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hassis Brakes International,
one of the world’s largest
manufacturers of automotive
brake systems and
components, will begin production
of brake callipers and rotors at a new
plant in Queretaro, Mexico, for two
major automakers with assembly
operations in Mexico and the US.
Volume production at the new
facility will begin in April. The
100,000-square-foot plant is
expected to have more than 200
employees when production
capacity reaches 8,500 units a day
in 2020.
“We are establishing production in
North America to meet the needs
of our automotive customers in the
NAFTA region. Our goal is to not
only support existing business, but
also to grow organically across
customer lines and industry vehiclesegments,” Dennis Berry, President
for the company’s Americas region,
said.The Queretaro plant is Chassis
Brakes International’s first North
American manufacturing facility.
Berry noted that the company plans
to double the size of the plant over
the next five to six years and is
looking at additional production
sites to support sales growth in the
NAFTA region as well.Chassis Brakes International is one
of the world’s largest manufacturers
of automotive braking solutions. The
company produces disc brakes,
drum brakes, electro-mechanical
parking brakes and rotors for
passenger cars and light commercial
vehicles.The company’s customer portfolio
includes all of the world’s majorautomakers in Europe, as well as
leading automotive manufacturers
in the Asia-Pacific region and North
America. PSA Peugeot-Citroën,
Toyota, Ford, Daimler, Renault, Fiat
Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and
BMW are among the company’s list
of customers.Chassis Brakes International benefits
from expertise gained through more
than 90 years in the foundation
brakes industry under different
banners. Since June 2012, the
group has been part of KPS Capital
Partners, LP portfolio companies.The company has a global footprint
with operations in Europe, Asia,
South Africa, North and South
America. It employs 5,500 people
in 16 countries at 13 manufacturing
sites and 10 engineering centres or
sales offices.APA Bureau
APA Bureau
Chassis Brakes To Begin Production In Mexico
H
yundai Motor Company and
Cisco have revealed a new
technology roadmap that
will enable next-generation
in-vehicle networking with security. In
addition, the companies shared their
timeline for commercial deployment
of ‘hyper-connected’ production
vehicles, slated for 2019. Technology
advancements from the collaboration
will enable Hyundai and Cisco to
disrupt auto industry at a faster pace.
This unique automotive and
IT collaboration is focused on
technology solutions for in-vehicle
data demands, which will increase
exponentially with autonomous
driving and other connectivity needs.
The focus for Hyundai and Cisco is
moving away from restrictive CAN
(Controller Area Network) systems,
to Ethernet communications, which
boast processing speeds of up to
1Gbps. Ethernet-based software also
supports integrated data control,
which allows for flexible expansion of
connections to handle large data setscoming from various components in
the vehicle simultaneously.Hyundai and Cisco have created a
new platform that provides highly
secure access to all the data in the
vehicle. The platform utilizes the first
generation of 1Gps architectures and
Automotive Ethernet with QoS, which
allows for maximized bandwidth,
more capabilities. It’s highly
configurable and secure – and offers
the flexibility to design and build
new services. It will also accelerate
innovation, provide ‘over the air
updates’, and shorten the lifecycle in
bringing new capabilities to market.
“Hyundai Motor Group’s ongoing
collaboration with top global
technology companies is a testament
to our ‘Open Innovation’ spirit
that will prepare us for continued
leadership as transportation and
mobility undergo an unprecedented
evolution. Our partnership with
Cisco is an outstanding example
of such efforts, and in 2019 we willunveil the first vehicle equipped
with groundbreaking connected-car
technologies jointly developed by the
two companies,”Seung-ho Hwang,
Executive Vice President and Head
of Hyundai Motor Group’s Auto
Intelligence Business Department,
said.“Cisco is pleased to bring a
standards-based approach in
partnership with the automotive
industry; one that will help accelerate
innovation, and increase the value to
the consumer. By creating a flexible,
scalable, and secure platform, we
are allowing automotive companies
to deliver better cars - faster,” Ruba
Borno, Vice President, Growth
Initiatives and Chief of Staff to CEO,
Cisco, said.
Hyundai and Cisco initiated
collaborative development in 2016
and jointly shared their vision for
connected mobility at CES 2017,
demonstrating their “hyper-connected
car.”Hyundai, Cisco To Bring Out
Hyper-connected Vehicles