- In February 2024, JTEKT introduced an ultra-compact product series designed for size and weight reduction in eAxles. This series includes the Differential (JUCD), Ball Bearing (JUCB), Conductive Ball Bearing (JUEB), and Oil Seal (JUCS)
- In January 2023, DANA Cardanes inaugurated a new USD 21 million facility in Querétaro, Mexico, to manufacture Toyota components. The first production line, staffed with 110 employees, was expected to expand to three lines by the end of 2023, reaching an annual production capacity of 545,000 units with 300 employees. The 917-square-meter facility focuses on producing Cardan shafts (drive shafts) for Toyota trucks
- In February 2022, Endurance Technologies announced the addition of drive shafts as a new product vertical. This high-tech proprietary component is essential for three-wheelers, four-wheelers, and light commercial vehicles. In addition, it plays a crucial role in electric vehicles (EVs)
- In August 2021, Wanxiang Qianchao, through its subsidiary Wanxiang Qianchao Transmission Shaft Co., commenced production of high-speed ball cage drive shafts. These are manufactured for a van model produced by the Russian company GAZ International LLC
- In February 2021, American Axle Manufacturing (AAM) secured a long-term contract for Ram’s heavy-duty pickup truck axle and driveshaft program, extending through 2030
