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Inteva Products CIO Dennis Hodges Named to InfoWorld's CTO25 List

Inteva Products CIO Dennis Hodges Named to InfoWorld's CTO25 List

TROY, MICH., July 21 -- Inteva Products, LLC Chief Information Officer (CIO) Dennis Hodges was recently named one of InfoWorld's CTO25, an honor given to technology leaders. Hodges demonstrated leadership in Information Technology (IT), and directed the restructuring of Inteva's information systems and data management ... Continue reading

Huf Mexico Officially Opened

Huf Mexico Officially Opened

Huf Focuses on International Expansion VELBERT, Germany, July 20, 2010 -- Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co. KG, supplier of car access, start and locking systems based in Velbert (Germany) focusses on further expansion and has been building up additional production capacity at foreign locations. The newly erected product ... Continue reading

Behr's Cooling Technology Boosts Electric Vehicles and Gasoline Engines

Behr's Cooling Technology Boosts Electric Vehicles and Gasoline Engines

TROY, Mich.--Behr America’s newest technology for cooling engines and batteries is helping automakers develop new electric vehicles and more fuel-efficient gasoline engines. “With our technologically-advanced products on upcoming vehicles of Detroit-based and European manufacturers and our optimized ... Continue reading

Cummins Validates Its ISX11.9 as Better Engine Choice for Vocational and Specialty Vehicles

Cummins Validates Its ISX11.9 as Better Engine Choice for Vocational and Specialty Vehicles

COLUMBUS, Ind.--Cummins Inc. announced it has received certification from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for its ISX11.9 diesel engine. The new ISX11.9 is an expansion of the industry-leading Heavy-Duty engine product line for Cummins and will commence with full p ... Continue reading

Jeep® and Mopar® Are First in Industry to Offer Off-road Camper Trailers

Jeep® and Mopar® Are First in Industry to Offer Off-road Camper Trailers

Go Anywhere, Sleep Anywhere in Jeep® Camper Trailers from Mopar® AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 20 -- -- Campers accommodate four adults and feature a queen-size bed, sofa with stowable table, built-in aluminum cabinet, 110-volt power supply and a premium canvas enclosure -- Camper trailers feature innovative engineering, ... Continue reading

PPG Aerospace Awarded Contract for Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ Flight-Deck Windows

PPG Aerospace Awarded Contract for Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ Flight-Deck Windows

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies group has been awarded a contract by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. (MJET) to design and manufacture the all-glass windshields and side flight-deck windows for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ). “We are excited to play a role in the advanced-tech ... Continue reading

IPD Announces the Launch of New Product Line for the Cummins® ISX/QSX Engine

IPD Announces the Launch of New Product Line for the Cummins® ISX/QSX Engine

TORRANCE, Calif.--IPD, a leading aftermarket provider of rebuild components for heavy-duty diesel and natural gas powered engines, announced today the launch of their new product line of replacement parts the Cummins® ISX and QSX on highway and industrial diesel engines. The initial offering will include compone ... Continue reading

GKN Develops Electric-Drive Axles for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

GKN Develops Electric-Drive Axles for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--GKN Driveline has designed a new range of electric-drive axles ideal for use in both pure electric vehicles and for converting conventional vehicles into hybrids. “GKN’s experience in volume production of electric-drive axles as well as our wide variety of limited slip different ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Revises Fiscal Year 2010 Third-Quarter Earnings Conference Call and Web Cast Timing

ArvinMeritor Revises Fiscal Year 2010 Third-Quarter Earnings Conference Call and Web Cast Timing

TROY, Mich., July 19 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced today it will now host its conference call and Web cast to present the company's fiscal year 2010 third-quarter financial results on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, at 10 a.m. (ET), rather than as previously announced at 9 a.m. To participate, call (617) 213-4861, ten minutes ... Continue reading

DAF Trucks Signs 5-Year Contract Extension for Iteris Lane Departure Warning Systems

DAF Trucks Signs 5-Year Contract Extension for Iteris Lane Departure Warning Systems

SANTA ANA, Calif.--Iteris, Inc. (NYSE Amex: ITI), a leader in the traffic management market that focuses on the application and development of advanced technologies, today announced that DAF Trucks N.V. (DAF), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of commercial trucks for heavy transport applications, ... Continue reading

Titan Tire Announces Purchase of Denman Tire Machinery & Equipment

Titan Tire Announces Purchase of Denman Tire Machinery & Equipment

QUINCY, Ill.--On Thursday, July 15, 2010, in United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District in Ohio, the judge signed the order approving the sale of the Denman Tire machinery and equipment, including other inventory items, for $3 million U.S. Dollars (USD) to Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan Int ... Continue reading

Genuine Parts Company Reports Sales up 12% and Earnings up 20% for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2010

Genuine Parts Company Reports Sales up 12% and Earnings up 20% for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2010

ATLANTA, July 16 -- Genuine Parts Company reported sales and earnings for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010. Thomas C. Gallagher, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, announced today that sales totaling $2.8 billion were up 12% compared to the second quarter of 2009. Net income for the q ... Continue reading

Ferro Schedules Conference Call for 2010 Second-Quarter Results

Ferro Schedules Conference Call for 2010 Second-Quarter Results

CLEVELAND--Ferro Corporation announced today that it will conduct a conference call on Tuesday, July 27, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and update an outlook for 2010 financial performance. Participants from Ferro will include Chairman, President and Chi ... Continue reading

IR Introduces SOT-23 Power MOSFET Product Family from -30V to 100V

IR Introduces SOT-23 Power MOSFET Product Family from -30V to 100V

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--International Rectifier, IR® , a world leader in power management technology, today introduced a family of HEXFET® power MOSFETs featuring ultra-low on-state resistance (RDS(on)) in an industry-standard SOT-23 package for applications including battery charge and discharge switches, sy ... Continue reading

PPG Reports Strong Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results

PPG Reports Strong Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results

PITTSBURGH--PPG Industries today reported sales for the second quarter of $3.5 billion, an increase of 11 percent versus the prior year’s second quarter. Second quarter reported net income was $272 million, or $1.63 per share. Second quarter 2009 sales were $3.1 billion and reported net income was $146 m ... Continue reading

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