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Mexico's Auto Parts Industry Reports Lower Growth.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Mexican car-parts manufacturers will narrowly boost production above year 2000 levels this year according to the Industria Nacional de Autopartes (INA), the Mexican auto parts manufacturers associat . . .

French Auto Parts Manufacturers Moving Into Brazil.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
French auto part companies are moving strongly in Brazil following the cars assembling companies Renault and PSA Peugeot Citroen, that set up local plants. According to the Brazilian auto pats indus . . .

Toyota Said It Will Add New Paint Facility For Lexus Production In Canada.(Brief Article)
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. (TMMC), manufacturer of the Corolla, Camry Solara and Solara convertible, will build a new paint facility on the Cambridge site to serve the needs of Lexus RX . . .

AADCO Signs Major Automobile Recycling Contract.(with Meloche Monnex)(Brief Article)
AADCO Industries.com Inc. said it has signed a comprehensive automobile insurance salvage contract with Meloche Monnex, the second largest direct response insurer in Canada. The agreement, which ref . . .

Mazda To Assemble SUV In China.(Brief Article)
Mazda Motor Corp. said it will begin assembling multipurpose sport- utility vehicles in China through a local manufacturing concern, Kyodo News reported. The automaker, based in Fuchu, Hiroshima Pre . . .

Nissan To Enter Chinese Market.(Nissan Motor Co.)(Brief Article)
Nissan Motor Co. is holding talks with Chinese companies in a bid to secure footholds in China, Carlos Ghosn, president of the Japanese automaker said. Nissan is set to strengthen operations in Asia . . .

Honda Unveils European Diesel Car Plans.(Brief Article)
Honda Motor Co. unveiled a plan to revamp its European model lineup, adding diesel-powered cars it currently lacks. Honda's plan calls for introducing a diesel version of the Civic car and a highly . . .

U.K.'s Euro Policy To Impact Auto Industry, New Study Finds.(Brief Article)
The United Kingdom auto industry will continue to undergo major change and will continue to decline in the long term, as a result of excess capacity, a shift in the center of market demand eastward . . .

AutoZone Opens 3,000th U.S. Location.(Brief Article)
AutoZone said it has opened its 3,000th U.S. store. Located in Cicero, Ill., the new store marks the Memphis-based auto parts retailer's entry into an elite group of U.S. retailers which have reache . . .

BFGoodrich Buys Dana's Bearings Business.(Brief Article)
Dana Corp. it will sell its industrial polymer bearings businesses to BFGoodrich Co. Terms of the deal were not released. The sale will include manufacturing plants in Scotland, France, Slovakia, Ge . . .

Tesma and the Magna Steyr Group Agree To Powertrain Merge.(Tesma International)(Brief Article)
Magna International Inc. and Tesma International Inc. said that they have entered into a non- binding letter of intent concerning the proposed combination of Tesma and the Magna Steyr group to form . . .

Collins & Aikman Agrees To Acquire Becker Group.(Brief Article)
Collins & Aikman said that it has signed a definitive agreement for its previously announced acquisition of Becker Group, LLC. The terms are as announced on March 21. Collins & Aikman Corp., with an . . .

Mann & Hummel To Expand Mich. Facility.(Mann and Hummel Automotive Inc.)(Brief Article)
Mann & Hummel Automotive, Inc., a producer of intake manifolds, began the second expansion of its 119,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Portage, Michigan. The expansion, which is targeted fo . . .

Polymer Nanocomposites Offer Cost Saving For Automotive Parts.(Brief Article)
Innovative uses for polymer nanocomposites in automotive along with other markets will be featured at the upcoming Nanocomposites 2001: Path to Commercialization conference hosted by Principia Partn . . .

UAW Gains Eagle Picher Workers.(United Auto Workers)(Brief Article)
A majority of workers at Eagle Picher, an automotive supplier in Traverse City, Michigan, have voted to join the UAW. Workers voted in favor of union representation by a 183-103 margin, in a May 24 . . .

New Solar Reflective Film Undergoes Successful Test; Improved Fuel Economy Seen.(Brief Article)
Southwall Technologies Inc., Visteon Corp., and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) said they have achieved favorable results from a recent test program. Resu . . .

