- Hyundai-Kia's U.S. cooperation and competition: It's all in the family
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 15:13:00 EST
The Hyundai-Kia group's decision to build the Hyundai Santa Fe crossover at Kia's plant in Georgia is one that highlights the unique nature of how the Korean corporate cousins compete in the U.S. No official joint venture was announced.
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- Ford to offer Explorer police vehicle to retain lead
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:47:00 EST
Ford Motor Co., which controls about three-quarters of the U.S. market for police cars, will begin selling a law-enforcement version of its redesigned Explorer sport-utility vehicle late next year.
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- Note to Mahindra: It doesn't work that way
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:13:00 EST
Just as John Perez was about to celebrate finally getting EPA approval to sell Mahindra and Mahindra's clean-burning diesel pickups in America, he discovered this month that his Indian manufacturing partner had issued a statement -- buried...
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- Continental charge causes Schaeffler first-half loss
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 04:16:00 EST
Schaeffler posted a first-half net loss of 260 million euros ($329 million) after a one-off charge related to a capital increase at Continental dragged it into the red.
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- Automechanika draws in high numbers despite industry crisis
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:01:00 EST
Many aftermarket suppliers are still reeling from the impact of the global economic crisis of 2008-09, but few appear willing to miss this year's Automechanika in Frankfurt.
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- Automechanika awards eight innovators
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:01:00 EST
Eight companies ranging in size and scope from global technology giant Robert Bosch to an Austrian manufacturer of tire chains have been selected to receive Automechanika Innovation Awards for 2010.
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- Bosch to introduce new hybrid products at Automechanika
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:01:00 EST
Robert Bosch GmbH will showcase its expertise in hybrid-vehicle maintenance at this year's Automechanika. The German supplier will position itself as a customer's 'Partner for the Future of the Workshop' this year.
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- BorgWarner Beru unit gives Bugatti its F1 tire-monitoring technology
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:01:00 EST
A division of BorgWarner Beru Systems GmbH, bf1systems, supplies the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport's tire-pressure monitoring system, which alerts drivers if the tires deflate to a dangerous level.
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- ZF Services passenger business steers clear of crisis
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:01:00 EST
The passenger-car business of ZF Services, the aftermarket unit of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, emerged unscathed from last year's industry crisis and continues to expand this year, the company says.
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- TRW to focus on global aftermarket network and chassis business
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:01:00 EST
Spurred by last year's sharp auto-industry downturn, TRW Automotive Inc. is moving to extend its global reach in the aftermarket and to expand its core chassis-systems business as bulwarks against any future crises.
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