Leoni further expands its activities in the field of alternative drives. For that reason, the leading provider of cables and cable systems to the automotive sector and other industries, has established the new Business Unit Electromobility, which covers competences of both company divisions. In the second quarter of 2011, the company will start serial delivery of both conventional and high voltage (HV) wiring systems to the electric microbus mia.

Leoni now offers a solid aluminium conductor for the motor vehicle industry to wire the battery as an alternative to the common copper cable. It can be shaped in three dimensions and weighs only about half as much as the conventional component. Leoni will present this product for the first time at the IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt, together with other lightweight construction solutions.