Aftermarket Brake Materials Guidelines Unveiled.(Brief Article)
The Brake Manufacturers Council (BMC) unveiled its new test procedure and industry guideline recommendations for automotive aftermarket brake materials, at a recent news. "BEEP (Brake Effectiveness . . .

Increased Durability Of Parts Threaten Replacement Rates In Automotive Belts, Hoses, Gaskets, and Seals Aftermarket.(Brief Artic
Advances in automotive gaskets, seals, belts and hoses by OEMs could continue to delay the demand for replacement parts. While traditional repair cycles were three to five years, longer-lasting part . . .

Visteon Enters Into Collision Parts Business.(agreement with Eagle Automotive)(Brief Article)
Visteon Corp. continues to build its distributor base in the aftermarket climate control market by announcing that Eagle Automotive has selected Visteon as its supplier of premium line heat exchange . . .

GM's New Engine Technology May Boost Fuel Efficiency By 25 Percent.(General Motors)(Brief Article)
General Motors Corp. said its new technology will be able to increase gas mileage by an average of 2 miles a gallon on certain large trucks and sport utility vehicles, a GM official told Associated . . .

Dana Corp. To Build New Structural Solutions Facility in Texas.(Brief Article)
Dana Corp. said it broke ground for its new 211,000-square-foot Structural Solutions facility in Longview, Texas. The facility, which is scheduled for completion by March 2002, will supply structura . . .

Performance Exhaust Systems Aftermarket Expected To Grow.(Brief Article)
A successful niche for the performance exhaust aftermarket is growing as drivers invest more in their cars out of desire rather than necessity. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan , "North American E . . .

Delphi Sells Three Subsidiaries.(Delphi Automotive Systems)(Brief Article)
Delphi Automotive Systems said that it has exited three ventures with total non-consolidated sales of approximately $60 million. The divestitures include two minority interest businesses, located in . . .

Ballard To Acquire Textron Systems Unit.(Ballard Power Systems acquires carbon products unit)(Brief Article)
Ballard Power Systems Inc. said that it has signed an agreement with Textron Systems of Wilmington, Massachusetts under which Ballard will acquire Textron's carbon products business unit for $12.8 m . . .

Peugeot/Citroen Joins Covisint.(Brief Article)
Covisint's Board of Directors said that, French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen, ,the sixth-largest car manufacturer in the world, has committed to take an equity stake in the automotive e-business ex . . .

Delphi To Acquire Electrical Connector Manufacturer.(Delphi Automotive Systems buys Specialty Electronics Inc.)(Brief Article)
Delphi Automotive Systems said it intends to purchase Specialty Electronics Inc., for $21.8 million. Specialty is a provider of electronic connector products and customized interconnect solutions to . . .

Continental Teves, Piston Automotive Create Brake System Joint Venture.(Piston Modules)(Brief Article)
Piston Automotive and Continental Teves N.A. said they have formed Piston Modules LLC, a joint venture of the two firms to assemble and sequence vehicle modules. The joint venture will occupy a 30,0 . . .

Federal Mogul Said Buyout Rumor Is False.(sale to GKN)(Brief Article)
Federal-Mogul Corp., which cut more than 1,000 jobs in February in response to falling demand from U.S. and German automakers, said rumors that it was considering a buyout offer from GNK, the Britis . . .

Delphi Automotive Sees Asia-Pacific Sales Growth.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Delphi Automotive Systems reported Asia-Pacific sales of more than $2.1 billion in 2000 and expects sales there to increase over 10 percent this year. The company expects to reach sales of $3.2 bill . . .

New U.S.-Japan Trade Panel Expected Soon.(Brief Article)
Japan and the United States are in the final phase of talks aimed at setting up a new vice-ministerial-level panel, tentatively called the trade commission, according to reports out of Japan. The . . .

Aftermarket Industry Will Undergo Major Structural Changes In New Economy, GM's Smith Says.(John F. Smith of GM Service Parts Op
Changing customer needs, shaped by political, economic, technological and social forces, will have a broad impact on the automotive aftermarket business in the next five to 10 years, John F. Smith, . . .

Investments and Development in Clean Transportation Seeing Explosive Growth.
With clean energy leading the way, clean technology, which already represents a multibillion-dollar market, will grow as much as tenfold over the coming decade, according to a new report. Clean tech . . .

