SUPPLIER BULLETIN PARTNER EDITION AUGUST 2021 1 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: OLIVER FRILLE 03 IN CONVERSATION: BENJAMIN BRENKEL, 14 PUREM BY EBERSPÄCHER PARTS SUPPLIERS 04 ENGINES OF SUCCESS 15 EXCELLENT PROTECTION FOR EVERY ADVENTURE 06 IN CONVERSATION: MICHELE ORLANDI, IAC UK 18 IN CONVERSATION: FRANCO CALVO, CARRARO 07 STOPPING POWER 20 THE OFF-ROAD SUSPENSION EXPERTS 09 CONNECTING EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE 21 HARNESSING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY 10 IN CONVERSATION: ULRICH J. SEVERIN, 23 RECARO AUTOMOTIVE TIME FOR SOME HEAVY LIFTING 11 GEARING UP FOR SUCCESS WITH TREMEC 25 BESPOKE TYRES FOR UNBEATABLE GRIP 12 PREPARING FOR PRODUCTION WITH PARTS 26 IN CONVERSATION: MACARTAN FLANAGAN, GESTAMP 13 FROM VOESTALPINE 2 PROCUREMENT & SCM DIRECTOR OLIVER FRILLE Dear Partners, this later in the year – and also during the next Partner Day. There is now I am delighted to share the second only one year left before we launch. edition of our Supplier Bulletin. Needless to say, we are entering the phase where we all need to deliver When we started our journey and against our milestones. I strongly entered the automotive market back believe that together, we will make the in 2017, I spent a good portion of my Grenadier a success. time explaining that we are a credible, serious automotive company. Now, Enjoy reading this edition of the four years later, we are publishing Supplier Bulletin. As always, we really our PARTNER EDITION and we have appreciate your feedback. a robust ecosystem of committed partners. The passion for the Stay healthy. Grenadier we see in your organisations makes us immensely proud. Yours faithfully, As our supply network has matured over the last few years, we have made real progress in our overall business model. We will share more details on 3 PARTS SUPPLIERS ADLER PELZER GROUP BMW COFLE FRAP Floor Trim 6 Cylinder Diesel and Gasoline Engines Shift Lever and Cables Links and Rods AKG THERMAL SYSTEMS BOSCH CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GESTAMP INTERNATIONAL ADAS, Engine ECU, ESC, Steering and Control Modules and Sensors Ladder Frame and Body Structures Engine Cooling Brake Elements DOGA GOODRIDGE APTIV BRANO Wash and Wiper System Hoses Wiring Harness Fuel Filler Flap and Bowl EATON INDUSTRIES (KOREA) HABERL ELECTRONIC ARLINGTON ENGINEERING BREMBO Differential Locks (Front and Rear) Gateway SYSTEMS Brake Discs Brake Pedal Box PUREM BY EBERSPÄCHER HENGLONG USA BREMBO POLAND Exhaust System Pads and Calipers CORPORATION MAGNA STEYR FUEL SYSTEMS Steering Pump and Reservoir Fuel Filler Pipe BRIDGESTONE EUROPE EDSCHA AUTOMOTIVE Versatile All-Terrain Tyres KAMENICE HENKEL BASF POLYURETHANES Door Arresters Foam Parts Bump Stop, Spring Bed CARCOUSTICS BASF COATINGS Acoustic Treatments EGR EUROPE HI-LEX EUROPE Coatings Accessories Door Cassette CARRARO GROUP BERGSTROM Axles EIBACH UK HUTCHINSON HVAC Coil Spring and Stabiliser Bar Engine/Transmission Mount CASCO AUTOMOTIVE BF GOODRICH (SUZHOU) FACIL ICS AUTOMOTIVE Off-Road Tyres Sensors and Power Outlets Fasteners and Fixings Skid Plates 4 PARTS SUPPLIERS INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE MERGON RECARO AUTOMOTIVE TREMEC COMPONENTS Raised Air Intake Seating Transfer Case Cockpit Structures, Door Panels and Overhead System MULTIMATIC EU-MATIC RED WINCHES Door Hinges Winch U-SHIN Door Locks and Handles IRISH PRESSING Body Structures NAMYANG NEXMO REHAU Steering System Plastic Bumper VITESCO JOKON Fuel Delivery Module Lighting NEUSOFT TECHNOLOGY SCHWEIKERT/MB SPRITZGUSS Steel Bumper SOLUTIONS VOESTALPINE AUTOMOTIVE JÖRN Infotainment Body and Frame Connection SEG AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS 12V Starter and Generator Body Structures NEXANS LANDER AUTOMOTIVE Engine Harness Hoses SHANGHAI JTR AUTOMOTIVE WEDO PLASTICS ELECTRONICS Mouldings NOLDEN CARS & CONCEPTS Steering Column Module LUMEN EUROPE Front Lighting Control Units and Power Outlets SPICER AYRA CARDAN/DANA WÖLFLE PILKINGTON AUTOMOTIVE Prop Shafts Centre Stack MAGNA MIRRORS ESPAÑA Glazing Exterior and Interior Mirror STABILUS PLASFIL - PLÁSTICOS DA Oil Damper YANFENG AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY MARELLI AUTOMOTIVE FIGUEIRA SYSTEMS CO. Passive Safety and Switches ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) Grab Handles and Sun Visor STANDARD PROFIL SPAIN Control Units Sealing Systems PLASTIC OMNIUM AUTO INERGY ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN MAXION INCI JANT SANAYI FRANCE THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN Transmission and Suspension Steel and Aluminium Wheel Rims Fuel Tank Steering Damper Systems 5 EXCELLENT PROTECTION FOR EVERY ADVENTURE How BASF is helping to protect every Grenadier from the rigours of real-world work. The Grenadier will have a lot to deal with in Automotive, they have developed a range of the field. Built for all weathers as well as all 12 colours for the vehicle, from Metallic Red to terrain, its exterior needs to be tough – which Solid Black. means that even the paint finish must be able to cope with everything from rain, sunlight, heat The process begins with the Chemetall Oxsilan® and cold, to the everyday scuffs and scrapes pre-treatment