HELLA

Knorr-Bremse woos lighting technology supplier / Is France's Faurecia also interested in buying?

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Winds of change / Alternative mobility concepts compete with petrolheads at "IAA" / Suppliers more realistic than their big customers / Industry's "new beginning" mantra torn apart by double standards

FAKUMA

KI Group Summit at "Fakuma" had around 200 visitors / Speakers underline importance of focusing on new applications and technologies

ZF

Sale of Global Body Control Systems business to Chinese buyer / 6,000 employees and 16 automotive component sites affected worldwide

FAURECIA

Successful half year for automotive supplier / Promising partnerships in safety and electronics

TAKATA

Japanese airbag manufacturer makes bankruptcy application / US competitor Key Safety Systems takes over activities

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS

Purchase of ZF Friedrichshafen's Engineered Fasteners & Components business unit

BOGE RUBBER & PLASTICS

New plants under construction in Germany, Slovakia and China / Automotive OEM plans to invest almost EUR 60m

ZF

EC approves EUR 13.5 bn acquisition of TRW Automotive / Divestment of chassis component businesses to satisfy antitrust concerns

ZF

Management board approves acquisition of TRW Automotive / Deal expected to close in mid-2015 / Birth of new global OEM giant