Sep 19, 2005
LONDON & NEW YORK--Sept. 19, 2005-- Aluminum Group Sees Immense Possibilities For New Super-hard But Lightweight Metal - Stronger, For Example, Than Cast Iron Adal Group, Inc. (OTC BB: ADGR), a leading producer of aluminum precision engineered parts, added value extrusions and related architectural and proprietary prod ... Continue reading
Traction Drive Subsystems for Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicles
Sep 19, 2005
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Sept. 19, 2005--A BAE Systems-led team has been selected by the Future Combat Systems (FCS) One Team to develop the common Traction Drive Subsystem (TDS) for FCS Manned Ground Vehicles (MGVs). The FCS Lead System Integrator (LSI) -- The Boeing Company and SAIC -- recognized the source selection tea ... Continue reading
Ford JIT Supplier HBPO Opens New Manufacturing Plant in Mexico
Sep 19, 2005
HERMOSILLO, Mexico--Sept. 19, 2005--HBPO GmbH, a joint-venture company formed by automotive suppliers Hella, Behr and Plastic Omnium, has opened a new 12,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Hermosillo, Mexico. The facility will produce front-end modules for the Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr models bu ... Continue reading
Sep 19, 2005
HOUSTON, Sept. 19 -- As part of an initiative to optimize the Jiffy Lube brand and strengthen its position in the fast lube industry, Jiffy Lube International has sold 68 company-owned service centers in the greater Houston, Dallas -- Fort Worth and San Antonio markets to franchise group Allied Lube, Inc. "Jiffy Lube p ... Continue reading
Japanese Tire Maker Sumitomo Announces Agreement to Buy North American Tire Seller TBC
Sep 19, 2005
NEW YORK and WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 19 -- Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA), together with its parent, Sumitomo Corporation, Japan , an integrated global trading company, and TBC Corporation , one of the leading marketers of automotive replacement tires in the U.S., today announced that SCOA has entered into ... Continue reading
Sep 18, 2005
TEL AVIV, Israel--Sept. 18, 2005--Two advanced power management integrated circuits (ICs) from Freescale Semiconductor are available now to help designers of telecommunication and networking equipment reduce board space and cut system costs. Freescale's MC34652 and MC34653 single-chip hot swap controllers provide the l ... Continue reading
Toyota Officially Opens Diesel Engine Plant in Poland
Sep 17, 2005
Tokyo Sept 16, 2005; Aki Tsukioka weriting for JCN reported that Toyota Motor officially launched diesel engine production at Toyota Motor Industries Poland (TMIP) on September 15. A joint venture established in Jelcz-Laskowice, Poland, by Toyota Motor and Toyota Industries, TMIP already began production in March 2005. ... Continue reading
Mark Levinson Announces Sponsorship Of MaCartney's U.S. Tour
Sep 17, 2005
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARK LEVINSON ANNOUNCES THEIR SPONSORSHIP OF PAUL McCARTNEY's "US" TOUR Mark Levinson, manufacturers of the world's finest audio and video systems, proudly announces their sponsorship of Paul McCartney's "US" concert tour. The 26-city tour by the legendary artist kicks ... Continue reading
N2Revolution Officially Launches PurigeN98(TM
Sep 16, 2005
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Sept. 16, 2005--N2Revolution, Inc., which develops and manufactures environmentally friendly automotive solutions, is pleased to announce that it has officially launched its flagship tire inflation solution, PurigeN98(TM). The much-anticipated event took place on Wednesday, September 15, 2005 at ... Continue reading
Detroit Diesel Corporation Strengthens Sales Staff with New Structure; Personnel Appointments
Sep 16, 2005
DETROIT, Sept. 16 -- In an effort to strengthen its sales organization, Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) is announcing several personnel appointments to its sales staff. Bruce Smalley is appointed Vice President of Sales at Detroit Diesel. In this role, he will be responsible for leadership and coordination of NAFTA On ... Continue reading
Goodyear Appoints de Bok President of its European Union Business
Sep 16, 2005
AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 16 -- Goodyear Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Keegan announced today the appointment of Arthur de Bok, 43, as president of the company's European Union business. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the business is Goodyear's largest outside of North America with 2004 sales revenues of ... Continue reading
JL French Forms Chinese Joint Venture
Sep 16, 2005
SHEBOYGAN, Wis., Sept. 16 -- JL French Automotive Castings, Inc. is pleased to announce the formation of a joint venture in China to produce high-pressure aluminum die-castings, and machined and assembled components for the automotive industry. The joint venture will be named Chongqing JL French-Yumei Die Casting Compa ... Continue reading
Joint Venture to Produce Cummins ISM Heavy-Duty Engines in China
Sep 16, 2005
BEIJING--Sept. 16, 2005--Cummins Inc. and China's Shaanxi Automobile Group Company Ltd. today signed an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture company, Xi'an Cummins Engine Company (XCEC), to produce the Cummins ISM 11-liter heavy-duty engine in Xi'an, the capital city of western China's Shaanxi Province. The ISM is o ... Continue reading
The Timken Company and Steelworkers Union Reach New Agreement
Sep 16, 2005
CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 15 -- The Timken Company and the steelworkers union have reached a new, four-year labor agreement. Members of the steelworkers union voted today to ratify the new contract, which covers approximately 2,700 people at the company's bearing plants in Canton and steel plants in Canton and Wooster, Ohio. ... Continue reading
UTEK Europe, Ltd. and Fuel FX International, Inc. Announce Strategic Alliance Agreement
Sep 15, 2005
PLANT CITY, Fla. & SAN DIEGO--Sept. 15, 2005--UTEK Europe Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of UTEK Corporation (AMEX:UTK) (LSE-AIM:UTKA), and an innovative technology transfer company, and Fuel FX International, Inc., a developer of proprietary products for improving fuel economy and reducing emissions in vehicle engine ... Continue reading
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