Report: Auto Shanghai 2025

Interior Design for Safety, Sustainability: Is Recycling the Recipe?
Passive Safety Keeps Progressing
Tenchen Controls: Chinese Seat Supplier
Euromoulders Conference: PU Industry Strategic Perspective
DVN Interior attended the Euromoulders Annual Conference in Benidorm, Alicante, Spain, with 550 participants representing the automotive, bedding & furniture, building, and chemistry industries.At the conference, experts presented significant developments shaping the global PU (polyurethane) industry — particularly within automotive.China’s Expanding InfluenceChina has firmly positioned itself as a dominant force in the global PU ecosystem.…
Toyoda Gosei’s ‘Horizontal Recycling’ Tech for Car Parts
Toyoda Gosei, a parts supplier in the Toyota constellation, specializing in rubber and plastics, has developed a new way to recycle high-quality plastic from end-of-life vehicles (ELV). It comes in context of growing demand for recycled plastic in the automotive industry, and strengthened environmental regulations. This technology is designed to contribute to a decarbonized, circular…
Wyron Sustainable Yarn in Lotus Eletre, Emeya
Cooperation betweenBrain of Materials and Trützschlerhas enabled anew sustainable materialto enter the automotive market. Brain of Materials is a German-based company specialized in simplifying and innovating material processes for sustainable and CO2-neutral semi-finished products, pre-assembled and ready-made parts and products. One of their products is Wyron Truecycled® yarn , using Trützschler’s ‘Truecycled’ process.Covering every step from…
Fiat Grande Panda: Sustainable Materials, Retro Design
Fiat has introduced their new Grande Panda hybrid, already introduced in DVN Interior. Following the recent release of the fully electric version, and presentation of a hybrid model, Fiat emphasizes the use of sustainable materials and showcases new technology. Three trims are available: Pop, Icon and La Prima.The Grande Panda hybrid features a Bambox ‘bamboo…
Nissan Kicks Interior: More Space, More Function
Nissan is currently facing significant challenges, but they have bright new models including the Kicks, a subcompact SUV. For 2025 it has optimized interior room for passenger comfort and cargo space, while maintaining a compact exterior size that makes for easy city driving and parking.The Kicks features a modern, youth-oriented interior, with a cabin design…
CMF in the Dodge Charger Daytona Interior
Red and black surfaces and graphics on screens make for a strong and muscle-emphasizing aesthetic in the Dodge Charger Daytona. The interior of this car is respectful of its late-1960s roots, while providing an acknowledgement of an electric future.The designers and CMF specialists created an interior for the brand’s (and Stellantis North America’s) first-ever BEV.…