ElringKlinger

ElringKlinger AG has secured a contract from Sono Motors to develop and produce complete battery systems for the Sion, a fully electric solar vehicle. The contract is valued at several hundred million euros over eight years, with series production starting in the second half of 2019.

ElringKlinger AG secured a contract from Sono Motors to develop and produce complete battery systems for the all-electric solar vehicle Sion. The order volume is several hundred million euros over eight years, with series production starting in the second half of 2019.

ElringKlinger plans to open a new plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to produce aluminum shielding systems, with production expected to begin in September 2018.

ElringKlinger AG has been awarded a contract by electric vehicle manufacturer Byton to supply hybrid cockpit cross-car beams for its premium SUV. The order covers a double-digit million euro turnover over six years, with production starting in 2019 at ElringKlinger's plant in Suzhou, China.

Faurecia entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Swiss company Hug Engineering, a market leader in exhaust gas purification systems for high horsepower engines, from ElringKlinger. The transaction is expected to close in Q1 2018.

Sichuan Chengfei Integration Technology Co. and ElringKlinger AG signed an agreement to set up joint ventures in Germany, the US and China to develop, commercialize and distribute lithium batteries for new-energy vehicles. Each will contribute 50% to the JVs.

ElringKlinger began production on a £12 million-per-year contract with Jaguar Land Rover to manufacture and supply 36 heat shield and gasket components for six engine variants. The contract is the largest ever handled by ElringKlinger.

Lanxess received a contract from German system supplier Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG to supply Tepex composite material to ElringKlinger AG for a door module carrier in a compact-class vehicle. The component is produced in a hybrid molding process and saves about 1.6 kg per vehicle compared to injection-molded designs.

German automotive supplier ElringKlinger announced a new factory in Kecskemét as part of a €21 million investment, creating 700 jobs over several years. The 10,000 sqm plant will produce heat shields for automotive components using plastic injection molding.

ElringKlinger AG received a triple-digit million euro order from a US car maker to supply cockpit cross-car beams for next-generation vehicles, with production starting in 2017 at a new plant near the customer.

ElringKlinger opened a new 22,400 m² production plant in Bursa's Akçalar Industrial Zone on 18 November 2016. The plant will focus on heat shields and special gaskets, with an initial order of 9 million units and expected production of 1 million additional parts by 2019.