Automotive Industry News

Luxury and Utility Combined: Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain Available at Mercedes-Benz of Arrowhead 

This summer, as adventurers and families hit the road and trail for summer travel including off-roading, camping, UTVing, and motorcycle trips, CTEK is helping them stay charged and stress-free. According to AAA and travel surveys, over 80% of Americans say they'll hit the road this summer, with more than 60% planning trips over 300 miles, and record-breaking 61.6 million Americans traveling by car just over Fourth of July—making reliable battery care not a luxury, but a necessity.

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) has added to its extensive Turbocharger program with the recent introduction of Turbocharger Kits and related components for gas and diesel-powered vehicles.

ADS-TEC Energy battery-buffered fast-charging solutions – predominantly ChargePosts as well as ChargeBoxes – will be deployed at retail group Müller locations throughout Germany. The project is being implemented jointly by ADS-TEC Energy, a global leader in battery-based energy storage and fast-charging systems, the Mannheim-based energy company MVV, and the Ulm-based retail group Müller.

Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint, in collaboration with SAP, has launched a modular, cloud-based platform that helps streamline and improve the management of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. Based on BearingPoint ETM.next and integrated with SAP E-Mobility, the solution supports corporate and commercial fleet managers in advancing their electrification roadmap while enabling charge point operators (CPOs) to manage their assets holistically.

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has reaffirmed its leadership in vehicle safety, achieving the highest number of models awarded in the 2025 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash test evaluations.

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has started sample shipments of “TB9M001FTG,” the second product in its Smart Motor Control Driver “SmartMCD™ [1]” series. The microcontroller in the SmartMCD™ incorporates a relay driver[2] function and a LIN[3] transceiver function. The new product can drive relays and control two brushed DC motors and is suitable for controlling brushed DC motors in automotive applications.

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation line of 2-channel high-speed standard digital isolators for automotive applications. The new "DCM32xx00 Series” features four devices that support stable operation with high common-mode transient immunity (CMTI) of 100kV/μs (typ.)[1] and high data transmission rate of 50Mbps (max)[2]. All conform to the AEC-Q100 standard for the safety and reliability of automotive electronic components. Shipments start today.

Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) has expanded its comprehensive Evaporative Emissions (EVAP) program with the recent introduction of more than 40 new EVAP applications. The Standard® EVAP program is the most complete in the industry with more than 1,200 part numbers, from the most popular Canister Purge Solenoids to several hard-to-find Canister Purge Hoses.

Hyundai Motor America hosted its fourth child safety seat check with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago at McGrath City Hyundai dealership as part of its ongoing partnership. Through Hyundai's corporate social responsibility initiative, Hyundai Hope, the hospital received a $50,000 donation for its Buckle Up Child Passenger Safety Program which provides knowledge and resources to families that help keep children safe while on the road.