BMW

Big engines, individualised cars roar at “IAA 2015” / Small combustion engines steal the show from e-vehicles / OEMs favour structural parts made of steel and aluminium / GFRP and CFRP deemed too expensive / Hybrid materials pose a challenge for recycling

Acquisition of Mexican PA company / Ideally located for region's auto industry

Sealing profile manufacturer enters Mexico / Markus Wittmann appointed COO for North America

South Korean group merges its compounding businesses / Heycoustics acquisitions broadens processing activities

Panasonic acquires 49% stake in Spanish automotive OEM / Production of electronic rear-view mirrors / New plants in China and the US

New injection moulding plant in US state of Georgia / Expansion of main facility in Germany

EUR 50m investment in German site / Underlining commitment to automotive industry

Faulty airbag inflators used in cars from 11 manufacturers / Vehicle recall in US swells to 34m / NHTSA coordinating public information campaign

First US production plant in South Carolina to start up in 2017 / Plastic interior parts for BMW “X” series

US automotive parts producer opens new plants in Romania and China / German technical centre relocated and expanded

Expanding Czech plant / Production space in Kopnivnice more than doubled

Agreement with BMW to develop carbon fibre-reinforced automotive parts

Mexico plant expanded / Catering to North American OEMs

Airbag manufacturer in the crosshairs of US media / Almost 8m passenger vehicles recalled

Rear lid for BMW “i3” electric vehicle to be produced in Czech Republic

Investing USD 250m in European carbon fibre production / New plant to be located near Lyon / Key customer Airbus

New plant commissioned in Kunshan / Chinese facility to manufacture automotive components

Slovakia and Czech Republic en route to becoming key car production centres / Triangle between Prague, Bratislava and Zilina emerges as an OEM stronghold / Hyundai draws South Korean companies to Europe

Tripling output of US production facilities to meet automotive demand / Additional USD 200m for expansion

It's all about lightweight construction / German plastics congresses focus on new approaches / Russian market could become even more depressed following Crimea crisis / Poor demand idles assembly plants for several days

Industry dominated by need for shorter cycle times / Thermoplastics increasingly used as matrix materials / "JEC" in Paris with record exhibition area / Carbon fibre market still seeing double-digit growth

German production facility unable to keep up with demand for “i3” electric vehicle / Additional Engel machines

Carbon fibre joint venture shares sold to Toray / Car maker says goal of serial production has been achieved / Material enables significant weight reductions for "Mercedes" C and S classes

US joint venture with BMW raising carbon fibre output / CFR components to be added to other car models as well

“EcoPaXX” PA 410 range is extended