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Magna wants to build electric vehicles in Canada within 3 years
Frank Stronach, founder of Magna International, sees electric vehicles as a key step along the route to his long-time dream of making his company a full automaker. To that end, the company has built several electric drive concepts and is now collaborating with Ford on the development of its 2011 electric car program. Stronach intends to have his company build EVs and electric components like motors within three years. Speaking with officials in the Canadian capital this week, he revealed his intentions to go electric at Canadian factories. ... Read more →
Hybrid Volvo buses and trucks to use Magna Steyr batteries, A123 cells Sam Abuelsamid
It looks like Ford won't be the only company getting lithium ion battery packs from Magna International. The Magna Steyr division of the supplier announced last week that it will begin production of ...
Electrification of vehicles will be key to Magna's future Sam Abuelsamid
With Magna International set to take control of General Motors' European operations, it will be interesting to see how the Canadian parts supplier and contract manufacturer implements its ...
Magna International gets new Michigan HQ for electric vehicles, hybrids Sebastian Blanco
Magna International's contract manufacturing unit, Magna Steyr, used the Geneva Motor Show to unveiled its Mila EV concept (read more here) last month. The parent company's strong work in the ...
How Magna's ready-made electric car helps Ford, and everyone else Sebastian Blanco
You may have heard on the news recently about President Obama's big plan to help auto suppliers. While the OEMs generate most of the auto news headlines, suppliers are a huge part of the auto ...
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Geneva Preview: Magna debuts new EV concept 8 months ago on Autoblog Green
Auto supplier Magna Steyr has chosen the Geneva Motor Show to unveil its new mila ev concept vehicle. You may recall that Magna is currently working with Ford on a production version of the Focus-based electric car that the Blue Oval is expected to launch as a production model in 2011. Like the ...
Magna says it's on track for a developing an electric car by 2010 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
Magna International is the third largest auto supplier in the world and it now appears the company was very lucky to escape buying Chrysler last year. Having survived to fight another day, the company has recently been working to develop a complete electric car. The company is currently developing ...
Suppliers bear heavy environmental responsibility 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
As vehicles get more and more complex, auto suppliers will need everything in their arsenal to win major contracts from automakers. According to an article on Just-Auto (sub. req'd), by the year 2012, automotive suppliers will bear more than half of the total research and development of a given ...
Magna International reportedly developing hybrid car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
Those who follow the automotive industry closely are surely familiar with Magna International, one of the largest auto parts suppliers in the world -- so large, in fact, that the company was actually in on the bidding to purchase Chrysler from Daimler last year. Now it seems that the global company ...
Magna Steyr talking EVs with BMW, Mercedes 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
At the Geneva Motor Show earlier in March contract vehicle assembler Magna Steyr unveiled a concept for a small, lightweight off-roader called the Mila Alpin. The Mila Alpin was designed to accommodate a variety of different power-trains including hybrids and electric drives. According to German ...
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