technology, which helps the sustained when driving off-road. And all in a paint adhere while also providing a first barrier finish no thicker than a human hair. against corrosion. Next comes the CathoGuard 800 e-coat, which provides extra corrosion protection for the surface, edges, and cavities. Only then can the vehicle be painted with the final topcoat, which gives the car its colour. BASF is a flexible partner, too. When plans for Grenadier production shifted from the Estarreja plant to Hambach, the team were able to make changes to the paint technology, moving from a conventional process to one designed BASF Automotive Colour Trends 2019-2020 specifically for the Grenadier project and the way the vehicle would be built in its new home. BASF Coatings is the Grenadier’s chosen partner It’s all part of a shared attitude and a mutual for exterior paint finishes. Together with INEOS commitment to getting the job done. 6 FRANCO CALVO CARRARO relationship that developed between members of the teams was key. Both physically and virtually, we have combined different skills and cultures – and everything worked smoothly and efficiently. The shared desire to work towards a common purpose emerged naturally regardless of the hat any one of us wore. This is how we have managed to overcome issues related to remote working in the context of the global emergency we are experiencing. In IN CONVERSATION practical terms, virtual validation has played a key role in defining product specifications and design. HOW DID CARRARO APPROACH THE GRENADIER PROJECT? We joined the Grenadier project via Magna, one of the world’s leaders in the construction “In this way, a kind of intra-company, of body and chassis for the automotive sector. We had been talking to them about extended team was created, focused other matters, so they already knew us. on a single goal: to create a 4X4 They approached us for our expertise in off- vehicle of excellence and without highway automotive axles. compromise, via the contribution of WHAT MAKES CARRARO SUCH A GOOD FIT FOR excellent partners.” THE GRENADIER? As a new, uncompromising off-road vehicle, the Grenadier is very close to the Carraro soul. Since our very first seed drill ploughed the fields of Campodarsego, our company WHY DO YOU THINK THE PROJECT HAS BEEN SO has been focused on reliability and SUCCESSFUL SO FAR? We immediately understood that this was robustness, in highly challenging contexts. not going to be a traditional customer- This remains an integral part of our ability supplier relationship. From the INEOS side, to develop transmissions and axles that there was a clear intention to empower guarantee productivity and efficiency, the project’s technology partners, which at any latitude. demonstrated considerable esteem for the professionalism in the supply chain. In this WHICH SKILLS AND COMPETENCES WERE way, a kind of intra-company, extended ESSENTIAL FOR THE PROJECT’S SUCCESS team was created, focused on a single goal: – ESPECIALLY IN THE TRIANGLE OF to create a 4X4 vehicle of excellence and COLLABORATION WITH INEOS AND MAGNA? without compromise, via the contribution We see this ‘triangle team’ as a successful of excellent partners. It is a unique and case history, both in how it began and how motivating mode of engagement, for it continues to work. At its core lies the solid everyone on the Carraro team. technical know-how of each member of the team. Day to day, however, the empathetic 7 WHY ARE BEAM AXLES THE BEST CHOICE FOR FINALLY, A PREDICTION. WHAT ARE THE THREE THE GRENADIER? MAJOR AUTOMOTIVE TRENDS FOR THE COMING Our beam axles represent the ideal solution 10 YEARS (NOT INCLUDING EV POWERTRAINS, for a vehicle that has been conceived from SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES OR CONNECTIVITY)? the very beginning to face the most extreme In predicting trends we must always conditions. Thanks to our deep expertise consider the differing pace of innovation in in off-highway sectors such as agricultural different parts of the world. As for the more and earth moving machinery, we develop developed areas (e.g. the EU, the US etc.), solutions that are particularly suitable for it is clear that vehicles with endothermic demanding environments. Our axles are powertrains will become a niche reference robust, less vulnerable to damage and point for enthusiasts, in the long term. But reliable without compromise. over a 10-year horizon, we will likely see the coexistence of different types of propulsion, as well as different levels of technological evolution in connectivity. However, the IN CONVERSATION scenario in today’s emerging countries will “Our beam axles represent the ideal be different. Here it is likely that for the next solution for a vehicle that has been decade, most vehicles will continue to have internal combustion engine powertrains conceived from the very beginning to and entry-level electronic specs. To be face the most extreme conditions.” more specific, I would say the three biggest trends will be HMI, big data/AI and additive manufacturing. DESCRIBE INEOS AUTOMOTIVE IN THREE WORDS. It’s difficult to stop at just three words. I’ll give you three three-word phrases: new icebreaker player; ambitious but conscious; uncompromising for excellence.