Faurecia signed a joint venture agreement with Dongfeng Motor Parts & Components Group for its Clean Mobility business in Wuhan, China, on 4 July 2017. The JV is set to start operations in 2018.

Del Shares (Delar) plans a project in Fuxin, Liaoning to add 1 million automatic transmission oil pumps a year, with a total investment of about CNY 337.9 million.

The Continental-HASCO joint venture Continental Huayu Brake Systems (Chongqing) started operation at a new 80,000 square meter plant in Chongqing Liangjiang New Area, with over CNY 600 million invested, to make brake calipers, vacuum boosters and electric parking brakes.

Rheinmetall Automotive's KS Kolbenschmidt signed a licence agreement with ZYNP to produce and market commercial vehicle steel pistons in China, with a new plant in Mengzhou, Henan province, funded by an unspecified double-digit million euro investment.

MAHLE opened its new air conditioning compressor plant in Changshu, Jiangsu, relocated from Suzhou with doubled capacity. Equipment investment has reached RMB 180 million, with further investment planned.

Thyssenkrupp plans to produce springs and stabilizers at a new plant in Pinghu, China, according to an Automotive News report dated 2017-01-26.

Chinese supplier Nanjing Aotecar New Energy Technology won a supply order from Groupe PSA for automotive air-conditioning compressor units, issued on 5 January 2017. A formal contract is expected to be signed later.

Inteva Products has opened a new manufacturing facility in Zhenjiang, China, making closure systems and motors and electronics for customers. The plant already employs more than 600 people.