Auto suppliers in Japan are confronting a dilemma as the industry pivots away from the combustion engine: Either make the shift too, or find new business.

Advances in electric vehicles, EV batteries and recharging, automated driving and more have made it to the finalist phase of the 2022 Automotive News PACE Awards.

Envision AESC was one of the industry's first EV battery producers. Now it's committing $2 billion to boost its U.S. market presence.

The Japanese company better known for its motorcycles and sharing historic ties with music instrument maker Yamaha Corp. is crafting a range of soundscapes to replicate the noise an internal combustion engine vehicle makes upon acceleration.

Tesla is working with suppliers, including partner Panasonic, on a bigger cylindrical battery cell to increase efficiency and reduct cost. In fact, Tesla is already making some of the 4680 cells on its own.

Toyota Motor North America's announced plans to build a battery plant may require the Japanese automaker to build another assembly plant in the U.S.

Valeo is developing a third generation of its lidar for debut in 2024 that promises a twelvefold increase in resolution, a tripling of range and a much wider viewing angle.

Toyota Boshoku, the automaker's main seating and interior supplier, is answering the call for future robotaxis and drone delivery docks.

Toyota Group megasupplier Aisin is grappling with how and when to shift to a new lineup of electrified products. Profits made from today's internal-combustion vehicles will lead to investment in EV products.

The ever-resourceful automaker has found a new way to squeeze more life from the tried-and-true battery technology, giving hybrid vehicles a new lease on life.

Automakers continue to talk up the outlook for electric vehicles, but global suppliers may need some more convincing.

Automotive suppliers are deploying with health technology aimed at detecting COVID-19, alerting someone of signs of a heart attack and purifying the air in their vehicle.

Marelli's worries could mean supply problems for Nissan and Stellantis, and also reveal the bumpy road that sometimes awaits private equity firms in automotive.

The pandemic has pushed the tech industry to find ways to better serve society, according to the CEO of the Consumer Technology Association.

Huge investments are going into U.S. EV battery production capacity. But that will require upstream parts and materials that are not common to the North American industry.

Companies are drawing the attention of customers and investors as they race to make their systems better and cheaper.

Two years of disruptions caused by the pandemic, the microchip shortage and a wide range of supply chain challenges are prompting automakers and suppliers to pursue a better sense of where their parts are.

Toyota Group steering supplier JTEKT is developing new technologies to thrive in the rapidly approaching EV age.