Automotive Component Manufacturers - May

Published by: Automotive World

Published: May. 1, 2006 - 36 Pages

Table of Contents

Study shows shift towards alternative transmission technologies

Michelin drops plans for Indian unit

US: Delphi federal court hearing begins

US: General Motors and Yorozu in dispute over payments

US: Goodyear announces advancement in natural rubber substitution

US: Titan considers purchase of Continental's off-highway tyre manufacturing facility

US: Cosma International and Shin Young Metal form joint venture

US: Timken posts strong first quarter

US: Akebono to shift headquarters

US: Superior Industries to supply wheels for new Subaru

US: American Axle's first-quarter profit falls

US: Continental to stop North Carolina production in July

US: Mazda CX-7 to feature Bridgestone Turanza tyres

US: Hankook to supply tyres to General Motors

US: Hayes Lemmerz postpones annual report filing

Canada: Cooper-Standard to shutter Ontario facility

Poland: American Axle confirms plans for new facility

Europe: Study highlights obstacles to growth of advanced braking systems

Germany: Continental looking for more acquisitions

China: Focus production restricted due to pending tyre certification

China: Pirelli starts production of truck tyres

China: Yokohama to build new plant for bus and truck steel radial tyres

Korea: Hankook develops fuel efficient tyre aimed at hybrids

Japan: Bridgestone reports strong first-quarter results

US: Report forecasts boom in automotive display market

US: Ford selects Hella as strategic supplier

US: OmniVision develops new CMOS image sensor

US: Genetically modified viruses can replace lithium-ion batteries, says study

US: Siemens VDO's Indiana plant slated for closure

US: Visteon reports profits after restructuring

US: Exide to close Louisiana battery plant

Canada: New chief executive at SmarTire

Brazil: Bosch to manufacture ABS units

UK: University of Bath researchers receive grant for lithium battery research

Italy: Pirelli and Schrader to develop new tyre sensor

UK: Report shows increasing popularity of satellite navigation systems

Czech Republic: CTS launches operations

Germany: iQ Power to build new operations facility

Germany: Bosch's direct injection system to feature on Audi TT

France: Valeo's first-quarter earnings fall

China: TRW expands Beijing plant

China: Dongguan Sanyou to enter automotive electronic segment

China: Infineon and Tianjin University to develop ECUs

China: Autoliv opens eighth manufacturing facility

India: Suprajit Engineering to acquire Carclo's subsidiary

India: Study shows increasing demand for vehicle tracking systems

US: Collins & Aikman and General Motors reach agreement on component contracts

US: Viam Manufacturing to expand Manchester facility

US: Lear first-quarter net income up 15%

US: Lear completes US$1bn term loan transaction

US: Key Safety Systems and Chery announce strategic partnership

US: Johnson Controls to supply components for Saturn Outlook

US: Johnson Controls reports quarterly earnings

US: UGN's new Kentucky plant to supply carpets for transplants

US: Cool or Heat offers new seat cushion

Canada: Magna posts profits on higher sales revenue

Japan: Nihon Plast expands airbag production

India: Rieter takes control of local partner

Brazil: International Automotive Components completes acquisition of Collins & Aikman's Brazilian assets

France: Faurecia sales up 3.4% in the first quarter

US: Meridian asks bankruptcy court to change retiree-benefit allocation

US: Operations commence on Mittal Steel's new corrosion-resistant steel line

US: ExxonMobil Chemical offers new polyolefins for the automotive industry

Canada: Alcan agreement to expand Mercalloy market

Mexico: Posco breaks ground on flat products processing centre

Ukraine: Dipol and AvtoZAZ establish joint venture for polymer parts

Sweden: Scania approves BASF paints for use

Turkey: Ford Transit headlamp bezels use DuPont Zytel

Russia: Arcelor and Severstal launch galvanised steel joint venture

Belgium: Bekaert offers new window film to combat interior heat

France: Saint-Gobain predicts higher earnings for 2006

Denmark: Borealis' new thermoplastic polyolefin featured on Renault model

UK: BASF Coatings relocates automotive refinish business

Germany: BASF to double production capacity for Ultrason

South Africa: Arcelor and Mitsui to set up joint steel venture

Malaysia: BASF and Toray start production of polybutylene terephthalate

China: Hitachi Metals teams up with Baosteel to produce cast rolls

Japan: Mitsubishi Chemical acquires ExxonMobil's stake in polypropylene joint ventures

US: V8 market share remains unaltered despite hike in gasoline prices

US: Cummins 9-litre ISLe gets near-10% power boost

US: Nippon Piston Ring to open new plant in Kentucky

US: EPA and BorgWarner announce research agreement

US: MIT researchers explore ethanol direct injection to reduce engine size

US: Rotoblock developing next generation oscillating piston engine for hybrid drivetrains

Canada: Linamar to receive massive investment from Ontario government

Canada: Royal Laser and Canadian Hydrogen Energy to develop hydrogen fuel injection technology

Canada: Autrans workers call off strike

Brazil: Tupy set for more CGI work

Germany: New chief executive for ZF Friedrichshafen

UK: Ricardo wins Dewar Trophy for dual clutch transmission

Germany: NTN to expand CVJ business

Thailand: Government removes import tariff on natural gas vehicle equipment

India: Honeywell to expand turbocharger plant in Pune

India: Federal-Mogul revises offer for Goetze stake

China: Mahle R&D centre opens in Shanghai

US: Modine to relocate R&D facility

US: Researchers working on efficient cooling system for hybrid drivetrains

Brazil: Modine completes acquisition of Radiadores Visconde

US: MIT reviews progress on new vehicular air conditioning systems

Faurecia goes back to university

Aisin Seiki: maintaining growth through overseas expansion

Abstract

Automotive Component Manufacturers is a dedicated round-up of all the latest global happenings on all the activities of the world’s automotive suppliers. Topics covered include:

• Corporate strategy
• Financial performance
• Joint ventures
• Legislation
• Manufacturing
• Mergers and acquisitions
• New products
• New technology
• Personnel
• Quality
• Research and development
• Sales performance
• Vehicle manufacturer - supplier relationships

Automotive Component Manufacturers provides key insight into all the activities in the automotive components sector across the globe. We speak in detail about the day-to-day developments in the automotive components market, including information on manufacturing processes to financial results, technological developments to product inventions, business expansions to project implementations. Events related to even a tiny components firms are covered to provide a wholesome picture of the global automotive components industry.

Automotive Component Manufacturers provides both broad macro-economic information as well as detailed focus analysis down to vehicle level: there is no better way to stay informed on the latest automotive supplier developments.

Who relies on this report?

Vehicle manufacturers

Suppliers

Consultants

Investment Banks/Finance/Venture capital

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