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Celebrating Europe's Rising Stars
… Manufacturing Panayiotis Pitsikos andndash; Autostop andndash; Manufacturing Matthias Weitzel andndash; Magna Exteriors and Interiors andndash; Marketing Darren Cox andndash; Nissan andndash; Marketing Kevin Williams andndash; Dana andndash; Purchasing …
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Jaguar launches plan to spruce up U.S. stores
… Jaguar Land Rover North America. He said plans for those dealerships should be worked out by year end. Jaguar wants store interiors to reflect the changes in the product range as it adds all-new models -- starting with the F-Type convertible that makes …
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Jaguar launches plan to spruce up stores
… Jaguar Land Rover North America. He said plans for those dealerships should be worked out by year end. Jaguar wants store interiors to reflect the changes in the product range as it adds all-new models -- starting with the F-Type convertible that debuts …
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Magna founder Stronach aims to reshape Austria's politics
… into a network of 401 factories and engineering centers around the world. The business supplies vehicle bodies and complete interiors , seating, powertrains, electronics, vision systems and roof systems. It even builds complete cars, including the Mini …
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A modest retirement goal: Reshape Austria's politics
… into a network of 401 factories and engineering centers around the world. The business supplies vehicle bodies and complete interiors , seating, powertrains, electronics, vision systems and roof systems. It even builds complete cars, including the Mini …
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Johnson Controls posts lower quarterly profit on weak auto output in Europe
… quarter, compared with $379 million, or 55 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter. Johnson Controls makes vehicle interiors , batteries, and building efficiency systems. The company's automotive unit "benefited from higher auto production in …
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Johnson Controls posts lower quarterly profit, reaffirms 2013 outlook
… quarter, compared with $379 million, or 55 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter. Johnson Controls makes vehicle interiors , batteries, and building efficiency systems. The company's automotive unit "benefited from higher auto production in …
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The (domestic) auto industry hits a wall in China
… Not much. Chinese 'don't want Chinese cars' Talk to the foreigners on the ground, the ones, for example, in the interiors business or the turbocharging business, and they'll tell you that the locals don't want local brands anymore. "Chinese …
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Visteon eliminates 2 senior execs as climate division shifts to South Korea
… Township, Mich., Fisher said. Fisher said human resource managers in Visteon's four businesses -- HVCC, electronics, interiors and its Yanfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems Ltd. joint venture -- will handle HR functions within the individual groups …
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Opel names new human resources boss
… succeeding Holger Kimmes, 54, who is leaving Opel. A trained lawyer, Schumacher joins Opel from Toyota Boshoku, a closely held interiors supplier of the Toyota group, where he was vice president of human resources in Europe. Prior to this, he held a senior …
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Social media aid Visteon design
… our systems upstream and say, 'Here's what we're thinking. What do you think?'" Visteon, a global supplier of car interiors , electronics and climate control systems, also is considering holding virtual focus groups with drivers to solicit their …
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Audi CEO Stadler counts on SUVs to topple BMW as luxury leader
… way we share components does not affect brand values. An Audi always is an Audi: a real premium car. Take for example the interiors of our cars. They are the industry benchmark. In each country we have an individual Audi division that is responsible for …
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Audi chief: China, crossovers are keys to world luxury crown
… share components does not affect brand values. An Audi always is an Audi: a real premium car. Take, for example, the interiors of our cars. They are the industry benchmark. In each country we have an individual Audi division that is responsible for …
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Inside the NY Debuts (3/28/13)
… lower. And the second reason is they needed to right size car it's always been a little bit too small that midsize segment interiors a really big upgrade from the outgoing CTS and what the interior designers are really after was. What they this spoke feel …
car it's always been a little bit too small that midsize segment interiors a really big upgrade from the outgoing CTS and what the interior designers are really after was. What they -- this spoke -
Barra remakes GM product development
… torturous process that I've grown to expect." As a kid, Barra, a native of suburban Detroit, climbed over every inch of the interiors of Pontiacs brought home by her father, who worked as a die maker at GM's Pontiac Division for nearly 40 years. At 18 …
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Faurecia to build new N.A. headquarters, tech center
… build a new North American headquarters and technical center north of Detroit in Auburn Hills, Mich. Faurecia, the French interiors and seating supplier controlled by Peugeot SA, is planning to build a three-story, 300,000-square-foot headquarters …
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Why the LaCrosse facelift is sorely needed
… with the Enclave large crossover, it has helped Buick forge a budding reputation for stylish designs and quiet, comfortable interiors . But four years is a long time to go between facelifts. And the LaCrosse has become stale. LaCrosse vs. Impala To see …
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Chrysler's Home Advantage (3/22/13)
… for auto makers to use cross branding as a way to gin up interest and aging models. Heck even American motors put Levi's interiors and some of its Jeep models in the mid 1970s. That's about the same time that Lincoln sold designer editions of the continental …
gin up interest and aging models. Heck even American motors put Levi's interiors and some of its Jeep models in the mid 1970s. That's about the same time that Lincoln sold designer editions of the -
Mazda6 seeks gain in shrinking sector
… third-generation Mazda6, which is the brand's flagship. The company says the sedan and wagon versions will have spacious interiors as well as segment-leading rear legroom and knee clearance. The Mazda6 will offer Mazda's Smart City Brake Support …
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Detroit 3 raise alarm as yen weakens, aiding Japanese profits
… yen effect. It's replacing 60 percent of its lineup by 2014 and now can afford to appoint those models with more lavish interiors and high-tech features, Jonas said. The result is almost certain to cost Detroit market share. "You'd be foolish to …
