John Irwin

Magna is scouting locations for a contract assembly plant in the U.S. But first, it needs to find enough interest from customers.

While revenue has frequently returned to pre-pandemic levels, profits at many suppliers remain well below where they were in 2019.

ZF Group is rolling out its first pure software product, as the world's third-largest parts supplier looks to establish itself in the fast-growing market.

The supplier is looking to boost collaboration with automakers and tech companies while regionalizing its manufacturing strategy as it emerges from financial restructuring.

As Qualcomm inks more deals with automakers, it's defining a new role as a supplier.

Europe must follow China and develop small electric cars with affordable batteries, Forvia CEO Patrick Koller said.

One product, called Pantomime, uses an algorithm to help vehicles understand the movements of other road users and anticipate potential actions they will make. 

The shuttle is designed for use on city roads with options for battery capacity of 50 or 100 kilowatt-hours, providing 80 miles of pure electric range and a top speed of 25 mph.

Amid a rapidly changing automotive landscape, CES provides a broad venue for parts suppliers to lay out their visions of the future.

The deal gives Magna access to Veoneer's suite of camera and radar systems, as well as its driver monitoring technology and domain controllers. 

Automakers and battery suppliers are in search of a holy grail -- a battery chemistry for electric vehicles that sharply reduces charging times and greatly increases range while remaining cheap and easy to produce on a mass scale.

A new leather-wrapping solution developed by Faurecia could allow automakers to offer more unique designs in their vehicle interiors and localize more of the production process.

Bosch is building flexible lines that can support e-motor configurations that vary from customer to customer.

Automakers are already beginning to alter 2023 production plans to brace for millions more vehicles lost to microchip shortage.

Bosch said it has secured "additional electromobility business" that requires an expansion at its South Carolina plant, which began producing electric motors for the Rivian R1T pickup this month.