Scintronix Manufacturing Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Scintronix Corporation, entered into a supply agreement with Martinplast S.P.A. of Italy to manufacture and deliver various plastic automotive parts for the Fiat Group and other European automakers. Production has commenced in Scintronix's plants in China.
BleiStahl Powder Metallurgy Parts (Taicang) Co. Ltd. is expanding its manufacturing operations in Taicang, China, with an investment of RMB 100 million (approximately $15 million). The expansion will add annual production capacity for 30 million powder metallurgy automotive components and create 100 jobs.
AUMOVIO received series-production awards worth over €500 million for its third-generation satellite cameras from a leading Chinese vehicle manufacturer and one of Asia's largest vehicle manufacturers. Production is planned to start in Q4 2027.
Joyson Electronics, a Ningbo-based automotive component manufacturer, has pivoted to supply head assemblies, tactile sensors, and motion controllers to Chinese humanoid robot makers, making robotics a top strategic priority.
BorgWarner secured a contract to supply its next-generation high-voltage traction inverter technology for future battery-electric vehicle programs from a major global automaker, extending an existing relationship. The customer, value, production volume, and launch timing were not disclosed.
Scage Future's indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Guizhou Scage Tech Ltd., entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with China Huaye Group Co., Ltd. The non-binding framework agreement covers infrastructure construction, mining operations, renewable energy, and other areas, with a tentative term of one year.
RAPA officially opened its second plant at Jintan, Changzhou, Jiangsu, on September 2, 2026, after investing around 20 million euros, to produce motor-pump units for SERES.
Garrett Motion received its first serial production award in mobility from Chinese manufacturer Cling for oil-free centrifugal compressors for electric bus and truck HVAC systems. Production is scheduled to start in 2027.
Westport Fuel Systems began production at its new China Hydrogen Innovation Center and Manufacturing facility in Changzhou, China, to make GFI hydrogen fuel system components locally. Initial products shipped in December 2025 and capacity is ramping through Q1 2026.
Danfoss will start mass production later in 2025 at its campus in Nanjing, Jiangsu, making insulated gate bipolar transistor modules and electric and hybrid power train systems.
Jiangsu Nuoyan New Energy Vehicle Air Conditioning launched construction of a 534 million yuan compressor manufacturing base with annual capacity of 1 million compressors, scheduled to start operations in December 2025.
At the Phase II inauguration on November 1, 2023, Schaeffler signed an investment agreement with the Taicang High-Tech Industrial Development Zone for a New Energy Phase III Project.
Schaeffler officially inaugurated the New Energy Phase II Factory at its Taicang manufacturing base in Jiangsu province on November 1, 2023. The plant produces electric motor stators and rotors for new energy vehicles.
Toyota Industries Denso Air Conditioning Compressor (Kunshan) plans an expansion of its electric compressor production by 1.28 million units in Kunshan, Jiangsu. Jiangsu authorities confirmed the project as eligible under national industrial policy.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Feilong Co (002536.SZ) was nominated for an electric oil pump assembly project by an undisclosed Chinese self-brand carmaker, with expected lifetime sales above 350 million yuan.
Westport Fuel Systems plans to invest up to $10 million USD in a hydrogen innovation center and manufacturing facility to be built with the City of Changzhou in the Changzhou Hydrogen Valley, China. The investment agreement was announced on February 27, 2023.
Autojia says its 1-million-unit-per-year electric compressor project in Chuzhou, Anhui, has partly been completed and formed some capacity, with full production expected by mid-2023.
Midea-owned Welling Auto Parts started production on January 6, 2023 at the first phase of its new NEV parts base in Anqing, Anhui province. The base targets 1 million electric compressors, 1.2 million EPS motors and 200,000 drive motors a year.
Aotejia (002239.SZ) said on December 22, 2022 that its annual 1 million electric compressor project is expected to be completed in mid-2023. After completion, its electric compressor annual capacity is expected to be about 1.8 million units.
Toyota Industries Electric Air Conditioning Compressor (Kunshan) raised capital by RMB 560 million to build a second phase producing electric air-conditioning compressors for new energy vehicles. The expansion is expected to add 1.2 million units of capacity.
YIZUMI has won a major order from BYD worth more than CNY 300 million, including VAT, for all-electric injection molding machines with clamping forces from 90 to 550 tons for car interior and exterior trims.
ZF signed a deal with local authorities to build a 14,000 square meter plant in Rizhao, Shandong, producing airbag cushions and other passive safety products, expected to be operational by end of 2022.
Highly Marelli's Wuhu plant in Anhui province, China, has begun operation after its first mass-produced heat exchanger rolled off the line on 20 June 2022. The plant will produce HVAC units and heat exchangers for new energy vehicles, with annual capacity of 800,000 HVAC units and 7 million heat exchangers.
Jiaxi Bella Compressor is building phase one of a production line in Jiaxing's Nanhu District, Zhejiang, for refrigerator and EV air-conditioning compressors and inverter controllers. The project has a reported investment of 300 million yuan and a construction period from Q4 2021 to Q4 2022.
Hanon Systems is launching a new plant in Hubei, China, to manufacture HVAC modules for electrified vehicles, with about 6,000 square meters of space. Production is expected to begin in early 2023 and create about 100 local jobs.
