Valeo's Smart Key: Keeping in Touch With Your Vehicle
Oct 3, 2008
PARIS, October 2 -- Valeo, always at the forefront of the latest developments in vehicle access systems, will unveil its smart key at the Paris Motor Show. The smart key provides a genuine interface between driver and car, allowing people to send information to their vehicle over a considerable distance (several hundre ... Continue reading
3M Completes Acquisition of Meguiar's Inc.
Oct 3, 2008
ST. PAUL, Minn.--3M announced today it has completed its acquisition of Meguiarâs Inc., the 100-year-old family business that manufactures the leading Meguiarâs brand of car care products for cleaning and protecting automotive surfaces. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Meguiarâs brings its re ... Continue reading
Valeo Equips the Volvo XC60 With its MicroOptics Technology
Oct 3, 2008
PARIS, October 2 -- Valeo announces that the rear lighting of the new Volvo XC60 features its new MicroOptics technology. Valeo is the first automotive supplier to offer a unique lighting and signaling style, using a new optical surface that spreads light uniformly. MicroOptics(TM) can diffuse a fully configurable ligh ... Continue reading
International Automobile Dealers Announce Monthly Sales
Oct 3, 2008
Industry Overall Sales Lowest in 15 years ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) today released September 2008 sales figures for the international automobile industry. AIADA represents over 11,000 international franchises, which after six mon ... Continue reading
ExxonMobil Chemical Completes Exxsol Hydrocarbon Fluids Capacity Expansion in Singapore
Oct 3, 2008
SINGAPORE--ExxonMobil Chemical has completed a 130,000 tons per year capacity expansion at its Exxsol hydrocarbon fluids plant in Jurong Island, Singapore, increasing capacity at this site to more than 500,000 tons per year. The new capacity is designed to meet demand for differentiated hydrocarbon fluid products in As ... Continue reading
Valeo's Driving Assistance Systems Act as Co-Pilots for Low-Speed Maneuvers
Oct 3, 2008
PARIS, October 2 -- Valeo's driving assistance systems act as virtual co-pilots, assisting the driver's own eyes. Based on its full range of radar, ultrasonic and camera surveillance systems, Valeo offers solutions that monitor the vehicle's environment and provide the driver with 360degrees vision thus enhancing safet ... Continue reading
KVH Provides Third Quarter Update
Oct 3, 2008
MIDDLETOWN, R.I., Oct. 2 -- KVH Industries, Inc., reported today that preliminary, unaudited results indicate the company will report revenue in the range of approximately $15.6 million to $16 million for the third quarter of 2008 compared to revenues of $17.6 million in the year earlier period. As a result of the lowe ... Continue reading
DENSO to Build New Test Facility for Diesel Common Rail Systems in Japan
Oct 3, 2008
KARIYA, Japan, Oct. 2 -- DENSO Corporation announced today that it will build a new test facility at its Zenmyo Plant located in Nishio, Aichi, Japan for testing common rail systems-fuel injection systems for diesel vehicles. With a total investment of approximately 8 billion yen (approximately US$77.2 million*), const ... Continue reading
Honeywell Addressing Growth in Turbochargers for Small-Displacement Engines
Oct 3, 2008
VNT(TM) 3rd Generation for Diesel and New Gasoline Technologies Enable Engine Downsizing PARIS, Oct. 2 -- Honeywell has announced that it is scheduled to launch turbo applications that will be fitted on over 200 small engine vehicles in the next two years. The focus on small engines reflects a market trend that sees sm ... Continue reading
WABCO Announces Multi-Year Contract With ZF
Oct 3, 2008
BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 2 -- WABCO Holdings Inc. , a global technology leader in the commercial vehicle industry, today announced the extension of a long-term agreement to supply ZF with transmission automation systems for their "AS Tronic" and "AS Tronic lite" automatic transmissions. WABCO's extended contract with ... Continue reading
Oct 3, 2008
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 2 -- Dana Holding Corporation announced today that it has drawn $200 million in principal amount under its existing $650 million secured revolving credit facility to solidify its liquidity during the current uncertainty in the financial markets. (LOGO: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DAN ... Continue reading
Genuine Parts Company Announces 3rd Quarter 2008 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
Oct 3, 2008
ATLANTA, Oct. 2 -- Genuine Parts Company plans to release Third Quarter Earnings on October 17, 2008. Management will also conduct a conference call on this date at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. You are invited to join the call, which will be hosted by Chairman, President and CEO Tom Gallagher and Vice Chairman and CFO Jerr ... Continue reading
Oct 3, 2008
NEW YORK and CHANGSHA, China, Oct. 2 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tongxin International, Ltd. ("Tongxin") ("Company") a manufacturer of engineered commercial vehicle body structures ("EVBS"), SUV passenger vehicle bodies and stamped body parts for the Chinese commercial vehicle market, today announced that the Comp ... Continue reading
Navistar Defense Begins Producing MaxxPro Dash To Reach Full Production by Mid-October
Oct 3, 2008
WARRENVILLE, Ill.--Navistar International Corporation Navistar Defense has begun to produce the International® MaxxPro⢠Dash at the companyâs West Point, Miss., plant with delivery of 822 units to be completed by February 2009. Full production is scheduled to begin by mid-October. Designed for the unique c ... Continue reading
Autoliv Launches Second Generation Night Vision with Pedestrian Detection
Oct 2, 2008
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Regulatory News: Autoliv Inc. (STO:ALIV) â the global leader in automotive safety systems â is introducing the second generation Night Vision system. This next-generation system includes the worldâs first advanced pedestrian detection capability for worldwide application using a single ... Continue reading
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