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BMW have revealed their Vision iNext concept for an electric SUV with advanced autonomous systems. They say it will go on sale in 2021 and
Hella have opened a new plant in Lithuania to serve the rising demand for electronics components in the European market. The production
At the IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hanover on September 20 to 27, Hella will demonstrate how their newest projection technologies and LED reversing
Osram Opto Semiconductors and Joyson Safety Systems are equipping the new Cadillac CT6 with an innovative system for semi-autonomous driving.
Valeo and Wabco have signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to bring active safety technology to the commercial vehicle market to protect
Gentex have added new leadership personnel as part of an internal reorganisation effort designed to reflect the company’s growing automotive
BASF’s Coatings division has a new laboratory for automotive coatings at their site in Münster, using a lab dosing machine developed specially.
Grupo Antolin, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of vehicle interiors, achieved sales of €2.6bn in the first six months of 2018. Without the effect
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Last month, ZKW celebrated their 80th birthday! The company’s story started in 1938 when Karl Zizala received his trade license for the start-up. The firm grew constantly and in 1947 ground was broken for a plant in Berging, lower Austria. At that time ZKW—which stood for “Zizala Karl in Wien”, that is “Karl Zizala of Vienna”—produced supplies for cars, motorcycles, and bicycles. In 1953 a permanent establishment in Wieselburg was acquired, and a year later production started with metal components for the Lohner and Puch plants not far away.
In the ’50s ZKW held a 50% share of motorcycle maker KTM, though this was terminated at the beginning of the 80s.
Vehicle minor lights, windscreen wipers, and signal horns were the company’s main products in the 1960s. In 1973 Karl Zizala passed away and his family took over the company, then in 1982 sold ZKW to the industrialist family Mommert.
A few years later the first headlamp was produced and in 1990 Ulrich Mommert took over ZKW.
And recently in 2018 ZKW was taken over by LG.
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