Nov 29, 2005
NEW YORK & LAUSANNE, Switzerland--Nov. 29, 2005--IMD: -- Automotive, Technology And Internet Sectors Most Vulnerable To Foreign Competition; -- US Policies Needed To Increase US Talent Pool Of Science And Engineering Graduates; -- Apple Computer, Google and 3M Top List Of Most Innovative Companies The results of a quar ... Continue reading
Nov 29, 2005
ELKHART, Ind.--Nov. 29, 2005--CTS Corporation , a global leader in electronic pedal modules, today announced that a major Japanese automobile manufacturer has awarded CTS Automotive Products a development contract for an Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) Accelerator Pedal Module. The pedal will be used on a global smal ... Continue reading
Toyota Upgrades Features and Increases Auto-Dimming Mirror Availability on 2006 Sienna
Nov 29, 2005
ZEELAND, Mich., Nov. 29 -- Gentex Corporation, the leading supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, today announced that it has begun shipping a three- mirror, automatic-dimming system for the 2006 Toyota Sienna. Gentex auto-dimming mirrors automatically darken to reduce glar ... Continue reading
New KVH TracVision R6 Offers Advanced Satellite TV Antenna Technology to RV Owners
Nov 29, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, R.I.--Nov. 29, 2005-- New 12" High In-motion Satellite TV System Incorporates GPS-aided Satellite Acquisition, Integrated 12V Receiver, and Electronic Dew Elimination Live TV in recreational vehicles took a technological leap forward today at the 2005 Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) as KVH ... Continue reading
Car Buyers' 'Appetite for Color' Eats Into Silver's Long Reign
Nov 29, 2005
2005 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report Finds Technology Drives Broader Palette TROY, Mich., Nov. 29 -- Silver's six-year reign as the top vehicle color choice worldwide is being challenged by gray, now infused with an array of colors, and a stronger, bolder blue. DuPont Automotive's new 2005 Color Popularity Re ... Continue reading
Chinacars, TOM Online Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement
Nov 29, 2005
BEIJING, Nov. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China's leading auto vertical portal Chinacars today announced a strategic cooperation agreement with China's leading wireless Internet company TOM Online Inc. . The companies will jointly pursue business opportunities in Content, Commerce and Community areas in China's fast grow ... Continue reading
Media Advisory: EPA to Co-Sponsor Clean-Diesel Workshop in Columbus, Ohio
Nov 29, 2005
WHAT: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative will co-sponsor a one-day informational hands-on workshop designed to provide answers to questions about diesel retrofit emission control technologies, idle-reduction technologies and clean fuels. Other sponsors are Ohio EPA, Ohio Depar ... Continue reading
Hayes Lemmerz Increases Ownership in Turkish Joint Venture
Nov 28, 2005
NORTHVILLE, Michigan, November 28 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. today announced that it has increased its ownership stake in its Turkish aluminum wheel joint venture, Jantas Aluminyum Jant Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (a.k.a. Jantas Aluminum Wheels), with operations in Manisa, Turkey. "Increasing our stake in this joi ... Continue reading
FEV To Expand Presence At 2006 Automotive Testing Expo
Nov 28, 2005
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 28 -- FEV Test Systems plans to expand its presence at the annual North American Automotive Testing Expo held in October in Novi, Mich. "We plan to increase our floor space at next year's show and will move to a premium location in the front of the exhibit hall," says Tim Sante, FEV Test Syste ... Continue reading
Solomon Engages Patent Litigation Counsel To Challange Toyota's Hybrid Components
Nov 28, 2005
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. Nov. 28, 2005; Solomon Technologies, Inc. announced today that is has formally engaged Mintz Levin, Cohen, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. (www.mintz.com) to prosecute its patent infringement action against Toyota Motor Corporation. Mintz, a Boston based firm with offices in the United States and L ... Continue reading
Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.: New Orders of Color STN LCD Panels for Car Audio Systems
Nov 28, 2005
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 28, 2005; Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. ("Nam Tai" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received new orders from a leading Japanese manufacturer of automotive equipment to manufacture Color Super Twisted Nematic ("CSTN") LCD panels for its car audio systems. The newly devel ... Continue reading
Goodyear DuraSeal Commercial Tire Technology Seals Award
Nov 28, 2005
AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 28, 2005; Goodyear's DuraSeal commercial tire technology has been selected to receive Construction Equipment magazine's Top 100 Award Rod Sutton, editor in chief at the magazine, said editors considered about 700 product introductions before picking DuraSeal technology for the award. The Goodyear Tire ... Continue reading
Delphi and GM Agree to Accelerate Discussions
Nov 28, 2005
TROY, Mich., Nov. 28, 2005; Delphi Corporation today announced it will accelerate its discussions with General Motors regarding Delphi's restructuring efforts. Delphi said that GM has agreed to temporarily forego previously agreed-to 2006 price reductions on components provided by Delphi, to provide interim financial s ... Continue reading
International Auto Components Buys Collins & Aikman Europe
Nov 28, 2005
PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 28, 2005; International Auto Components Group ("IAC"), the joint venture company recently formed by WL Ross & Co. LLC, Franklin Mutual Advisers LLC, and Lear Corporation, announced a definitive agreement to acquire from Collins & Aikman Europe ("C&A") its $600 million operations in Austria, Belgi ... Continue reading
Nov 28, 2005
STAMFORD, Conn. Nov. 28, 2005; Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. (Clean Diesel) (OTCBB:CDTI - News; AIM:CDT) (AIM:CDTS), a developer of chemical and technological solutions to reduce harmful engine emissions, announced today that a further series of independent tests have demonstrated that the company's proprietary Platin ... Continue reading
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