Six Automotive Suppliers Choose Synapz's Eclipz for EDI.
E-commerce solution provider, Synapz, has recently landed several new contracts to provide its Eclipz product to six automotive suppliers and their thousands of sub-tier suppliers. In addition to th . . .

NAPA To Supply Parts To On-Line Provider Wrenchead.com.
NAPA Auto Parts said it signed an agreement for its NAPAonline.com online shopping service to become the exclusive provider of auto parts and accessories sold to consumers through Wrenchead.com . St . . .

Mexican Auto Production, Wholesale Sales Climb.
Production for export by Mexican automakers during the year through April was up 7 percent from the year-ago period, the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) said. AMIA said production f . . .

Peugeot Citroen To Start Engine Production In Brazil.
The group PSA Peugeot Citroen said it will set up a engine production facility at Porto Real, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The facility will have an initial capital investments of $50mil and will start o . . .

Benteler Automotive to Purchase PD&E Automotive B.V.(Brief Article)
Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH & Co. KG said that it has signed an agreement with NedCar to acquire the passenger car manufacturer's subsidiary, PD&E Automotive B.V. Depending on the approval of all . . .

Nissan Trims Ownership Of Supplier Tennex Corp.
Nissan Motor Co., said it sold part of its holdings in Japanese parts- maker Tennex Corp. for undisclosed terms to Germany's Mahle Filtersysteme GmbH. Nissan has been unloading its stake in supplier . . .

Renault Plans To Capture10 Percent Of Mexican Auto Market.(Brief Article)
Renault expects its share of the Mexican new auto market to reach 10 percent within the next 10 years and is predicting 2001 sales will total around 9,000 vehicles, said Alfonso Monreal, a company s . . .

Renault Said West European Auto Market To Decline By 2% in 2001.(Brief Article)
Louis Schweitzer, Renault's Chief Executive, said the company expects the western European car market to decline by two percent this year, paced by a six percent drop in Germany. "We originally thou . . .

Quantum Technologies Announces Breakthrough In Advanced Hydrogen Storage.
Quantum Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IMPCO Technologies Inc., said that its collaborative effort with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL), and ATK Thiokol Propulsion, . . .

U.S. Fuel Cell Council Is Growing.(Brief Article)
The U.S. Fuel Cell Council added 30 new members at its Annual Members Meeting, held May 2-3, in Washington, DC. The Council serves as the trade association dedicated to the commercialization of fuel . . .

Ballard Signs Fuel Cell Catalyst Agreement With MicroCoating.(Brief Article)
Canada's Ballard Power Systems Inc. said that it entered an exclusive development agreement with MicroCoating Technologies Inc. (MCT) for a proprietary combustion chemical vapor deposition process ( . . .

WirelessCar Opens North American Headquarters In Calif.(Brief Article)
WirelessCar, a global provider of integrated telematics solutions and services to vehicle manufacturers and commercial fleets, said it has formed a North American headquarters in Irvine, CA. The exp . . .

Location/Tracking Systems Are Growing Rapidly.(Brief Article)
Location/tracking systems providers generated $27.32 million in 2000 according to new analysis from Frost & Sullivan. The study, entitled "World RF-Location/Tracking System Markets," projects revenu . . .

Auto Industry's Outdated Thinking Is Its Nemesis, Auto Analyst Says.(Brief Article)
Many of the current problems in the auto industry can be attributed directly to antiquated methods of forecasting and fixed-volume manufacturing, says John Costanza, a recognized consultant to the m . . .

GM Says It Will Boost Innovations.(Brief Article)
General Motors Corp.'s said it would reclaim its leadership position in product innovation. "We are going to be the leader in innovation," said Alan Taub, executive director of science with GM's res . . .

Ford To Buy NSK Power-steering Components From NSK.(Brief Article)
NSK Ltd , Japan's largest maker of bearings, said it had received an order for one million electric power-steering units a year from Ford Motor Co. to be used in the automaker's 2003 car platforms. . . .

Cabin Air Filter Market In North American Filter Aftermarket Set To Expand.(Brief Article)
The potential aftermarket for automotive filters is set to expand, as the North American vehicle population and average number of miles driven per year continues to rise. According to a new study by . . .

Lear, BERU In Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems Venture.
Lear Corporation and BERU Group said they have signed an agreement to jointly design and develop tire pressure monitoring systems for the global automotive market. Terms were not disclosed. Under th . . .