Quectel Wireless Solutions, the leading global supplier of IoT and automotive communication modules, has been collaborating with Marelli, one of the world's leading global independent suppliers to the automotive sector, on a broad range of projects over the last five years. Quectel has supported Marelli's migration from its existing network access device (NAD) and this was followed by important business awarded to Marelli by two European automotive original equipment manufacturers (OE

Hyundai Motor Company today released a video themed 'For Tomorrow We Won't Wait,' featuring pop icon BTS for Earth Day 2021 (April 22). This is Hyundai Motor's second Earth Day video starring BTS, the first of which was released last year, generating over 100 million views on YouTube. Hyundai Motor has collaborated with BTS on its global hydrogen campaign since last year to spread awareness on the importance of sustainable practices and the future of hydrogen as a so

PPG announced that it has acquired Cetelon Lackfabrik GmbH, a manufacturer of coatings for automotive and light truck wheel applications. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Cetelon develops and manufactures a wide range of coating systems for the wheel industry, including certain proprietary technologies. It operates production and sales offices in Ditzingen, Germany, from which it serves many leading wheel suppliers worldwide. Founded in 1948 in Stuttgart, Ger

Dana Incorporated announced that the company is now supporting an expanded roster of Ford Motor Company all-wheel-drive vehicle programs from its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Chongqing, China. Dana recently began producing its award-winning Spicer AdvanTEK Ultra™ axles with Spicer SmartConnect™ disconnecting all-wheel-drive (AWD) systems for the Ford® Escape®, Lincoln® Nautilus®, and Lincoln® Corsair®.  Dana's operations in

Toyota envisions a future in which carbon neutrality is achieved through the practical marketization of a portfolio of products with advanced, alternative-fuel and zero-emission powertrain technologies. Already a leader in electrification, the company took a major step forward today with the introduction of the Toyota bZ4X Concept, a vision for the first of a global series of battery-electric vehicles to be introduced under the "Toyota bZ" brand umbrella. The Toyota bZ4X C

Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture of LG Energy Solution and General Motors, announced a more than $2.3 billion investment to build its second battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States. The facility will be located in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Ultium Cells will build the new plant on land leased from GM. The new battery cell plant will create 1,300 new jobs. Construction on the approximately 2.8 million-square-foot facility will begin immediately, and the plant is scheduled

Martinrea International Inc., a diversified and global automotive supplier engaged in the design, development and manufacturing of highly engineered, value-added Lightweight Structures and Propulsion Systems, is pleased to announce its joint venture, VoltaXplore Inc., with graphene producer NanoXplore Inc. to develop electric vehicle (EV) batteries enhanced with graphene. This joint venture will support the journey towards a sustainable, low-carbon future encouraged by the global and Canadian

XPeng Inc, a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle (“Smart EV”) company, announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with Zhongsheng Group (“Zhongsheng”, HKEX: 0881), a leading automobile dealership group in China, to establish a long-term strategic partnership to provide both XPeng’s industry-leading Smart EV products and Zhongsheng’s high quality services to consumers, in order to further accelerate the Smart EV a

Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems announced today that its STEERTEK™ NXT fabricated front steer axle has been selected as the standard front axle on the new Kenworth and Peterbilt medium-duty truck models. STEERTEK NXT is now available to order on Kenworth® T180, T280, T380, & T480 trucks and Peterbilt® Models 535, 536, 537, & 548 trucks as standard equipment with the additional capacity options.  Hendrickson’s proprietary design and manuf

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. will demonstrate its groundbreaking sensor technology at Auto Shanghai 2021 The 19th International Automobile Industry Exhibition (booth # 2.2H 6BC071) from April 21 to 28. Velodyne will highlight its technology leadership in lidar sensors and software which power autonomous solutions that advance safe, sustainable and accessible transportation and smart communities. Velodyne’s sensor and software solutions are uniquely suited to deliver flexibility, quali

The electric vehicle (EV) charging station market is expected to grow by USD 22.02 billion during 2021-2025, according to Technavio. The report offers a detailed analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the electric vehicle (EV) charging station market in optimistic, probable, and pessimistic forecast scenarios. The electric vehicle (EV) charging station market will witness a negative impact during the forecast period, owing to the widespread growth of the COVID-19 pandemi

Valvoline Inc., a U.S.-based, leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, today announced the launch of ValvolineTM High Mileage 150k with MaxLifeTM Plus Technology Synthetic Blend, the first engine oil specially designed to meet the unique needs of engines with over 150,000 miles. The product's innovative formula reduces oil consumption in older, high mileage engines, while its Moly Additive ProtectionTM provides superior wear protection – incr

The leading manufacturer of specialty high-performance materials Unifrax for the transport market today introduced a new type of nanostructured alumina catalyst support technology - Eco-Lytic developed by the Unifrax ™ . The Eco-lytic catalyst carrier fiber is installed in the catalytic converter of the vehicle to replace the existing catalytic converter or add it to the existing system to improve the emission reduction effect, reduce the consumption of precious metals and raw materials

Volvo Group and SSAB have signed a collaboration agreement on research, development, serial production and commercialization of the world's first vehicles to be made of fossil-free steel. Volvo plans already this year to start the production of concept vehicles and components from steel made by SSAB using hydrogen. "We are determined to be a climate-neutral company by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement. This means that our vehicles and machines will be emission-free when

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation is pleased to announce the market introduction of the eCanter in Australia. A launch event was held on March 31st, 2021 in Melbourne to showcase the pioneering all-electric light-duty truck. With this rollout, the eCanter will soon be running in customer hands in four major regions around the globe. The eCanter for Australia is shipped from Tramagal, Portugal, and comes with the same standard specifications as the models currently available