Category: MobileTex
Lufthansa wins German Design Award 2018
The interior of Lufthansa’s A350 Economy Class won the German Design Award 2018 in the Excellent Product Design – Transportation category.
EU fines seatbelt, airbag suppliers over price fixing
Five suppliers of automotive occupant safety systems – Tokai Rika, Takata, Autoliv, Toyoda Gosei and Marutaka – have been given fines totalling €34m for breaching...
E-Leather partners with DB Idea Train
E-Leather has been announced as an official partner of the Deutsche Bahn Idea Train launched in Nuremberg, Germany, last month.
Automotive seating prototyping and testing facility in India
Automotive seating supplier Adient has started construction of an automotive seating prototyping and testing facility in Pune, India.
IAC opens interiors plant in Poland
International Automotive Components (IAC) has opened a plant for tailored automotive interiors in Opole, near Wroclaw, Poland.
Bawtry Investments acquires Axon Automotive
Axon Automotive, a UK-based supplier of carbon composite structural products and engineering services, has been acquired by Bawtry Investments, which has purchased the controlling interest...
Recycling carbon fibre products from America’s Cup campaign
ELG Carbon Fibre and Land Rover BAR (Ben Ainslie Racing) are working together to ensure the carbon fibre process waste and end-of-use components from the...
Autoneum opens first of four new Chinese plants in Yantai
Autoneum is expanding its production capacities in China with the opening of four new plants.
Trend collections for bus interiors
Lantal Textiles showed new seat cover designs for the interiors of city and intercity buses and tour coaches alongside innovative products as well as visualisation...
Porcher Industries acquires P-D Interglas Technologies
Porcher Industries, a producer of technical textiles and thermoplastic composites, has completed the acquisition of Interglas Technologies’ operation including all business operations, workforce resources, assets,...
Visible natural fibre technology for vehicle interiors
Yanfeng Automotive Interiors has developed a technology designed to make visible natural fibres that are usually hidden within composites behind panelling an attractive choice for...
Hyundai Mobis develops panorama sunroof airbag system
Hyundai Mobis has developed what is claimed to be the world’s first panorama sunroof airbag system.
Autoneum, Nittoku and Toyota Boshoku establish R&D joint venture
Three automobile suppliers – Autoneum, Nihon Tokushu Toryo (Nittoku) and Toyota Boshoku – are to expand their existing collaboration through joint research and development activities...
Auria joint venture formed for soft trim and acoustic products
Shanghai Shenda and International Automotive Components (IAC) Group have completed their joint venture transaction, officially forming Auria Solutions, which will supply soft trim and acoustic...
Toyoda to build airbag plant in Vietnam
Toyoda Gosei plans to establish a new US$24. 6m plant for producing airbag parts in the northern Vietnamese province of Thai Binh.
Autoliv and Adient to collaborate on seats for autonomous driving vehicles
Automotive safety systems supplier Autoliv and automotive seating supplier Adient are collaborating to address vehicle seating challenges presented by designs for the future car and...