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Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
VIA optronics partners with Autolink to enhance automotive display solutions
VIA optronics, an interactive display solutions supplier, and Autolink Information Technology (Autolink) have announced the establishment of a joint venture, Wuxi Turing Intelligent Display Technology (Turing), aimed at advancing interactive display solutions in the automotive sector. The collaboration is set to combine VIA's expertise in display solutions with Autolink's prowess in intelligent connected vehicle technology. The joint venture is a response to the growing market demand for integrated automotive system solutions and aims to deliver a comprehensive suite of services. Turing will inherit the responsibilities of manufacturing display devices and assembling displays. Autolink will contribute its electronic control units (ECU) expertise, while VIA will supply its advanced display solutions, camera products, and optical bonding manufacturing services. VIA chief executive officer Roland Chochoiek commented: 'We are thrilled to open the next chapter in our strategic collaboration with Autolink by expanding the scope of our portfolio and services with Turing. "In addition, by combining our hardware products with Autolink´s ECU and software expertise and production capabilities, we are certain that the new joint venture will successfully complement the supply chain for system solutions for smart cockpit platforms in the automotive industry to the benefit of OEMs.' As part of their strategic partnership, VIA and Autolink are looking to broaden their business horizons by pooling resources and utilising their synergistic capabilities. Autolink founder Hongze Yang stated: 'The establishment of Turing in partnership with VIA marks a significant step in advancing our strategy for product integration and globalisation. We firmly believe in the future of intelligent mobility, particularly in the enormous potential of smart cockpits and human-machine interaction. "VIA brings world-class expertise in display technologies and optical bonding, while Autolink has deep experience in cockpit domain controllers and software platforms." Yang added: 'Through this joint venture, we aim to co-develop next-generation, system-level solutions for smart cockpits, enhance supply chain synergy, and better serve OEMs worldwide, including global and export-oriented Chinese automotive brands. Looking ahead, Turing will strive to become a benchmark enterprise in the intelligent cockpit display sector, both in China and globally.' "VIA optronics partners with Autolink to enhance automotive display solutions" was originally created and published by Just Auto, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
VIA optronics AG and Autolink Announce a Joint Venture Agreement
The companies formed the new joint venture company Wuxi Turing Intelligent Display Technology NUREMBERG, Germany, May 28, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VIA optronics AG (OTC: VIAOY) ("VIA" or the "Company"), a leading supplier of interactive display solutions and Autolink Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Autolink"), a leader in intelligent connected vehicle technology today announced the formation of the new joint venture Wuxi Turing Intelligent Display Technology Co., Ltd. ("Turing"). As previously announced, VIA and Autolink intend to expand their respective business scopes by sharing resources in various areas and leveraging their complementary strengths. Together, the companies plan to offer combined capabilities and capacities for automotive system solutions, following market demands and requirements. The new joint venture company Turing will take over display device manufacturing and display assembly, among other things, while Autolink will be responsible for the Electronic Control Units (ECU), and VIA will provide its display solutions and camera products, as well as optical bonding manufacturing services. Roland Chochoiek, Chief Executive Officer of VIA, commented, "We are thrilled to open the next chapter in our strategic collaboration with Autolink by expanding the scope of our portfolio and services with Turing. In addition, by combining our hardware products with Autolink´s ECU and software expertise and production capabilities, we are certain that the new joint venture will successfully complement the supply chain for system solutions for smart cockpit platforms in the automotive industry to the benefit of OEMs. Hongze Yang, Founder of Autolink, stated, "The establishment of Turing in partnership with VIA marks a significant step in advancing our strategy for product integration and globalization. We firmly believe in the future of intelligent mobility, particularly in the enormous potential of smart cockpits and human-machine interaction. VIA brings world-class expertise in display technologies and optical bonding, while Autolink has deep experience in cockpit domain controllers and software platforms. Through this joint venture, we aim to co-develop next-generation, system-level solutions for smart cockpits, enhance supply chain synergy, and better serve OEMs worldwide, including global and export-oriented Chinese automotive brands. Looking ahead, Turing will strive to become a benchmark enterprise in the intelligent cockpit display sector, both in China and globally." About VIA: VIA is a leading provider of interactive display solutions for multiple end markets in which superior functionality or durability is a critical differentiating factor. Its customizable technology