Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7267) has announced that it will begin selling aftermarket parts for the Beat, a kei-class two-seat convertible sold from 1991 to 1996. Initial sales will include five parts: front and rear wheels, driver’s seat belt, license plate light and heater motor. The company will release an additional 75 parts sequentially starting...
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Littelfuse Japan Announces Three New Series of Resettable PPTC Devices
Japanese arm of U.S.-based Littelfuse Inc., Littelfuse Japan GK, has announced three new series of PolySwitch, a Polymeric Positive Temperature Coefficient (PPTC) device for automobiles that is surface mount resettable. Applications for the products are expected in in-vehicle infotainment, security and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Resettable PPTCs are designed to protect automotive circuits from...
AICE to Work With Parts Manufacturers on Internal Combustion Research
The Research Association of Automotive Internal Combustion Engines (AICE), which conducts collaborative research with industry, government and academia primarily on internal combustion engines for Japanese automakers, will begin a new joint research project with parts manufacturers in fiscal 2019. In addition to handling the research needs of parts manufacturers, AICE will recruit companies to participate...
Aichi Steel Adds New Press Line for Forging Electric Car Parts
Aichi Steel Corp. (TYO:5482) announced on July 12 that the company has constructed a servo press line at its research and development plant in Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, to develop new forged components for electric vehicles (EVs). Vehicle electrification is advancing as environmental regulations become more stringent worldwide. The company expects that demand for drive system...
Sumitomo Riko to Bolster Connector Seal Business
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) plans to bolster the company’s seal business for elastomer material used in waterproof connector seals fastened to wire harnesses. Connector seal sales in fiscal 2016 were around 8.5 billion yen ($76.11 million), but Sumitomo Riko is planning to increase sales to 14 billion yen for fiscal 2020, which would mark...
Ube Exsymo Seeks Opportunities for FRP Rods in Automotive Market
Ube Exsymo Co. Ltd. has announced its intention to extend use applications of its fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) rods to automobiles. The Tokyo-based company aims to market the product as a lightweight material that improves a vehicle’s fuel efficiency. Ube Exsymo will work to create a new market in the automotive sector for its Compose Tension...
Tajima Light Metal to Establish Plant in China on High Expectations for Electric Cars
Metal-processing company Tajima Light Metal Co. Ltd. will establish its first plant outside of Japan. The company is set to create a JV for producing sand mold aluminum parts in China with a local Chinese manufacturer. Sand mold casting is suitable for multi-kind, small-volume production of precision parts. Tajima Light Metal aims to attract orders...
TS Tech to Shift Export-Bound Production From China to Bangladesh
TS Tech Co. Ltd. plans to shift the focus of its Chinese business on to internal demand by gradually reducing its exports of trim covers and other automotive parts from the country to the U.S. and Japan. With labor and material costs rising in China, it has become less advantageous as a parts supply base...
Porsche First Automaker to Adopt Teijin CFRP Preforming Technology
Porsche AG has adopted a new, Teijin Group-developed carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) production technology for use in the German automaker’s Porsche 911 GT3 Cup II. Utilizing Part via Preform (PvP) as a structural material for its rear spoiler, the luxury sports model becomes the first commercial vehicle to make use of the technology. PvP...
Automechanika Debuts in Vietnam
Becoming one of Vietnam’s largest scale trade shows targeted at the automotive parts industry, the first edition of Automechanika Ho Chi Minh City was held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center last week. Running March 15–17, the trade show housed some 350 companies from across at least 19 countries looking to get a foothold...
JAMA Eyes to Standardize 3D Drawings
The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) is setting out to standardize 3D drawing for designs of automobiles and parts. Along with aiming to make it part of the Japan Industrial Standards (JIS) by fiscal 2018, JAMA is looking at ISO classification as well over the medium–long term. Although ISO standards for 3D drawings already exist,...
