Friday, December 01, 2006

Supplier News

Blue Water Automotive closing 3 plants in Michigan, Ohio
WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:17 AM PST
MARYSVILLE, Mich. -- Blue Water Automotive Systems Inc. plans to close three plants over the next eight months, eliminating about 230 jobs.

Lear Sells NA Interiors Business
AP via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 01 Dec 2006 7:32 AM PST
Automotive supplier Lear Corp. said Friday it agreed to sell its North American interiors business to a venture owned by equity investors for $25 million in cash and a 25 percent stake in a newly formed venture.

Alabama Lands New Automotive Supplier
WSFA Montgomery Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:12 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.

Hayes Lemmerz' South Africa Operations Named Supplier of the Year by Ford Motor
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 01 Dec 2006 9:00 AM PST
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. announced today that its aluminum wheel manufacturing operation in Alrode, South Africa has received the 2006 Supplier of the Year Award from Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa.

Transnational Automotive Announces Purchase of 60 City Buses for its Urban Transportation Operation in Cameroon
SYS-CON Media Thu, 30 Nov 2006 2:27 PM PST
Transnational Automotive Group, Inc. (OTCBB: TAMG) ('TAUG'), 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.

Analyze the Activities of the European and American Vehicle and Component Manufacturers
The Auto Channel Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:27 AM PST
DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46340) has announced the addition of Automotive Emerging Markets - December 2006 to their offering.

ThyssenKrupp Budd Completes Sale of its North American Body and Chassis Operations to Martinrea International
The Auto Channel Fri, 01 Dec 2006 8:28 AM PST
TROY, Mich., Dec. 1, 2006 -- ThyssenKrupp Budd Company today announced it has completed the sale of its North American automotive body and chassis operations to Martinrea International, Inc., of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.

Hot products: Fast-sampling oscilloscope, auto signal-conditioning IC
EETimes Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:45 AM PST
Among the hottest products at eeProductCenter are a digital sampling oscilloscope with a real-time sampling rate of 1-Gsample/s and a signal conditioning IC for automotive applications.

Popular Wagner® ThermoQuiet® ‘iPad’ Promotion Returns with Special 2-Month Offer
The Auto Channel Fri, 01 Dec 2006 8:29 AM PST
SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--The Wagner ® ThermoQuiet ® “ iPad ” promotion is still rockin ’ . One of the most popular programs ever offered by Federal-Mogul Corporation ’ s Wagner brake products brand, the ‘ iPad ’ promotion – which enables automotive repair professionals to earn 30GB iPods or $25 iTunes Music Cards – returns for a special two-month run through Jan. 31, 2007. The original program ended in

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