is well-suited for high-end markets with unique specifications and demanding environments that pose technical and optical challenges for displays, such as bright ambient light, vibration and shock, extreme temperatures, and condensation. VIA's interactive display solutions combine customized design, interactive displays, touch functionality, cameras, and other hardware components. VIA's intellectual property portfolio, process know-how, optical bonding, metal mesh touch sensor and camera module technologies provide enhanced display solutions built to meet the specific needs of its customers. About Autolink: As a leading domestic technology company in the intelligent cockpit field, Autolink focuses on intelligent cockpit domain controller products, intelligent connected software products, and operation service products. The company is committed to becoming a leader and driver of transformation in the intelligent connected vehicle industry. Autolink boasts the world's first fully automated production line for automotive intelligent cockpit domain controllers, providing customers with optimal product solutions and the most stable product quality. Looking ahead, the company will continue to explore and strive for industry leadership and transformational leadership in the areas of cockpit-driving integration and intelligent driving. View source version on Contacts Media Contact VIA: Alexandra Müller-PlötzPhone: +49 911 597 575-302Amueller-ploetz@ Media Contact Autolink: Shi KaifengPhone: +86 13917462715shikaifeng@
Business Wire
28-05-2025
- Automotive
- Business Wire
VIA optronics AG and Autolink Announce a Joint Venture Agreement
NUREMBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VIA optronics AG (OTC: VIAOY) ('VIA' or the 'Company'), a leading supplier of interactive display solutions and Autolink Information Technology Co., Ltd. ('Autolink'), a leader in intelligent connected vehicle technology today announced the formation of the new joint venture Wuxi Turing Intelligent Display Technology Co., Ltd. ('Turing'). As previously announced, VIA and Autolink intend to expand their respective business scopes by sharing resources in various areas and leveraging their complementary strengths. Together, the companies plan to offer combined capabilities and capacities for automotive system solutions, following market demands and requirements. The new joint venture company Turing will take over display device manufacturing and display assembly, among other things, while Autolink will be responsible for the Electronic Control Units (ECU), and VIA will provide its display solutions and camera products, as well as optical bonding manufacturing services. Roland Chochoiek, Chief Executive Officer of VIA, commented, 'We are thrilled to open the next chapter in our strategic collaboration with Autolink by expanding the scope of our portfolio and services with Turing. In addition, by combining our hardware products with Autolink´s ECU and software expertise and production capabilities, we are certain that the new joint venture will successfully complement the supply chain for system solutions for smart cockpit platforms in the automotive industry to the benefit of OEMs. Hongze Yang, Founder of Autolink, stated, 'The establishment of Turing in partnership with VIA marks a significant step in advancing our strategy for product integration and globalization. We firmly believe in the future of intelligent mobility, particularly in the enormous potential of smart cockpits and human-machine interaction. VIA brings world-class expertise in display technologies and optical bonding, while Autolink has deep experience in cockpit domain controllers and software platforms. Through this joint venture, we aim to co-develop next-generation, system-level solutions for smart cockpits, enhance supply chain synergy, and better serve OEMs worldwide, including global and export-oriented Chinese automotive brands. Looking ahead, Turing will strive to become a benchmark enterprise in the intelligent cockpit display sector, both in China and globally.' About VIA: VIA is a leading provider of interactive display solutions for multiple end markets in which superior functionality or durability is a critical differentiating factor. Its customizable technology is well-suited for high-end markets with unique specifications and demanding environments that pose technical and optical challenges for displays, such as bright ambient light, vibration and shock, extreme temperatures, and condensation. VIA's interactive display solutions combine customized design, interactive displays, touch functionality, cameras, and other hardware components. VIA's intellectual property portfolio, process know-how, optical bonding, metal mesh touch sensor and camera module technologies provide enhanced display solutions built to meet the specific needs of its customers. About Autolink: As a leading domestic technology company in the intelligent cockpit field, Autolink focuses on intelligent cockpit domain controller products, intelligent connected software products, and operation service products. The company is committed to becoming a leader and driver of transformation in the intelligent connected vehicle industry. Autolink boasts the world's first fullyautomated production line for automotive intelligent cockpit domain controllers, providing customers with optimal product solutions and the most stable product quality. Looking ahead, the company will continue to explore and strive for industry leadership and transformational leadership in the areas of cockpit-driving integration and intelligent driving.