Midea Group began construction of a new energy vehicle auto parts base in Anqing, Anhui province, with a total investment of about 11 billion yuan ($1.74 billion). The base is designed to produce 60 million units of auto parts annually.
UFI Filters Group signed an agreement with the JiaXing XiuZhou High-Technology Industrial Park Administrative Committee for a new plant in Zhejiang Province producing filtration systems and thermal management products for new energy vehicles. The investment is valued at around 25 million euros, and production is set to start in 2023.
Gaxi Bella broke ground on a smart compressor project in Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, on 30 October 2021. The RMB 1.3 billion project will produce 20 million high-end refrigerator compressors and 1 million new energy vehicle air-conditioning compressors per year.
Hydro is investing NOK 390 million in a new P60 extrusion press and plant expansion at its aluminium plant in Suzhou, China, to serve the automotive and electric vehicle market, creating 75 jobs with first billet expected in mid-2023.
Garrett Motion plans to expand and modernize its Wuhan plant by about 50%, with completion scheduled for Q1 2022. The plant opened in 2013 and serves major automakers.
Shougang Toyota Industrial Air Conditioning Compressor, invested in by Toyota Industries, produced its first electric compressor at the Yantai Development Zone plant on May 4, 2021, targeting over 1 million units a year.
Marelli and Highly International signed an agreement to create Highly Marelli Holdings, a joint venture focused on electrified compressors and HVAC, with legal closing planned for early January 2021.
SLPT Automotive announced the acquisition of BorgWarner's water pump business and operations in Ningbo, China, which will become a new division within the SLPT Automotive Group.
Rheinmetall Automotive secured orders worth EUR 250 million (about USD 283 million) for electric vacuum pumps in Mainland China from an undisclosed automaker. The pumps are manufactured by PHP Technology, its joint venture in Shanghai.
WABCO Automotive Control Systems started production of a heavy-duty truck automatic transmission shift mechanism project in Qingdao West Coast New Area, as part of five projects totalling nearly 700 million yuan.
Rheinmetall's Automotive arm won an eight-year order from an unnamed international automaker to supply electric water recirculation pumps, with lifetime value of EUR130 million, produced at its Pierburg Huayu joint venture plant in Shanghai.
Two Rivers Packaging won a contract to supply printing and packaging materials to ZF's Qingdao factory, packaging ZF brake pads for worldwide delivery.
Webasto opened a new production facility in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, costing about EUR50 million. The plant makes sunroofs, panorama roofs, high-voltage heaters and charging solutions, with capacity for around 2 million roof systems per year.
Marelli and Shanghai Highly signed a memorandum of intent to form a joint venture operating Marelli's compressor and HVAC business, with a definitive agreement targeted for January 2020.
Marelli agreed an equity transfer agreement with Johnson Controls-Hitachi to acquire an equity interest in Shanghai Highly New Energy Technology, an electric compressor maker, with completion estimated in Q3 2019.
Hanon Systems formally opened Chongqing Hanon Jianshe Automotive Thermal Systems, a 38,000 square meter joint venture plant in Banan district, Chongqing. It will initially supply variable swashplate compressors and heat pump systems to Changan Automobile.
Toyota Industries Denso Air Conditioning Compressor (Kunshan) is investing 130 million yuan to expand its Kunshan, Jiangsu plant, adding automotive AC compressor and die-cast aluminum parts capacity, with production expected in July 2019.
Shanghai Jindu Investment signed an investment agreement with Jiaxing Development Zone for Nidec Kaipu's BTS project, a China production base and Asia-Pacific R&D centre for automotive electric pumps on a 60-mu site. The total investment is $105 million, with projected annual sales of at least RMB 1.2 billion by 2025.
Brembo opened a new aluminum brake caliper and steering knuckle production base in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, on 3 April 2019 with an investment of EUR 100 million, a planned capacity of 2 million pieces per year and about 450 employees.
Standard Profil Group opened a new plant in Jingzhou, China, with a EUR 6 million investment, producing two million sealing profiles per year for automakers. The company plans to hire 300 staff by the end of the year.
ContiTech opened a RMB70 million (about €10 million) plant in Changshu, China, producing 3D blow-moulded thermoplastic elastomer hoses for turbochargers used by automotive OEMs. The plant is Continental's fourth site with this technology and was set to start mass production in Q3 2018.
Dongfeng Parts and Components Group and Fawer Automotive Parts agreed on 31 May 2018 in Wuhan to set up Dongfeng Fawer Pump Industry, a joint venture in Shiyan New Industrial Park, Hubei, to make pumps for commercial, passenger and electric vehicles. The venture targets RMB 260 million revenue by 2023.
Tianjin Aida Automatic Transmission, a joint venture of Aisin AW and FAW Group, is adding a finished-product line for front-wheel-drive 6-speed automatic transmissions in Tianjin Development Zone, China. Shareholders added USD 31 million of capital, with production capacity of 300,000 units a year planned for April 2019.
Jebsen-TCG Automotive Systems (Dalian) opened a 5,000 square metre plant in Dalian with an investment of RMB 30 million, raising oil and water pump capacity to 4 million units a year and adding electric water pumps.
Jiaxing Fengwo Turbo Technology began construction on a turbocharger plant in Tongxiang, Zhejiang, with a total investment of about 1.05 billion yuan. The plant will make 1.5 million gasoline engine turbochargers per year and is scheduled for a 10-month build.