Harbour Group Acquires Auto Meter Products, Inc.(Brief
Article)
Auto Meter Products, Inc. said that it has been acquired by
Harbour Group, a privately held company based in St. Louis, Mo. Auto
Meter is the leading manufacturer of high-performance racing . . .
Wescast Get Manifold Supply Contracts From Chrysler Group.(Brief
Article)
Wescast Industries Inc. said it has been chosen by Chrysler to
supply cast and machined iron exhaust manifolds for 2004 model year 4.7L
engine programs. For the past several years, Wescast said it . . .
Automakers Face Boycott For Ties With XM Radio.(Brief
Article)
Reverend Horace Sheffield III, the president of the Michigan
Chapter of the National Action Network (NAN) and CEO of the National
Association of Black Organizations (NABO) representing an . . .
Tenneco Auto To Close Turkey Shock Absorber Plant.(Brief
Article)
As part of its larger restructuring initiative, Tenneco Automotive
Inc. said it plans to close its Monroe shock absorber factory in Corlu,
Turkey, by the end of this year. The company said its . . .
Japan, U.S. To Pressure China For More Auto Imports.(Brief
Article)
The Japanese and U.S. trade ministers agreed to cooperate in
pressing China into complying with an increase in its vehicle import
quota, a Japanese trade official said, according to Kyodo News.
. . .
Delphi Targets Commercial Vehicles For Sliding Door
Products.(Brief Article)
Delphi Corp. said it entered the commercial vehicle market with
its power sliding door. Applied to commercial vehicles, both
passenger-side and the driver-side doors can be automatically opened . . .
Car-Part.com, CCC Information Services To Provide Recycled-Parts
Data.(Brief Article)
Car-Part.com and CCC Information Services Inc. said they were
forming a strategic relationship that will make data on millions of
recycled automobile parts instantly available to appraisers in . . .
Planet Salvage's AuctionsNetwork Picked By Automotive
Recyclers To Buy Salvage Vehicles.(Brief Article)
Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) has named Planet Salvage as
its online procurement solution provider. Planet Salvage is an online
marketplace for both the automotive recycled parts and . . .
Daewoo To Resume Operation After Agreement With Suppliers.(Brief
Article)
All three car assembly plants of Daewoo Motor Co. resumed
operation after a key supplier of parts resumed shipments, the company
said. Daewoo's car plants were idle for two weeks after . . .
Metaldyne Get Connecting Rods Contract For Chrysler Group's
HEMI Engine.(Brief Article)
Metaldyne said it will supply powder metal forged connecting rods
for the Chrysler Group's new 5.7L HEMI Magnum V-8 engine that
launches later this year. The new supply agreement represents a . . .
Toyota To Consider Fifth U.S. Auto Plant.(Brief Article)
Toyota Motor Corp., which has a long term goal to boost its share
of the world auto market, said it might build a fifth plant in North
America. A new plant would likely help Toyota grab either . . .
Delphi Said New Steering Column Contracts Worth $1.6
Billion.(Brief Article)
Delphi Corp. said it was awarded eight new contracts to supply the
global steering column market beginning with the 2003 model year. The
contracts are for vehicles in North America, South America, . . .
U.S. Exports of Autoparts Declined Slightly In First Six
Months.(Brief Article)
Increased U.S. auto parts exports to Japan and China helped
partially offset export declines to most other major markets during the
first half of 2002. U.S. exports were valued at $26.15 billion . . .
Full-Year Light Vehicle Production Expected To Top 15.1 Units In
U.S.(Brief Article)
August vehicle sales topped most predictions and full year
expectations are now being pushed to between 15.1 million and 15.5
million units. That far surpasses earlier market forecasts of . . .
Increased Use Of Turbochargers, 6-Speed Transmissions To Drive
Future Powertrain Technology.(Brief Article)
Fuel efficiency will be a major driving force in the evolution of
powertrain and vehicle technologies, according to a new assessment of
automakers, regulators and drivers, according to a new . . .
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Joins California Fuel Cell
Partnership The California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) said th
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has joined its
public-private venture to demonstrate and promote fuel cell vehicles as
a technology both environmentally safe and commercially viable.
The . . .
California Planning To Open Hydrogen Fueling Stations.(Brief
Article)
California is on the verge of the next step in moving toward
hydrogen-powered transportation with plans underway for what could be a
large number of hydrogen fueling stations.
"There is a . . .
Honda, Toyota Race to Put First Fuel Cell Cars on U.S., Japanese
Roads.(Brief Article)
Japanese carmakers Toyota and Honda are racing each other to
launch the first small batches of fuel cell cars on both American and
Japanese roads later this year.
In the latest round, American . . .
Safe Hydrogen Storage Solution Developed With Federal
Funding.(Brief Article)
Safe Hydrogen, LLC said it believes it has solved the critical
hydrogen storage problem, long considered a significant roadblock to
utilizing hydrogen powered fuel cells. The chief technology . . .
Isuzu To Get Bailout Package From GM.(General Motors Corp., Isuzu
Motors Ltd.; funding)(Brief Article)
Isuzu Motors Ltd, the struggling Japanese manufacturer of trucks
and diesel engines, said it would receive 60 billion yen ($500 million)
in funds from General Motors Corp. and 100 billion yen in . . .
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