end, the technology company has formed a partner consortium with a total of eight renowned IT and process optimisation companies, universities and specialist start-ups. Continental’s User Experience business area is responsible for project management. The three-year project is called “Digitalisation of the Industrialisation… Continue reading Continental leads DIAZI project and turns production plants into digital factories