News By Topic: Parts Manufacturers

Toyota Motor Launches AZ Engine Production in Guangzhou

Nov 25, 2005

Tokyo (JCN) Nov 24, 2005- Guangqi Toyota Engine Co. (GTE), a Toyota Motor's engine part production joint venture established with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. of China in February 2004, began producing AZ 2.4-liter gasoline engines at its plant in Nansha, Guangzhou City, China, on November 22. GTE has already been ma ... Continue reading

Car Production in China Rises 67% in October

Nov 25, 2005

BEIJING, Nov. 24, 2005; (Xinhuanet) -- China produced 245,400 cars in October this year, up 67.6 percent year-on-year, said the National Statistics Bureau Thursday. In the first ten months of this year, altogether 2,358,800 cars came off the assembly line, up 21.5 percent over the same period of last year. Car producti ... Continue reading

2005 Estimates and a Five-Year Forecast for Europe's Commercial Vehicle Market

Nov 25, 2005

DUBLIN, Ireland--Nov. 24, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c28344) has announced the addition of Europe Overview Commercial Vehicles 2005 to their offering. The Europe Overview Commercial Vehicles 2005 report provides 2004 year-end market data, with 2005 estimates and five-year fore ... Continue reading

Happy Thanksgiving From Ringers Gloves

Nov 24, 2005

Ballard Powered Mercedes-Benz Citaro Fuel Cell Buses Roll Onto Roads in Beijing, China

Nov 23, 2005

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Nov. 23, 2005--Ballard Power Systems' (TSX:BLD) Chairman and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, John Sheridan, was in Beijing, China today, along with representatives from Ballard's Alliance partner, DaimlerChrysler, and Chinese industry and government officials, to attend the l ... Continue reading

Official Details Of Kleemann S50 S3

Nov 23, 2005

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on November 23, 2005 at 9:15 AM CST Good morning, ladies and gents, how's everyone doing this morning? Yesterday, we brought you the first photos of Kleemann's new tuning package for the 2007 Mercedes S-Class. Only a mere 24 hours after we ran the story, Kleemann has officially released ... Continue reading

Reserch Company Says Trim Masters Ranks Highest in Overall Automotive Seat Quality

Nov 23, 2005

Luxury Car Owners Have Highest Seat Quality WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Nov. 23 -- Trim Masters Inc. ranks highest in overall automotive seat quality for a third consecutive year, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Seat Quality Report(SM) released today. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050527/LA ... Continue reading

Titan Tire Announces Tentative Union Agreement

Nov 23, 2005

QUINCY, Ill.--Nov. 23, 2005--Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International, Inc. , has reached a tentative agreement today with United Steelworkers (USW) Local 745L on a new contract for workers at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's farm tire manufacturing facility in Freeport, Illinois. The USW will sc ... Continue reading

UAW Keeps Pressure on as Delphi Proceeds in Bankruptcy Court

Nov 23, 2005

Veteran turnaround expert Robert S. “Steve” Miller, who took over as head of Delphi in July, faces an uphill battle as he tries to get the nation’s largest supplier firm out of the biggest pickle it has ever faced. Holding nothing back, Miller is on hot pursuit to change the tone of things in Motown, ... Continue reading

Daewoo Adds 3D Image With Full Landscape Elevation in Their Next Car Navigation System

Nov 23, 2005

3DVU’s technology offers the most realistic car navigation system ever with 3D imagery and terrain elevation. Raanana, Israel November 22, 2005 -- 3DVU announced today that its 3rd generation VisualMap™ technology presenting satellite imagery and terrain elevation, will fuel Daewoo Precision Industries&#821 ... Continue reading

GlobalAutoIndustry.com Launches New RFQ Response System

Nov 23, 2005

TROY, Mich.--Nov. 23, 2005--GlobalAutoIndustry.com, the leading worldwide portal and intelligence source for the automotive industry, today announced the launch of a new RFQ response system as part of their web-based supplier community. GlobalAutoCommunity now allows automotive suppliers worldwide to post and view RFQ' ... Continue reading

Goodyear's RFID Technology Has High-Profile Success

Nov 22, 2005

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 22 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, the first to implement Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology on a production scale, says RFID is the future for tire identification in manufacturing, supply chain management and tire/vehicle integration. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20 ... Continue reading

Giant Motorsports Reports Impressive Third Quarter Results

Nov 22, 2005

SALEM, Ohio, Nov. 22 -- Giant Motorsports Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: GMOS) , implementing a national roll up strategy with a "big box" destination business model in the motorcycle and powersports industry, published record earnings for its third quarter ended September 30, 2005. Net income (before taxes) for the quarter was ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Appoints Charles Baker Vice President and General Manager of Engineering

Nov 22, 2005

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Nov. 22 -- Charles Baker recently joined automotive interior supplier Johnson Controls and was appointed vice president and general manager of Engineering - North America for the firm's interior experience business. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030423/JCILOGO ) In this role, he is respo ... Continue reading

New Lighting Technologies Can Potentially Reduce 2,300 Pedestrian Fatalities

Nov 22, 2005

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Each year approximately 5,000 pedestrians (including bicyclists) are killed along U.S. roads -- 2,300 of them occurring at night -- and another 70,000 pedestrians are injured in traffic crashes, according to a 2003 NHTSA report. On average, a pedestrian is killed in a traffic crash every 111 minu ... Continue reading