Automotive and business brief

Snapshot

• IG Metall Aktionstag
• Unifor–Stellantis
• Motherson Rotary Connectors 50.1%

Top Developments

1. IG Metall Aktionstag

   IG Metall Aktionstag: ~175k / ~280 actions — protest/Betriebsversammlung, not legal strike. IG Metall · Handelsblatt · Reuters.

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   Sources: IG Metall · Handelsblatt · Reuters

2. Unifor–Stellantis

   Unifor–Stellantis: CA expired 20 Sep; still conciliation; no legal strike. Unifor Auto Talks · Unifor · GCBC.

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   Sources: Unifor Auto Talks · Unifor · GCBC

3. Motherson Rotary Connectors 50.1%

   Motherson Rotary Connectors 50.1% (~₹500cr EV) — A&D circular/EWIS. Autocar Pro · Hindu BL.

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   Sources: Autocar Pro · Hindu BL

4. VW Navarra ID. Cross SOP

   VW Navarra ID. Cross SOP — first VW-brand EV at Landaben. VW España · Cadena SER.

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   Sources: VW España · Cadena SER

5. Sumitomo Wiring smart factory

   Sumitomo Wiring smart factory — AI agents + physical AI robots (17 Sep PR). SWS PDF.

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   Sources: SWS PDF

6. Harness DFA + zonal (AMS)

   Harness DFA + zonal (AMS) — Next2OEM ~90%; BMW NK −600m/−30% weight. AMS.

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   Sources: AMS

7. Hirose FH51

   Hirose FH51 FPC/FFC 125°C robot-ready; GT37 1000BASE-T1. Hirose · Design World.

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   Sources: Hirose · Design World

8. Hivest / VMI-Jokon

   Hivest / VMI-Jokon PE majority — >350m connector parts/yr to harness makers. Hivest.

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   Sources: Hivest

9. Aptiv + Axera M57

   Aptiv + Axera M57 ADAS MP for EU-bound Chinese NEV. PR Newswire · ATN.

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   Sources: PR Newswire · ATN

10. BMW Debrecen 24h iX3

    BMW Debrecen 24h iX3; 2nd Neue Klasse autumn. autopro.hu · BMWBlog.

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    Sources: autopro.hu · BMWBlog

11. Mirafiori stop 21 Sep

    Mirafiori stop 21 Sep Carrozzeria+Presse. Il Torinese · Radiocor.

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    Sources: Il Torinese · Radiocor

12. Metall demand Wed 23 Sep

    Metall demand Wed 23 Sep; talks 7 Oct; peace ends 31 Oct. IG Metall · BR24.

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    Sources: IG Metall · BR24

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