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THE SUPPLIER SPEAKS -- ELMAR DEGENHART

Conti joins EV battery makers, aims to be among top 3

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 23, 2012
Continental AG, a leading global producer of tires, brakes and electronics, is muscling into the market for electric-vehicle batteries. At the Detroit auto show, Continental CEO Elmar Degenhart announced a joint venture with Korean battery maker SK Innovation to produce lithium ion batteries for autos.... Read More »
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THE SUPPLIER SPEAKS -- YANN DELABRIERE

Faurecia thrives as Germans expand in North America

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 23, 2012
Faurecia SA, a major French supplier of seats, interiors, exhaust systems and exterior parts, is angling for a much bigger share of North American sales.... Read More »
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PURSCHASING EXEC: SIDNEY JOHNSON, DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE

Delphi gives special access to top suppliers

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 28, 2011
Delphi Automotive plans to earmark as much as 70 percent of its $8 billion annual purchasing budget for 100 key suppliers, up from about 40 percent today. Sidney Johnson, Delphi's purchasing chief, says the company's top leadership is spending time with these key suppliers to build relationships and share expansion plans.... Read More »
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TALK FROM THE TOP -- CARLOS GHOSN, NISSAN AND RENAULT

Ghosn defends EVs, pushes to increase market share

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 28, 2011
Carlos Ghosn, CEO of both Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA, has committed his companies unequivocally to electric vehicles. The result of that strategy is still unclear. Sales of the Nissan Leaf have been limited by a lack of availability. The factory's modest output can't meet demand. For Nissan as a whole, however, that hasn't been the case.... Read More »
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TALK FROM THE TOP -- MITSUBISHI'S OSAMU MASUKO

Amid crises, Mitsubishi chief aims to rebrand the company

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 14, 2011
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. was staging a financial comeback when the automaker was slammed by Japan's March earthquake and the yen's surge against the dollar. President Osamu Masuko, 62, will have to parry those challenges as he embarks on his grand plan to rebrand the company as a global leader in electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.... Read More »
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TALK FROM THE TOP -- TOYOTA'S AKIO TOYODA

Steeled by 3 years of crises, Toyoda steers toward growth

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 14, 2011
There has been no normal for Akio Toyoda, 55, in the three years since he took the helm of the car company founded by his grandfather in 1937. The Japanese yen has soared to all-time highs against the dollar, putting unprecedented strain on the automaker's export-dependent domestic operations.... Read More »
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FINAL ASSEMBLY

Chrysler's illuminati spar over lighting up the Dart's derriere

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 13 2012
Call it the battle of the backside: There's a big debate within Chrysler about whether a snazzy full-width panel of LEDs should be standard on all Dodge Darts or just high-end models. Production of the compact -- new car, resurrected name -- begins in the second quarter, so it's almost decision time.... Read More »
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BMW fights Mercedes with new fuel-efficient 3-series sedan

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 12 2012
While BMW won the race for the luxury car market in the United States last year, the world's largest premium automaker is keeping a sharp eye on its rear-view mirror.... Read More »
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GREEN SHOOTS

Retrofitters plug into EV fleet niche

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 13 2012
Automakers are having a hard time selling electric vehicles in volume. But retrofitters aiming for tiny niches are proliferating. With business models geared to selling small batches of electrified vehicles to utilities, governmental units and the like, you might say that retrofitters are playing small ball.... Read More »
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2012 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW

Volvo’s next safety frontier -- animals

1:18 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 8 2012
Having long ago made a name for itself in vehicle safety, Volvo is turning its attention to protecting animals. Or more correctly, protecting animals and drivers from each other.... Read More »
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WORLD CONGRESS

Marchionne celebrates Chrysler, warns on Europe

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16 2012
Sergio Marchionne told industry executives to be wary of the crisis in Europe, even as he celebrated Chrysler Group's historic comeback in 2011. Speaking at the Automotive News World Congress, Marchionne, 59, CEO of Chrysler-Fiat, praised his workers and managers who had struggled to restore the company.... Read More »
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Suppliers to the 2012 Dodge Charger

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 6 2012
Suppliers to the 2012 Dodge Charger include Metal Powder Products, Yazaki, Argent, IAC, ContiTech, Shawmut, Jyco Sealing, Magna Closures, Sigma, SRG Global, Ideal Clamp, Hitachi Cable, Multimatic, Inteva Products, FAIST ChemTec, Jiffy-tite, Novo Motor and Hutchinson Anti-Vibration Systems.... Read More »
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FINAL ASSEMBLY

Mazda's dating again; anybody wanna snuggle?

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 13 2012
With its financial outlook increasingly bleak and the embers cooled from its former fling with Ford, Mazda approaches this Valentine's Day looking for some corporate romance. President Takashi Yamanouchi made it clear that he's looking for strategic partners when the company forecast a net loss of $1.29 billion in the fiscal year ending March 31.... Read More »
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