TRW Automotive Unveils Portfolio of Technologies For Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Jan 10, 2006
LIVONIA, Mich., Jan. 10 -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. today unveiled a suite of technologies designed to support the growth of hybrid electric vehicles. The products and systems range from simple lighter weight components to advanced braking technologies such as TRW's Slip Control Boost, a fully integrated slip cont ... Continue reading
Innovative VibraTech Foam From Johnson Controls
Jan 10, 2006
Material Used in Lexus Sport Utility Vehicle Seats Today Will Be Featured in Another Model in the Near-Future DETROIT, Jan. 10 -- In their ongoing quest to enhance the driving experience, chemists and engineers at Johnson Controls have developed a new, highly durable type of foam pad for vehicle seating that improves o ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls and Saft Launch New Joint Venture for Hybrid-Electric Vehicles
Jan 10, 2006
Firms Drive to Innovate and Expand in Growing Market to Deliver Battery Solutions Worldwide for Hybrid Vehicles DETROIT, Jan. 10 -- Johnson Controls and Saft have today launched their new joint venture, to supply advanced-technology batteries for current- and future-generation hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) and electr ... Continue reading
BorgWarner Brings Active All-Wheel Drive to Chery China
Jan 10, 2006
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 10 -- BorgWarner will supply its ITM 3e(TM) torque management system for the Chery Tiggo 4x4i, the first domestic OEM-designed crossover vehicle (COV) to be built in China using an active rather than passive all-wheel drive system. "We are proud to launch another front-wheel, all-wheel drive a ... Continue reading
Jan 10, 2006
Teamcenter Will Serve as the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Backbone to Provide a Common Technical Data Repository for Paulstra's Sites Worldwide PARIS and PLANO, Texas, Jan. 10 -- UGS Corp., a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced Paulstra, a world lea ... Continue reading
Chanin Capital Partners Opens Detroit-Area Office, Anchored by Automotive Industry Veterans
Jan 10, 2006
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 -- Chanin Capital Partners, a leading specialty investment banking firm, today announced the opening of a Detroit-area office, which will be anchored by two veterans of the automotive industry. Anjan Chatterjee and Sanjeev Varma, Senior Advisors of Chanin Capital Partners, will lead the new Troy, M ... Continue reading
Fiero Store Uses GM Tools to Reintroduce Tail Lamp Lenses
Jan 10, 2006
Resurrecting Discontinued Parts Key to Fiero's Success STAFFORD SPRINGS, Conn., Jan. 10 -- The Fiero Store, the world's largest distributor of OEM and aftermarket Fiero parts and accessories, recently added 1986-1988 Pontiac Fiero GT tail lamp lenses to its extensive catalog of officially licensed GM Restoration Parts. ... Continue reading
Toyota Boss Believes US Would Bail GM Out
Jan 10, 2006
TOKYO, Jan 10, 2006; Reuters reported that Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. said that because "GM is a U.S. industry icon it won't leave it if it tumbles into real difficulty,". Okuda, whose company is widely expected to overtake GM as the world's biggest auto maker in the next year or two. "Their company ... Continue reading
Visteon Closes $350 Million Term Loan
Jan 10, 2006
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Jan. 9 -- Visteon Corporation today announced that it has closed on a new 18-month secured term loan of $350 million. The new term loan, which will expire on June 20, 2007, replaces the company's $300 million secured short-term revolving credit facility that expired on Dec. 15, 2005. (Logo: h ... Continue reading
Car-care Products Developed With Nanotechnology
Jan 10, 2006
Eagle One Expands Line of Car-Care Products Developed With Nanotechnology New Products Include Spray Wax, Protectant, Wheel Polish Eagle One, which introduced the first liquid polish and wax using advanced nanotechnology in 2004, has again utilized the cutting-edge science to develop three new car-care products which a ... Continue reading
Bridgestone Potenza Concept Tires Concepts in Detroit
Jan 10, 2006
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 9, 2006) – Bridgestone Corporation has equipped two concept vehicles with custom-made Bridgestone® Potenza™ tires that will be displayed at the 2006 North American International Auto Show, held January 8-22, 2006 in Detroit. The unique Bridgestone brand tires were built in coopera ... Continue reading
Rockford Corporation Provides Premium Audio System for 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
Jan 9, 2006
Vehicle Introduced at NAIAS DETROIT, Jan. 9 -- Rockford Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors North America announced today at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) that the all-new 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder will include a factory installed Rockford Fosgate audio system. The Spyder is the second Mitsubish ... Continue reading
American Axle & Manufacturing Announces SmartBar(TM) Application for the Jeep Rubicon
Jan 9, 2006
DETROIT, Jan. 9 -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today announced that the 2007 Jeep(R) Wrangler Rubicon, will feature AAM's patented electronically- controlled SmartBar(TM) stabilizer system. AAM's SmartBar(TM) is a microprocessor controlled disconnecting stabil ... Continue reading
Yazaki Supplies High Voltage Technology For 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
Jan 9, 2006
CANTON, Mich., Jan. 9 -- Yazaki North America, Inc. (Yazaki) is pleased to be a supplier of the 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid, one of the vehicles on display at this year's North American International Auto Show. Yazaki supplied the high voltage Electrical Distribution System (EDS) components on the Mariner, which was re ... Continue reading
Continental Safety Products Take Center Stage on Vehicles at NAIAS
Jan 9, 2006
DETROIT, Jan. 9 -- Proven safety innovations such as anti-lock brakes, traction control systems and electronic stability control (ESC) are rapidly becoming standard among manufacturers' new vehicles. Many new vehicles being introduced at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) this year are equipped with Con ... Continue reading
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