Apr 16, 2013
Volkswagen and Valeo have earned a 2013 Automotive News PACE ( Premier Automotive Suppliers ' Contribution to Excellence) Innovation Partnership Award for its collaboration on developing a new Water Charged Air Cooled (WCAC) Air Intake Module (AIM) for Volkswagen's 4-cylinder 1.6 and 2.0 TDi modular engines. Called " ... Continue reading
Continental Earns 2013 Automotive News PACE Award for LocSync Tire Pressure Monitoring System
Apr 16, 2013
Continental, a leading global automotive supplier, received the 2013 Automotive News PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers Contribution to Excellence) Award for its LocSync Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS). Continental's tire pressure monitoring with LocSync software provides the driver with exact information about ... Continue reading
Apr 16, 2013
AIAG and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) jointly announced a partnership today to provide incentives for Michigan's small- and medium-sized automotive companies interested in launching or expanding exports to China. "AIAG is committed to help accelerate growth in the lower-tier automotive supply ba ... Continue reading
BorgWarner Receives Daimler Supplier Award 2012
Apr 15, 2013
BorgWarner Turbo Systems received a Daimler Supplier Award 2012 during the Daimler Key Supplier Meeting held recently at the Mercedes-Benz Center in Stuttgart, Germany. As one of Daimler's 16 best suppliers, BorgWarner was honored in the Mercedes-Benz Cars and Vans-Powertrain category for outstanding performance in qua ... Continue reading
Apr 15, 2013
On Saturday, April 20, in honor of Earth Day, Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO) will host "The Great Inflate," offering free tire pressure and tread depth checks during regular business hours at 79 Firestone Complete Auto Care "Inflation Stations" in the Chicagoland area. This effort aims to educate area drivers abo ... Continue reading
Apr 14, 2013
- Visiongain's analysis indicates that the global automotive battery technologies market for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) batteries and battery electric vehicles (BEV) batteries will achieve sales of 2.16 million units in 2013, as vehicle manufacturers as well as consumers increasingly demand fuel-efficient vehicles. ... Continue reading
Corporate Responsibility Magazine Ranks Johnson Controls 14th in 100 Best Corporate Citizens List
Apr 12, 2013
Johnson Controls today announced its 14th-place ranking in Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine's 14th annual "100 Best Corporate Citizens List." The company ranked 14th based on its performance in seven key areas: environment, climate change, employee relations, human rights, governance, finance, and philanthropy. " ... Continue reading
Titan International Hires Vice President of Finance for North America
Apr 12, 2013
Titan International, Inc. is pleased to announce that Keith Fuglaar has been hired as Vice President of Finance for North America. Mr. Fuglaar joins Titan International from The Egging Company, a privately held multi-location heavy manufacturing company, where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to this, he was ... Continue reading
ContiTech Expands Fuel Lines Production Capacity in Hungary
Apr 12, 2013
ContiTech Fluid Automotive Hungária, has opened a new fuel line production hall at its Vác site. This has the Fuel Supply & Exhaust Gas Management segment expanding its current 1,100 m2 production hall to 3,300 m2. "By this summer, Vác will be the production center for all fuel lines destined for the European market ... Continue reading
TRW Launches Camera Technology In The United States; Makes Further Investments
Apr 11, 2013
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. today announced that it has launched production of camera systems in the US and is investing in its electronics facility in Marshall, Illinois, to support its growing video camera business worldwide. TRW's Scalable video camera (S-Cam) family can provide a range of safety functions includi ... Continue reading
Bridgestone Americas Announces Anniversary, Results Of "One Team, One Planet" Spent Tire Program
Apr 11, 2013
This week, Bridgestone Americas, Inc. announced progress toward the company's goal to eventually assure that for every tire Bridgestone Americas sells in the U.S., one spent tire (a tire that has been removed from use) will be used for a valuable purpose. The program, which falls under Bridgestone Americas' "One Team, ... Continue reading
Dana Earns National Recognition from Quality Council of India
Apr 11, 2013
Dana Holding Corporation announced today that its Spicer India Ltd. facility in Jodalli, India, earned the D.L. Shah Quality Award for excellence in manufacturing. The Shah Quality Awards recognize successful projects of an organization that have resulted in continuous improvement in delivery of products or services an ... Continue reading
TRW Launches Integrated Remote Keyless Entry And Tire Pressure Monitoring System
Apr 11, 2013
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. the global leader in automotive safety systems, today announced it has launched its first integrated Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) and Direct Tire Pressure Monitoring system (TPMS) with a major Japanese vehicle manufacturer. The system delivers RKE and TPM functions with fewer parts. "Integra ... Continue reading
Apr 11, 2013
Visteon Corporation will be represented by two of its businesses in technical sessions at the SAE 2013 World Congress, April 16-18 at Cobo Center in Detroit. Visteon Electronics and Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp. (HVCC) experts will present technologies in the categories of Electronics and Emissions/Environment/Su ... Continue reading
Semcon and Sentient Collaborate on Unique Steering Software for the Automotive Industry
Apr 9, 2013
Semcon and Sentient will work together on Sentient's active safety and steering feel software. Semcon's extensive expertise and experience from the automotive industry and international presence will allow us together, to produce Swedish developed technology for the global market and provide the know-how and implementa ... Continue reading
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