Chrysler Group to Announce Major Investment in Two St. Louis Assembly Plants
Dec 9, 2005
Media briefing scheduled for Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at St. Louis South Assembly Plant WHAT: Chrysler Group Executive Vice President Frank Ewasyshyn will announce a major manufacturing investment in the St. Louis North and St. Louis South Assembly Plants WHO: Chrysler Group Executives Frank Ewasyshyn, Executive Vice Pre ... Continue reading
Delphi Names Two New Board Members
Dec 9, 2005
TROY, Mich., Dec. 9 -- Delphi Corp. announced today that it has elected two new directors, Raymond J. Milchovich, 56, the current president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors of Foster Wheeler Ltd., and John H. Walker, 48, president and chief executive officer of The Boler Company. Milchovi ... Continue reading
Collins & Aikman to Close Western Avenue Dyers Operation in Massachusetts
Dec 9, 2005
TROY, Mich., Nov. 15 -- Collins & Aikman Corporation (CKCRQ) announced today that it will discontinue production at its yarn dyeing facility in Lowell, Massachusetts. Operations are expected to continue through the first quarter of 2006. Following careful and in-depth evaluation, the Company has strategically elected t ... Continue reading
Goodyear DuraSeal Technology Gains Two Product Awards
Dec 9, 2005
AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 8 -- Goodyear's award-winning DuraSeal commercial tire technology has received two more awards - an MVP and a Fifty Nifty. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO) Newport's Heavy Duty Trucking magazine selected the revolutionary technology for its Nifty Fifty award, one of 50 new p ... Continue reading
ACDelco Awards New Pontiac GTOs to Winners of 2005 Sales Promotion
Dec 9, 2005
GRAND BLANC, MICH. - ACDelco congratulates three of its salespersons who are the proud owners of 2006 Pontiac GTOs. The new GTO owners earned these Grand Prizes for sales of ACDelco automotive aftermarket parts in ACDelco's 2005 "Get The Order" - or "GTO" - promotion. The "Get The Order" promotion rewarded enrolled ACD ... Continue reading
Littelfuse Announces Sale of Efen Product Line
Dec 8, 2005
DES PLAINES, Ill.--Dec. 8, 2005--Littelfuse, Inc. today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of its Efen(R) product line to Weber AG, Switzerland, a subsidiary of the Hager Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Littelfuse obtained the Efen brand through its acquisition of Heinr ... Continue reading
Cummins Westport Engines to Power Up to 95 New TransLink Buses in Vancouver
Dec 8, 2005
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Dec. 8, 2005--Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI) today announced that the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink) has selected its C Gas Plus natural gas engine to power up to 95 new 40-foot, compressed natural gas (CNG) heavy-duty buses for the Greater Vancouver area. The buses wil ... Continue reading
Plug-In Hybrid Development Consortium Announces Web Site
Dec 8, 2005
VANCOUVER, British Columbia; Dec. 8, 2005; The Plug-In Hybrid Development Consortium (the "Consortium") announced that the Consortium has published a Web site http://www.hybridconsortium.org to inform and educate the public about the benefits and developments of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs). The Consortium ... Continue reading
Dec 8, 2005
DUBLIN, Ireland--Dec. 8, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c29145) has announced the addition of Breath Analyzer Market Opportunities, Market Forecasts, and Market Strategies, 2006-2012 to their offering. Alcohol breath analyzer market driving forces relate to greater desire for prev ... Continue reading
Toyo Tire North America Celebrates Grand Opening of First North American Tire Plant
Dec 8, 2005
New state-of-the-art plant to employ hundreds of Georgians Plant is newest high-tech addition to Southeast automotive manufacturing hub WHITE, Ga., Dec. 8 -- Toyo Tire North America, Inc. (TNA) celebrated the grand opening of its first North American tire manufacturing and warehouse facility in White, Ga. today with a ... Continue reading
Methode Electronics, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2006 Results
Dec 8, 2005
CHICAGO--Dec. 7, 2005--Methode Electronics, Inc. , a global manufacturer of electronic component and subsystem devices, today announced operating results for the fiscal 2006 second quarter ended October 31, 2005. Methode reported second quarter fiscal year 2006 net sales of $116.3 million and net income of $5.2 million ... Continue reading
MB Owners: Save A Polar Ice Cap - Add A Particulate Filter
Dec 7, 2005
Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on December 7, 2005 at 9:10 AM CST Are you tired of placing undue pressure the world's polar ice caps? If you drive a 2003 through early 2005 Mercedes E-Class or C-Class with a four-cylinder diesel engine, you're in luck. Mercedes has announced today the availability of a particulate fil ... Continue reading
Trafficmaster Plc: See What's Ahead On Your Mobile
Dec 7, 2005
CRANFIELD, England, December 7 -- With over 3 million days a year spent sitting in traffic jams in the UK, most motorists will probably have at some point, wished they'd had access to a crystal ball before setting out. Well now they can as mxData, the provider of award winning Traffic TV, the map based traffic informat ... Continue reading
Siemens VDO Completes Acquisition of Specific American Electronic Components, Inc. Assets
Dec 7, 2005
Leading Automotive Electronics Supplier to Take Possession of Some of the Assets, Technology and Employees of the Powertrain Sensors Company ELKHART, Ind., Dec. 7 -- Siemens VDO today completed the acquisition of some of American Electronic Components, Inc.'s (AEC) employees, assets and technology, helping advance Siem ... Continue reading
Timken Names Alastair R. Deane Senior Vice President - Technology
Dec 7, 2005
CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 7 -- The Timken Company today announced the appointment of Alastair R. Deane as senior vice president - technology, reporting to President and Chief Executive Officer James W. Griffith. Deane will lead Timken's global technology efforts in support of generating value and achieving the company's growt ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel content library (since 1996) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images.
