A new connected cockpit concept for vehicles developed by Visteon Corporation, designed to securely connect all aspects of the car to the driver and Cloud computing, will be featured during Electronica 2014 in Munich, Nov. 11-14, at the Visteon booth (343 in Hall A6). The number of consumers wirelessly connecting their vehicles to mobile devices and Cloud services is increasing daily,[Read More…]
The 8HP by ZF is the first 8-speed automatic transmission to be installed ex works in an Iveco Daily 8HP scores with energy efficiency and travel comfort Iveco is “International Van of the Year 2015” – not least thanks to its fuel efficiency The more demanding the requirements for comfort and efficiency, the more important are advanced transmissions –[Read More…]
– Joint venture in chassis technology for development and assembly of chassis systems – New plant with 200 employees will be located south-east of Beijing ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC Group) have for the first time founded a joint venture for developing and assembling passenger car chassis systems. Dr. Stefan Sommer, CEO of ZF, and[Read More…]
GKN has developed the world’s first Disconnect All-Wheel Drive System for A-, B- and C-segment vehicle platforms, which improves fuel economy during steady state cruising by up to 4%. The innovative Disconnect function enables vehicles to combine the enhanced traction, dynamics and stability of all-wheel drive with improved on-highway fuel efficiency. Senior Programme Director Hannes Prenn said: “As global[Read More…]
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (“Toyoda Gosei”) and OSRAM GmbH,Germany(“OSRAM”) have extended their agreement which allows the companies to use each other’s patents for specific light emitting diodes (LEDs), including white LEDs, and laser technologies. The original agreement in 2007 allowed both OSRAM and Toyoda Gosei significantly more freedom to develop, manufacture and market new products without fear of unintentional violations[Read More…]
Dürr opens two new halls at the Püttlingen site (Saarland) Aside from numerous carmakers, more and more customers from the commercial vehicle industry are relying on the measuring and test stands offered by Dürr Assembly Products GmbH. To meet the demand for these exceptionally large and heavy systems, the Püttlingen-based company has now expanded its production facilities. On October 7,[Read More…]
Production begins at BASF’s largest Indian investment to date South Asia’s first MDI splitter will help make Gujarat a hub for value-adding industries INR 1,000 crore investment project creates 500 direct and indirect jobs Zero lost-time injuries during construction phase. BASF India Limited on 7 October inaugurated its large-scale chemical production complex at Dahej in Gujarat, India. With a project[Read More…]
Leading global vehicle interiors supplier International Automotive Components (IAC) on 7 October celebrated the grand opening of its European headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany. The new facility hosts the European Operations including the Commercial and Sales, Design/Engineering, Procurement, and Administrative activities along with offices for the company’s European Senior Leadership Team. When IAC was established in 2006, the company had 11[Read More…]
Beginning early in 2015, Meritor will launch a portfolio of products that supports trucking industry demand for fuel economy through downspeeding of engines. Meritor will offer a 2.28 ratio on its 14X tandem for 6×4 linehaul applications and a 2.31 ratio on its new FUELite+ tandem for the 6×2 market. These fast axle ratios can be integrated with the soon-to-be[Read More…]
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that its new Mexican subsidiary, Mitsubishi Electric Automotive de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., commenced automotive parts manufacturing and sales operations in October. The new base in Mexico, where car production is thriving, will put Mitsubishi Electric in a better position to expand its auto parts business in the Americas. The company aims to achieve annual[Read More…]
