- PACE finalists create green breakthroughs
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST
Here are profiles of some of the 28 finalists for the 2010 Automotive News PACE Awards. This group highlights environmental innovations.
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- A123 signs battery deal
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST
Advanced battery manufacturer A123 Systems Inc. plans to manufacture advanced lithium ion battery systems for all-electric delivery vehicles at a plant in suburban Detroit scheduled to open later this month.
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- Suppliers to the 2010 Porsche Panamera
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST
Suppliers to the 2010 Porsche Panamera include Alcoa, Behr, Magna Mirrors, Benecke-Kaliko, Stabilus, REHAU, REHAU, TRW, Borbet, Ronal, Huf Huelsbeck and Fuerst, Draexlmaier, Continental, BASF, ThyssenKrupp, Magna, Lydall Gerhardi, NIDEC Motors and...
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- Lear will add workers, boost output at Indiana seat plant
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST
Lear Corp. said it will increase production and add 285 jobs this year at its northwest Indiana seat manufacturing plant. The company will spend more than $2.2 million at the plant, which will make seats for the new Ford Explorer SUV.
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- Tenneco forms 7th joint venture in China
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST
Tenneco Inc. entered into its seventh joint venture in China, partnering with Changchun FAW Sihuan Group Ltd., a subsidiary of FAW Group Corp., to supply emission control components and systems for passenger and commercial vehicles.
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- Conti exec: EV tires 'will take some getting used to'
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST
Continental AG's tire division is gearing up for the vehicles of the future. Nikolai Setzer, Conti's management board member in charge of car tires, discussed the latest trends, including how tires will change for electric vehicles.
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- Valeo's 'determined' CEO unveils revamp plan
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST
As Jacques Aschenbroich launches his revamp of car parts supplier Valeo, observers say he will need all the diplomatic skills and determination honed in his climb up France's corporate ladder to make the plan a reality.
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- Honeywell exec predicts huge gains for GDI engines
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST
The head of global turbocharger leader Honeywell Transportation Systems predicts a rapid rise in uptake for gasoline direct-injection engines.
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- Trio of suppliers give Skoda Yeti occupants inflation they can live with
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST
Skoda offers nine airbags on the Yeti small SUV, seven of them are standard equipment. The suppliers of the airbags include: Sweden's Autoliv Inc., which provides the passenger airbag; Takata-Petri, a division of Japanese supplier Takata Corp.
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