Thursday, November 30, 2006

Supplier News

McLaren announces new supplier
Motorsport.com Thu, 30 Nov 2006 9:21 AM PST
Team McLaren Mercedes is pleased to confirm that it will run with dampers provided by KONI during the 2007 Formula 1 World Championship season. The announcement marks the start of a long-term relationship that sees KONI become Official Supplier of Automotive Dampers to Vodafone McLaren Mercedes.

Wauseon Automotive Parts Supplier to Close Its Doors
WTOL 11 Toledo Wed, 29 Nov 2006 1:13 PM PST
Blue Water Automotive Systems will discontinue production at the Wauseon, Ohio, manufacturing facility on January 31 2007, and will transfer production to other facilities in the United States.

Freescale Expands Portfolio of 16-Bit Automotive Microcontrollers with FlexRayâ„¢ Technology
The Auto Channel Thu, 30 Nov 2006 7:13 AM PST
AUSTIN, Texas--With the market debut of FlexRay â„¢ technology in 2007 model vehicles, high-speed communications networks are redefining automotive safety and performance.

TD Automotive Compressor Georgia Celebrates Grand Opening of New Facility
The Auto Channel Thu, 30 Nov 2006 7:14 AM PST
TOKYO, Nov. 30, 2006 -- TD Automotive Compressor Georgia, LLC (TACG) -- a joint venture between Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) and DENSO Corporation (DENSO) to produce car air-conditioning compressors in Jefferson, Ga. -- held a grand opening ceremony at its new 344,000-square-foot facility in Jefferson on November 30.

Alabama Lands New Automotive Supplier
WSFA Montgomery Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:25 AM PST
German-based W-K-W Erbsloeh announced on Wednesday that its plans to build a 15-point-5 million dollar plant in Pell City. The company will manufacture aluminum trim for the Mercedes plant in Vance.

Mercedes supplier breaks ground
Montgomery Advertiser Thu, 30 Nov 2006 2:11 AM PST
A Mercedes supplier with headquarters in Germany broke ground Wednesday in Pell City on its first North American parts facility, which is expected to create about 300 jobs over the next three years.

Gain an Insight into the Day-to-day Technological Developments & Product Inventions in the Automotive Components
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 30 Nov 2006 9:15 AM PST
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Automotive Components Manufacturers- December 2006 Issue to their offering.

Transnational Automotive Announces Purchase of 60 City Buses for its Urban Transportation Operation in Cameroon
Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:28 AM PST
Transnational Automotive Group, Inc., a global leader in transportation services and sustainable energy development, today announced the purchase of 60 new city buses to expand "LeBus", a TAUG subsidiary operating an urban bus company in Cameroon.

Freescale Expands Portfolio of 16-Bit Automotive Microcontrollers with FlexRay(TM) Technology
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 30 Nov 2006 0:00 AM PST
AUSTIN, Texas----With the market debut of FlexRay technology in 2007 model vehicles, high-speed communications networks are redefining automotive safety and performance. To help drive next-generation vehicle network architectures forward, Freescale Semiconductor has expanded its family of 16-bit automotive microcontrollers with FlexRay technology and flash memory scaling to 512K.

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