*Disclaimer: List of key companies in no particular order
Latest Company Updates:
August 2023
The Xforce, Mitsubishi Motors' first completely new SUV in a long time, has been unveiled. This will make its market debut in Indonesia before expanding to other nations in Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. This is modeled after the XFC concept car that the business unveiled the previous year.
An 8-inch instrument panel and a free-standing 12.3-inch display complement the cabin's contemporary design. Beneath the HVAC vents are physical controls for the temperature and other features. Mitsubishi claims that the Xforce's interior offers the most comfort and space available in its class. Features include a Yamaha 8-speaker audio system, a Pajero-inspired multimeter display with altitude, tilt and direction readings, Smartphone connectivity, USB-A and C ports, and many other comfort features.
October 2023
At an enterprise value of €600 million ($629 million), Taiwan's AUO has agreed to purchase a 100% equity stake in the German company Behr-Hella Thermocontrol GmbH (BHTC). BHTC is an expert in electronic control units (ECU), climate control (CC), and human machine interfaces (HMI). With subsidiaries spread across multiple nations, it is a global operation with about 2,900 workers. Sales of roughly €619.1 million ($648 million) were reported by BHTC for the fiscal year 2022.
With the goal of expanding its footprint in vertical markets and building a strong value chain ecosystem, AUO's acquisition of BHTC is consistent with its biaxial transformation strategy. AUO is able to broaden its product line and grow its smart mobility business thanks to this strategic acquisition.
Top listed global companies in the industry are:
- Keihin Corporation (Japan)
- Sensata Technologies Inc. (US.)
- SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION (Japan)
- Calsonic Kansei Corporation (Japan)
- Valeo (France)
- DENSO CORPORATION (Japan)
- Johnson Electric Holdings Limited (China)
- Hanon Systems (South Korea)
- JAPAN CLIMATE SYSTEMS CORPORATION (Japan)
- MAHLE GmbH (Germany)
- MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Japan)
- OMEGA Environmental Technologies (US.)
- Trans/Air Manufacturing Corp. (US.), and others.