Motherson reported a 16.5% rise in quarterly profit

Molex launched Impress Co‑Packaged Copper, a compression‑attached substrate connector system that supports up to 224Gbps PAM‑4, places the connection on the ASIC package substrate to reduce signal loss and simplify rework, and will be shown at DesignCon where Molex will also present sessions on high‑speed cable‑harness signal‑integrity testing.

Infineon Technologies is partnering with BMW Group to develop the electrical and electronic architecture for BMW’s Neue Klasse, a software-defined vehicle platform that prioritizes electrification, digitalization and sustainability. The architecture centralizes processing around four high‑performance “Superbrains,” including the “Heart of Joy” that consolidates acceleration, braking and steering, with Infineon’s latest AURIX TC4D microcontroller at its core and BRIGHTLANE high‑speed Ethernet providing low‑latency connectivity. Supporting this are three Zone Control Units and numerous end-point ECUs, and Infineon supplies a portfolio of components—AURIX and TRAVEO microcontrollers, OPTIREG power ICs, PROFET smart switches and eFuses—that enable software‑defined power distribution and over‑the‑air updates decoupled from hardware. The zonal design and smart power management reduce wiring by roughly 600 meters on the BMW iX3, cutting weight and improving energy efficiency by about 20%, with eFuses replacing many conventional fuses. Infineon said it will showcase its contributions using the BMW iX3 at its Annual General Meeting, and CEO Jochen Hanebeck described the collaboration as a major step in bringing scalable, updateable software‑defined vehicles to market.

@Motherson opened a wiring‑harness facility in Morocco as part of its Greenfield expansion program

@Contac Solutions AB Solutions acquired French cable‑harness maker SMS Ingénierie (17 employees), gaining a local French production unit, keeping SMS CEO Bruno Robert, and planning to rename the unit Contac Solutions SAS while offering SMS customers access to Contac’s Romania and China capacity.

Ford’s UEV platform trims wiring harness length by >4,000 ft and weight by 22 lb versus the F‑150 Lightning, aiming assembly efficiencies on the new architecture.