DuPont Automotive

Opel says crash test shows new refrigerant is safe

April 4, 2013 06:01 CET
Opel has found no evidence in a crash test on its new Mokka small SUV that a controversial air conditioning refrigerant could catch fire in a collision and release toxic fumes.... Read More »

 

Volkswagen rules out refrigerant made by Honeywell, DuPont

March 8, 2013 17:00 CET
Volkswagen has joined Daimler in deciding not to use a new air-conditioning refrigerant developed by Honeywell and DuPont in its cars.... Read More »

 

Volkswagen rules out refrigerant made by Honeywell, DuPont

11:00 am U.S. ET | March 8, 2013
Volkswagen has joined German compatriot Daimler in deciding not to use a new air-conditioning refrigerant developed by U.S. firms Honeywell and DuPont in its cars.... Read More »

 

Daimler should get more time to address EU refrigerant regulations, German agency says

Feb. 15, 2013 16:00 CET
A German government body has proposed that the EU grants Daimler more time to meet new European laws mandating the use of climate-friendly air conditioning refrigerants in cars.... Read More »

 

Daimler urged to get more time to address EU refrigerant regulations

10:00 am U.S. ET | Feb. 15, 2013
A key German government body said it has proposed Brussels grant Daimler AG until the end of 2015 to meet new European Union laws mandating the use of climate-friendly air conditioning refrigerants in cars.... Read More »

 

Honeywell says carmakers convinced its coolant is safe

Feb. 12, 2013 18:44 CET
Auto supplier Honeywell refuted claims that its new carbon-neutral air conditioning refrigerant was unsafe, citing findings by an automotive industry research group that it said backed up the product.... Read More »

 

Honeywell says carmakers convinced its coolant is safe

12:44 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 12, 2013
Auto supplier Honeywell refuted claims that its new carbon-neutral air conditioning refrigerant was unsafe, citing findings by an automotive industry research group that it said backed up the product.... Read More »

 

GM, defying Daimler's fire concerns, sticks with new refrigerant from Honeywell, DuPont

Jan. 5, 2013 06:01 CET
GM is sticking with its decision to introduce a new, more environmentally safe refrigerant in its vehicles despite claims by Daimler that it may cause fires in an accident. A GM executive said GM conducted additional crash tests plus computer simulations after the German automaker raised questions about the refrigerant HFO-1234yf.... Read More »

 

GM, defying Daimler's fire concerns, sticks with new refrigerant from Honeywell, DuPont

1:31 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 3, 2013
GM is sticking with its decision to introduce a new, more environmentally safe refrigerant in its vehicles despite claims by Daimler AG that it may cause fires in an accident. A GM executive said GM conducted additional crash tests plus computer simulations after the German automaker raised questions about the refrigerant HFO-1234yf.... Read More »

 

Honeywell, DuPont coolant safe to use, auto engineers group says

Dec. 17, 2012 15:32 CET
An air-conditioning refrigerant that has been criticized as potentially unsafe to car passengers is actually safe to use, according to preliminary results released by the SAE, an influential automotive engineering association.... Read More »

 

Honeywell, DuPont coolant safe to use, auto engineers group says

9:32 am U.S. ET | Dec. 17, 2012
An air-conditioning refrigerant that has been criticized as potentially unsafe to car passengers is actually safe to use, according to preliminary results released by the SAE, an influential automotive engineering association.... Read More »

 

DuPont opens automotive Innovation Center near Detroit

2:49 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 19, 2012
Supplier DuPont has opened an r&d operation in suburban Detroit aimed at boosting collaboration between its automotive customers and its 9,500 researchers around the world.... Read More »

 

DuPont sells half its automotive business

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 3, 2012
DuPont is selling roughly half of its automotive business. The company is selling its auto paint business, DuPont Performance Coatings, to Carlyle Group, a private equity firm in Washington, for $4.9 billion in cash. It will keep its other automotive operations.... Read More »

 

DuPont to sell car paint unit to Carlyle for $4.9 billion

8:42 am U.S. ET | Aug. 30, 2012
Chemical giant DuPont is selling its slow-growing car paint business to private equity firm Carlyle Group LP for $4.9 billion in cash as it focuses on advanced materials and biotechnology.... Read More »

 

Carlyle emerges as front runner to acquire DuPont car paint unit

8:01 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012
Private equity firm Carlyle Group has emerged as the front runner to buy DuPont's car paint business after rival bidder Apollo Global Management declined to increase its offer, according to three people familiar with the matter.... Read More »