Stoneridge has opened a new technical center and sales office in the Xu Hui District of Shanghai, China, which allows the company to house all existing technical employees under one roof while enhancing the laboratories and support requirements necessary to develop applications specific to the local market.
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp (FCCC) has launched all-electric walk-in van (WIV) chassis, which is developed in partnership with Enova Systems, a developer and producer of electric and hybrid-electric drive system technologies, and is built on the FCCC MT-45 WIV chassis platform.
General Automotive, a North American provider of aftermarket parts and technologies for the automotive industry, has entered into a joint venture with SenCer to develop, commercialize and market SenCer's UltraTemp ceramic composite materials for accelerating the development of energy-efficient, environment-friendly fuel cell technologies.
OmniVision Technologies has introduced a new OV9715 CMOS image sensor for use in 360-degree view and multi camera automotive vision systems.
Eaton has unveiled an electronic fuel vapor management valve for hybrid-electric vehicles that manages fuel vapor pressure contained within the fuel tank, increasing safety and enabling automakers to meet emissions regulations. The new system is expected to be in production vehicles by 2012.
Autoliv, a developer and manufacturer of automotive safety systems, has acquired Visteon’s radar system business, in a move to strengthen its existing radar business.
AxleTech International, a General Dynamics company, has won a contract to supply 4500 series independent suspension axle system (ISAS) product for 250 new RG-31 MRAP vehicles to BAE Systems' Land Systems South Africa.
Sypris Technologies, a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions, has won a new multi-year contract with Eaton's vehicle group to provide transmission components for its commercial vehicle transmission business. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Optimal Energy, a South African car manufacturer, has selected Dassault Systemes (DS) V6 solutions to develop battery-powered vehicle Joule. Optimal Energy will rely on DS CATIA and ENOVIA V6 for product design and data management.
Alcoa Defense said that it has been appointed by the US army tank automotive research, development and engineering center (TARDEC) to collaborate on the army’s fuel-efficient ground vehicle demonstrator (FED) project.
Fujitsu Microelectronics America (FMA), provider of advanced graphics processor technology for automotive display applications, has collaborated with Inova Semiconductors and tier-one suppliers and issued a case study, to develop a display technology solution for in-vehicle applications.