The Star
16-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Star
Trump's tariff chaos push Chinese car-parts makers to recalibrate global expansion plans
Lower tariffs on Chinese goods are likely to keep auto-parts exports relatively attractive for American buyers, prompting mainland-based producers to reassess their plans to build production facilities in the US. The US agreed to lower its combined 145 per cent tariffs on most Chinese imports to 30 per cent for 90 days after talks in Geneva on Monday, cooling a stand-off between the world's two biggest economies since US President Donald Trump rolled out his so-called reciprocal tariffs on the nation's trading partners. Officials with five vendors said they embraced the truce since their goods were still demanded by their American clients. China shipped almost 100 billion yuan (US$13.9 billion) worth of auto parts to the US – from electric vehicle (EV) batteries to lidar sensors and drive control systems – in 2024, according to customs data. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with SCMP Knowledge, our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team. 'We are confident that US customers will be willing to buy our products, even if they still have to pay the extra [lower] tariffs,' said Qian Kang, who owns a factory making printed circuit boards in Zhejiang province in eastern China. 'But neither Chinese vendors nor American customers are able to strike deals, because the outlook is uncertain. You have to be aware that tariffs may jump again 90 days later.' Chinese-made EV batteries are now subject to 58.4 per cent US tariffs – which comprises the 30 per cent extra levy and the existing duties, down from 173.4 per cent before the Geneva deal. Not all Chinese car-parts producers were subject to the 145 per cent additional duty the US imposed last month. On average, they faced an import duty of around 70 per cent, according to the International Intelligent Vehicle Engineering Association. 'All those companies are closely monitoring the tariff war and the adjustments,' said David Zhang, general secretary of the Shanghai-based association. 'But there is no way that any of them can figure out the best way to sustain their business given the uncertainties.' Several automotive supply-chain vendors are still bemused by the volatile tariffs that are complicating their go-global strategies. Studies on production and logistics costs, as well as pricing strategies, were not keeping up with the dynamic trade conditions, they said, making risk management a top priority to navigate the tariff spat. At Auto Shanghai, the world's largest marquee event that ended on May 2, several car-parts producers said they had plans or were already in talks to set up factories in the US as a way of sidestepping Trump's punitive tariffs. Autolink, a smart cockpit supplier backed by Chinese EV maker Nio, has been planning to set up a production base in Detroit since the beginning of this year, a manager told the Post. Fuyao Glass, which makes auto glass, announced in March that it would invest US$400 million to expand its Illinois factory to add to its Ohio operations. Another state-backed manufacturer of electrical connectors and optical devices for EVs, based in central China's Henan province, was also considering building US production facilities, in addition to its existing factories in Vietnam and Germany, according to a manager who requested anonymity because he was not authorised to talk to the media. 'We see greater sensitivity to tariffs among China's car-parts makers,' S&P Global analysts including Claire Yuan wrote in a report last week. 'The fluid tariff situation also makes planning difficult, particularly with regard to offshore investment.' The industry officials with the supply-chain vendors said most of their US customers would opt for their Chinese-made batteries, tyres, optical devices and wheels should the 'reciprocal' tariff stay unchanged beyond the 90-day cooling period. 'My suggestion [to Chinese car-parts makers] is not to make any definitive plans due to the ongoing uncertainty,' said Yale Zhang, managing director of Shanghai-based consultancy Automotive Foresight. 'If you already have branches in Mexico and Thailand, or a European operation supplying the local markets, your global strategy is largely already in place.' More from South China Morning Post: For the latest news from the South China Morning Post download our mobile app. Copyright 2025.
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Business Standard
14-05-2025
- Automotive
- Business Standard
Tariff truce prompts Chinese auto-parts makers to rethink US investment
Chinese auto-parts manufacturers are reconsidering their plans to establish production facilities in the United States, following a recent move by the Donald Trump-led US administration to temporarily reduce tariffs on Chinese goods. The decision, which lowers the combined US tariffs on most Chinese imports to 30 per cent from 145 per cent for 90 days, has given exporters some breathing space but left longer-term strategies in limbo, the South China Morning Post reported on Wednesday. Industry insiders noted that while lower duties make Chinese products more competitive in the short term, the possibility of a tariff hike after the truce expires has cast doubt over new deals and investment plans. Trade experts and automotive industry officials said the volatile tariff environment is complicating efforts by Chinese suppliers to pursue global expansion. Many companies have paused or slowed feasibility studies on overseas production bases due to fluctuating costs and unclear long-term pricing strategies. Analysts at S&P Global in a recent report also observed heightened sensitivity to tariff fluctuations among Chinese auto-parts firms, noting that the unpredictability of US trade policy is making offshore investment decisions particularly challenging. Suppliers consider investment in US-based facilities At Auto Shanghai, which concluded on May 2, multiple suppliers acknowledged that they were considering US-based facilities to shield themselves from future tariff spikes. Smart cockpit maker Autolink, backed by EV firm Nio, is one such example, having planned a Detroit factory since early 2025. Meanwhile, Fuyao Glass confirmed a US$400 million investment to expand its manufacturing footprint in Illinois, complementing its existing Ohio operations. Other manufacturers, including a state-backed producer of EV connectors from Henan province, are also weighing American ventures alongside operations in Vietnam and Germany. Despite the uncertainty, some suppliers still believe that their US clients will continue to favour Chinese-made components, such as batteries, tyres, and optical systems, if the revised tariff levels remain in place beyond the temporary reprieve. US-China trade talks and 90-day pause The latest agreement emerged from negotiations in Geneva aimed at defusing tensions between the world's two largest economies, which had set off a trade war soon after President Trump took office. Trump had announced tariff measures on all of the US' trading partners, with hefty duties specifically imposed on China. In response, China introduced retaliatory tariffs and trade measures, leading to a series of tit-for-tat actions between the two nations. China exported nearly 100 billion yuan ($13.9 billion) worth of automotive components to the US in 2024, ranging from electric vehicle (EV) batteries to lidar sensors and control systems, customs data show. While not all Chinese parts manufacturers were subjected to the highest 145 per cent rate imposed last month, many still faced duties averaging 70 per cent, according to data from the International Intelligent Vehicle Engineering Association. Nevertheless, the 90-day window has introduced a high level of unpredictability. ALSO READ: Consultants in the automotive sector caution that firms should remain flexible in the current climate. Those with operations in other regions, such as Mexico, Thailand, or Europe, may already be better positioned to manage the ongoing volatility in global trade conditions.
