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Suppliers had a great 2011, if they didn't sell to Toyota or Honda
… year with a 39 percent sales increase in fiscal 2011 to $3.81 billion. Mobis produces chassis and cockpit modules , front-end modules , antilock brake parts and other components. In 2011, Hyundai-Kia Automotive passed Nissan North America …
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Economy in U.S. buoyed with autos spurring glass-to-steel growth
… undisclosed amount to increase its U.S. market share. The business generates $1.1 billion in annual sales from cockpit modules , instrument panels, door panels and center consoles for vehicles assembled at Ford plants, the Nanterre, France-based …
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A123 sees battery production constraints for several quarters
… million. In late March, A123 announced it was replacing battery modules and battery packs that could fail due to a manufacturing defect ..... million in warranty expenses from replacing battery packs and modules in the recall campaign for product already in the field. It …
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Brose to aquire former Mopar plant in Michigan
… square-foot plant on the heels of new contracts with Chrysler Group LLC and Ford Motor Co. The new plant will supply door modules to Chrysler's Jeep brand at its Toledo North Assembly Plant and undisclosed Ford models, the company said in a statement …
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A123 Systems to post $125 million Q1 loss after battery recall
… said. In late March, A123 announced it was replacing battery modules and battery packs that could fail due to a manufacturing defect ..... million in warranty expenses from replacing battery packs and modules in the recall campaign for product already in the field. Also …
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Ford says Faurecia will acquire interiors business in Mich.
… for an undisclosed amount. The Saline site near Ann Arbor, Mich., has $1.1 billion in annual sales from cockpit modules , instrument panels, door panels and center consoles for vehicles assembled at Ford plants, the Paris-based company said …
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Germany's Hella to begin production in Brazil
… in the home-appliance, automotive, medical and information-technology sectors, will help produce Hella body-control modules for a major global automotive manufacturer. Production is expected to begin in the next 12 months at an Emicol Eletro Eletronica …
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Reuters: Metaldyne up for sale
… components and assemblies for powertrain applications, including engine connecting rods, transmissions and balance shaft modules . The company has about $1 billion in annual revenue and more than 4,000 employees. Its customers include all major automakers …
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Like its rivals, Toyota revises product development
… developed with its modular system in 2013. Nissan uses four modules -- for the engine compartment, cockpit, front underbody ..... sedans and hatchbacks, can be developed by mixing and matching modules from the commonized bin. Nissan says the process will allow …
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Valeo abandons Henry Ford
… playing a game than building front-end modules for the new Infiniti JX. But it is hardly ..... assembly process. Their partially completed modules are on their carts, and they bring those modules to the parts. 'Completely flexible' The …
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Supplier Metaldyne on the block for about $1B by Carlyle, sources say
… and assemblies for powertrain applications, including engine connecting rods, transmission valve bodies and balance shaft modules . The company has about $1 billion in annual revenue and more than 4,000 employees. Its customers include all major automakers …
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Magneti Marelli plans engine parts plant in China
… Equipment Technology Development Co., the partnership will make intake manifolds, throttle bodies, fuel rails and air-fuel modules . Major customers will be Chinese carmakers in northeast China, such as China FAW Group Corp. The partners will initially …
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Despite slow sales, Ghosn sticks with EVs
… Eight months from launching large-scale U.S. manufacturing of his electric Nissan Leaf sedan and the complex battery modules that power it, he is sticking to his guns. "I recognize the challenges and skeptics. I'm used to them," Ghosn told …
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VW, Mustang Man Fans (3/26/12)
… the use of the V ought to use vehicle inventory management tool. They've won 23 systems is replacing lithium ion battery modules impacts. That could fail due to a manufacturing defects. The battery makers says the defense led to the widely publicized …
inventory management tool. They've won 23 systems is replacing lithium ion battery modules impacts. That could fail due to a manufacturing defects. The battery makers says the defense led to the widely publicized shut down. -
A123 will replace defective battery packs, takes blame for Fisker Karma glitch
… launched a field campaign to replace battery modules and packs that may contain defective prismatic ..... company has begun building replacement modules and packs and expects to begin shipping ..... Potentially Defective Battery Packs and Modules WALTHAM, Mass., March 26, 2012 (GLOBE …
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Fiat vendors likely to win U.S. business
… the Italian supplier that is part of Fiat Group. Magneti Marelli produces lighting, instrument clusters, infotainment modules , shock absorbers and powertrain components, and is a supplier to the Dodge Dart. CEO Eugenio Razelli said the alliance between …
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How Mini plans to expand lineup, add dealers
… development and production. This makes it easier to bring products and derivatives to market faster. Using standardized modules allows us to cut costs throughout the entire process chain. Before the BMW i brand was created, Mini was considered the BMW …
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GM, PSA have some big issues; deal ignores them
… s German Opel unit, said the alliance is structured around two pillars: the sharing of vehicle platforms, components and modules ; and the creation of a global purchasing joint venture for the sourcing of commodities, components and other goods and services …
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GM-PSA alliance recalls GM's fling with Fiat
… independently and on a competitive basis." Like the GM-Fiat deal, GM and PSA will share vehicle platforms, components and modules as well as form a global purchasing joint venture. GM and PSA say that in five years each will save about $1 billion annually …
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GM-PSA deal looks a lot like failed GM-Fiat pact
… independently and on a competitive basis." Like the GM-Fiat deal, GM and PSA will share vehicle platforms, components and modules as well as form a global purchasing joint venture. GM and PSA say that in five years each will save about $1 billion annually …
