News By Topic: Parts Manufacturers

New Concept Car 'zaZen' - New Ways to Automotive Enlightenment

Dec 15, 2005

ZUMIKON, Switzerland & LEVERKUSEN, Germany--Dec. 15, 2005-- Revolutionary Lighting Technology and Exciting Roof Design at the Geneva Motor Show On February 28, 2006, at the Geneva Motor Show, the exciting "zaZen" will go on show for the first time. The famous Swiss design company Rinspeed, and Bayer MaterialScience (FW ... Continue reading

ZF Sales Increase 7 Percent Worldwide in 2005

Dec 15, 2005

New Products, Along With an Upswing in the Heavy Truck and Construction Markets, Pay Dividends NORTHVILLE, Mich., Dec. 15 -- Automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG announced it achieved a worldwide sales increase of 7 percent during 2005 to $12.8 billion (euro 10.7 billion). The increase was attributed to new develo ... Continue reading

Hitachi to Make Hitachi Mobile a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to Strengthen Automotive Systems Business

Dec 15, 2005

TOKYO--Dec. 15, 2005--Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Mobile Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:9429) today announced that they signed a stock-for-stock exchange agreement today to make Hitachi Mobile a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi. This move is intended to strengthen Hitachi's automotive systems business. ... Continue reading

Automatic Plate Recognition at Virage Security and Surveillance

Dec 15, 2005

World Leading ANPR Technology Facilitates Automatic Vehicle Identification and Tracking in all Conditions SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 15 -- Virage, a wholly owned subsidiary of Autonomy Corporation plc (LSE: AU. or LSE: AU.L) and a leading supplier and visionary in Rich Media Management technology, today added ... Continue reading

WorldSource Launches Ice Free, a Spray to Combat Winter

Dec 15, 2005

- WDSC to Test Market Ice Free in Minneapolis and Pittsburgh Starting December 16 - PALM DESERT, Calif., Dec. 15 -- WorldSource, Inc. today announced it is launching a television marketing campaign for its new product, Ice Free, a spray for automobile windshields. Ice Free was developed with NASA-based technology to pr ... Continue reading

Delphi Technologies Strengthens Its Design Methodologies Portfolio With Two Additional Patents

Dec 14, 2005

TROY, Mich., Dec. 14 -- Delphi Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Delphi Corp., today announced further validation of its standardized design methodologies with the addition of two more patents. Delphi's Design Methodologies (DDM) are used in CAD/CAM design to help reduce product and process design costs and increase ... Continue reading

Volkswagen AG Licenses Immersion TouchSense(R) Technology

Dec 14, 2005

SAN JOSE, Calif.--Dec. 14, 2005--Immersion Corporation , a leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, today announced that Volkswagen AG (LSE:VKW) has signed a license agreement allowing use of Immersion technology for control panels in its passenger vehicles. The technology supplies tactile, or hapti ... Continue reading

One More Step Toward The End of Corporate Motorsports: Michelin to Quit F-1

Dec 14, 2005

Michelin has on several occasions expressed the conditions of its involvement in Formula One: Michelin considers Formula One to be a highly technical motorsport in which the tyre is a very influential component in the scope of the performance of the vehicle. The teams' freedom to choose their own tyres is essential. Th ... Continue reading

Shoemaker Stepping Down After 36 Years at the United Auto Workers

Dec 14, 2005

DETROIT December 14, 2005; Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reported that United Auto Workers Vice President Richard Shoemaker grew up in a time when General Motors Corp. claimed about 50 percent of the U.S. auto market and imports were virtually nonexistent. Today, his union is battered by foreign competition and he ... Continue reading

Exciting CES Product Launches for the Car and Home to Propel HD Radio(TM) into 2006

Dec 14, 2005

New Multicast HD Radio Receivers and Features to Be Showcased in Numerous Booths Throughout the Show Floor COLUMBIA, MD, Dec. 13 -- The exciting new lineup of HD Radio receiver products and features will be on display this year in the iBiquity Digital booth at CES -- located in the Convention Center North Hall, #4616 - ... Continue reading

PPG Reaches Agreement to Acquire Iowa Paint Service Centers, Brand Names

Dec 14, 2005

PITTSBURGH--Dec. 13, 2005--PPG Industries has reached agreement to acquire from privately owned Iowa Paint Manufacturing a network of 42 architectural coatings service centers focused on professional paint contractors and industrial customers in the Midwest. The acquisition will also include the Iowa and Sterling brand ... Continue reading

Ward's Announces 10 Best Engines Awards for 2006

Dec 13, 2005

Winners tout packaging, technology, power and fuel economy SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Dec. 13 -- The winners of Ward's 10 Best Engines awards for 2006 demonstrate U.S. auto consumers can still have it all: Many of this year's winning engines highlight sophisticated new technology that generates exhilarating performance while i ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Showcases "Alustyle" Carrier System

Dec 13, 2005

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on December 13, 2005 at 10:15 AM CST  Although not the most exciting news of the day, Mercedes has put out a press release detailing...wait for it... their "Alustyle" line of carriers. Available for the A-, B-, C-, E-, M-, R-, S-, CLS-, CLK-, SL-, and SLK- models, the Alustyle carr ... Continue reading

The Developer of the Hutchens Device Has Developed a New Series of Safety Solutions for All Racers

Dec 13, 2005

December 13, 2005 -- Safety Solutions, Inc. a Mooresville, NC Corporation has released a new Head and Neck restraint system for the Racing Industry. The developer of the Hutchens device, and the only strap Head and Neck Safety System used in Nascar has developed a new series of Safety Solutions for all Racers. Mr. Trev ... Continue reading

DriveCam Teams with McNeil and Company to Mitigate Risk of Driving for Ambulance Fleets

Dec 13, 2005

SAN DIEGO--Dec. 13, 2005--DriveCam, Inc., a provider of systems that mitigate risk by improving driving behavior, today announced that it has teamed with McNeil and Company, a provider of insurance programs and risk management services, to offer discounts to McNeil's Ambulance Services Insurance Program (ASIP) clients ... Continue reading