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SUPPLIER INDUSTRY German companies feel sandwiched due to cost increases for energy and raw materials / Fair distribution of burden called for / Better business expectations for auto suppliers	08.06.2022
LEONI Wiring system specialist shrinks further with sale of automotive cable business / First quarter ends in the red	26.05.2022
RENAULT French carmaker “sells” Russian ops / Buyback possible / Deal could serve as blueprint for other firms	25.05.2022
FAURECIA Collaboration with Veolia for sustainable car interior compounds / 30% recycled content to be included from 2025	20.05.2022
BASF Flame-retardant PA 6.6 product for electrical vehicle market	18.05.2022
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET Car component suppliers face major sector shifts / Light vehicle sales could remain below pre-pandemic levels until 2030 / McKinsey report outlines ways to keep up with changing industry	13.05.2022
AD PLASTIK War, chip shortage nearly wipe out all Q1 net profit for auto supplier / “Demanding period ahead”	12.05.2022
PLASTIC OMNIUM Lighting division created after acquisition of operations from Varroc, Osram / Q1 sales fall due to problems in Europe	12.05.2022
STREETSCOOTER Deutsche Post sells electric transporter production to Odin Automotive / Second assembly line in US	12.05.2022
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY US, European car market contraction continues due to supply chain issues and the war / EV sales surge / Rebound later this year?	10.05.2022
SOLVAY Fast cure prepreg composites for automotive / Investment in Xencor LFT production enhancement	05.05.2022
NOVARES Sixth Mexican plant goes operational / Products for electric, petrol vehicles / National car industry reports higher output in Q1	02.05.2022
BCOMP BMW, Porsche, Volvo acquire stake in natural fibre composites specialist / Expansion of production and sales activities	13.04.2022
EMS CEO bans “war” in Ukraine from company emails / Move said to help protect Russia-based staff	06.04.2022
LEONI Ukraine plants restart with limited output / Size of net loss declines in 2021 / Sales up EUR 1 bn	24.03.2022
CHINA Covid-19 restrictions in Shenzhen mostly lifted / Plastics use in car components grows in 2021 / Auto production surpasses pre-pandemic mark	23.03.2022
E-MOBILITY Aimplas' lightcar project to slash weight of electric-vehicle batteries by half	22.03.2022
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY European automakers, suppliers brace for further production slowdowns as war in Ukraine rages / Vehicle sales expected to suffer	21.03.2022
LEONI Partial outages likely at Ukrainian sites / Task force to tackle production issues / Forecast for 2022 scrapped	17.03.2022
HELLA Expansion of Austrian facility / Russian operations suspended / Management shake-up after Faurecia takeover	15.03.2022
CHINA EVs dent oil demand / Petchem consumption to temporarily support crude use	07.03.2022
REHAU Inauguration of automotive plant in Hungary	23.02.2022
FORVIA Holding company created for automotive supplier Faurecia and Hella / CEO Breidenbach to exit / Corzilius heads Lifecycle Solutions	10.02.2022
ABC TECHNOLOGIES Acquisition of injection moulder Karl Etzel / More business planned with German automotive OEMs	28.01.2022
CABLE MANUFACTURERS Suspicion of illegal price fixing / Investigations by German Federal Cartel Office / Raids carried out at Leoni and Prysmian	24.01.2022

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