What are the auto parts giants doing recently?

BOSCH Bosch

        Invest 1.1 billion US dollars to build a semiconductor factory to meet the needs of autonomous driving

        The Bosch Group will invest 1 billion euros (approximately US$1.1 billion) in Germany to build a semiconductor chip manufacturing plant to meet the market demand for chips in markets such as autonomous driving, smart home and smart city infrastructure. As the largest investment ever made by the company, this new factory will be located in Dresden, Germany. It is expected to be completed in 2019 and can employ more than 700 workers. As for the chip, mass production is expected to begin in 2021.

        Research and development of electric vehicles and soon to be launched in the UK market

        Bosch recently revealed that it will develop an urban electric car, and plans to launch it in the UK next year. This new electric car is called "e.Go Life" and it focuses on the compact small electric car market. The car is equipped with a 48V battery composed of 6 lithium-ion batteries with a storage capacity of 14.4kW; the standard model can travel up to 129 kilometers after a single charge, and it can reach 168 kilometers after upgrading the battery; fully charged in the dual car charger mode It takes 5 and a half hours.

ZF ZF

        ZF expands R&D scale in China

The second phase of ZF's engineering center in Songjiang District, Shanghai has been officially put into use recently. The newly expanded engineering center focuses on fully-applied power transmission and chassis technology, with electric technology being the top priority. In addition, the engineering center also includes testing equipment for ZF's electronic control unit (HMI-human machine interface) product portfolio. The two factories in Wuhan and Zhangjiagang, which opened recently, will produce braking systems and occupant safety systems for automakers.

        ZF and HELLA reach cooperation in the field of sensor business

        ZF has recently reached a strategic cooperation with the German automotive lighting and electronic components and system supplier-HELLA Group. The two parties will cooperate closely in sensor technology, especially in the areas of front camera systems, imaging and radar systems. The two parties' first joint development project on camera technology will start immediately and is planned to be promoted to the market in 2020.

Continental Group

        Acquired part of EasyMile's equity and entered the field of autonomous driving

        Continental will acquire a minority stake in the French autonomous driving company EasyMile and cooperate with the company in environmental sensors, braking systems and driving safety technologies. For mainland China, which is undergoing large-scale automated testing, its technology will also be more applied on EasyMile shuttles.

        Continental Technology Exhibition opens at Hannover headquarters

        On June 19th, the Continental Technology Exhibition opened at the headquarters in Hannover. Continental exhibited for the first time the driverless demonstration vehicle named "CUbE", which covers the product series of driver assistance systems, sensors, actuators, control units and communication and networking technologies owned by Continental in the driverless field. In the field of automatic driving systems, Continental has realized the autonomous cruise function of highway automatic driving-when the vehicle fails, it can alert the driver through sound and ambient lights and autonomously pull over to slow down and stop.

Magna

        Magna and AVIC set up a joint venture to build a production base for car seat adjustment mechanisms

        Magna and AVIC have reached an agreement to invest 1.49 billion yuan to jointly build a global production base for automobile seat adjustment mechanisms and other parts in Xiangyang. As the only car seat adjustment mechanism manufacturing base of both parties in Asia, they will provide seat adjustment mechanisms and skeleton products for global vehicle projects.

        Magna develops long-range hydrogen fuel electric vehicle

        Magna, the largest auto parts supplier in North America, said that it has developed a long-range hydrogen fuel extended-range electric vehicle that not only has zero emissions, but also autonomously recharges the battery during driving. This hydrogen fuel-electric minivan is equipped with a battery slightly smaller than that of an ordinary fuel cell vehicle, and the car has a range of 350 kilometers.

        FIP Automation, a smart manufacturing solution system integrator focusing on the auto parts and new energy automotive industries, has completed technology research and development and accumulation in the fields of new energy vehicles, unmanned driving and sensors, and is actively launching leading solutions to the industry. Serve the development of the industry.