TRW

Growing Audi demand prompts TRW to boost output at new Romania plant

May 7, 2013 11:09 CET
TRW will boost production at a new eastern European factory on growing demand from Audi and other automakers. The U.S. supplier plans a fivefold output boost at a steering wheel leather wrapping plant in Baia Mare, Romania, that opened in January.... Read More »

 

TRW Q1 profits fall 21%, but Europe troubles mitigated

May 1, 2013 06:01 CET
Safety and braking components supplier TRW Automotive's first-quarter profits fell, but results from China and elsewhere helped mitigate reduced business in the troubled European market.... Read More »

 

TRW Q1 profits fall 21%, but Europe troubles mitigated

11:56 am U.S. ET | April 30, 2013
Safety and braking components supplier TRW Automotive's first-quarter profits fell, but results from China and elsewhere helped mitigate reduced business in the troubled European market.... Read More »

 

TRW launches camera systems production in U.S.

12:17 pm U.S. ET | April 11, 2013
TRW Automotive Holdings is launching production of automotive camera systems in the United States at a plant in Illinois. Its third generation S-Cam will be available on models from five automakers by the end of the year, the company said.... Read More »

 

Auto parts price-fixing probe has expanded

Feb. 15, 2013 20:10 CET
A wide-ranging probe of price fixing in a variety of car parts has expanded to product segments not yet disclosed, a U.S. Department of Justice official said.... Read More »

 

Auto parts price-fixing probe has expanded, U.S. says

2:10 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 15, 2013
A wide-ranging probe of price fixing in a variety of car parts has expanded to product segments not yet disclosed, a top Department of Justice official said today.... Read More »

 

TRW quarterly profit slips; North America, China offset weak Europe

8:43 am U.S. ET | Feb. 15, 2013
TRW Automotive Holdings said fourth-quarter net profits slipped, with increasing demand in North America and China offsetting weakness in Europe. Net income in the fourth quarter slipped to $419 million compared with $425 million in the year-earlier period, the automotive supplier said in a statement.... Read More »

 

Toyota to recall 1.3 million vehicles for airbag, wiper glitches

7:31 am U.S. ET | Jan. 30, 2013
Toyota will recall nearly 1.3 million cars globally for two separate defects, including 752,000 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles in the United States to fix airbags that could be deployed inadvertently, the automaker said today.... Read More »

 

TRW has contracts to produce electric parking brake

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 13, 2012
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. says it has contracts to produce its electric parking brake and its electronic stability control system.... Read More »

 

TRW wins contracts to produce electric parking brake

Nov. 13, 2012 06:01 CET
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. says it has contracts to produce its electric parking brake and its electronic stability control system.... Read More »

 

TRW's Q3 profit rises on higher production in North America

11:00 am U.S. ET | Oct. 30, 2012
TRW Automotive reported a higher quarterly profit, helped by rising demand for its safety products and improved vehicle production volumes in North America.... Read More »

 

Suppliers expand use of electrohydraulic brakes

Oct. 19, 2012 06:01 CET
Electrohydraulic braking, a technology developed to meet the needs of hybrid-powered vehicles, is poised for wider use in conventional cars and trucks.... Read More »

 

DAVID SEDGWICK

A driver-friendly way to help you stay in your lane

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 15, 2012
I have never been a fan of lane-departure warning devices. The systems seemed like anxious nannies, buzzing with alarm whenever I even thought about changing lanes. But now I’m willing to give the technology a second look David Sedgwick is a special correspondent for Automotive News.... Read More »

 

PRODUCTION LINE

Suppliers expand use of electrohydraulic brakes

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 15, 2012
Electrohydraulic braking, a technology developed to meet the needs of hybrid-powered vehicles, is poised for wider use in conventional cars and trucks.... Read More »

 

TRW, Continental expand use of electro-hydraulic brakes, first developed for hybrids

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012
Electro-hydraulic braking, a technology developed to meet the needs of hybrid-powered vehicles, is poised for wider use in conventional cars and trucks.... Read More »

 

TRW, Continental expand use of electro-hydraulic brakes

Oct. 9, 2012 06:01 CET
Electro-hydraulic braking, a technology developed to meet the needs of hybrid-powered vehicles, is poised for wider use in conventional cars and trucks.... Read More »

 

TRW to spend $1 billion on share buybacks

11:43 am U.S. ET | Oct. 1, 2012
Automotive safety systems supplier TRW Automotive said today it would spend up to $1 billion to buy back its shares.... Read More »

 

TRW introduces an electronic horn

2:24 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 14, 2012
TRW Automotive said it has developed a new electronic horn system, which will be ready for production in late 2014 and probably be used first by an unnamed European automaker.... Read More »

 

TRW posts smaller profit; 'cautious' on Europe

July 31, 2012 13:31 CET
TRW made a smaller profit in the second quarter due to higher taxes and raw material costs as well as expenses tied to the company's growth plans. The company remains "cautious in the near-term" due to the deepening economic crisis in Europe, CEO John Plant said.... Read More »

 

TRW Automotive unit settles U.S. price-fixing charge

2:46 pm U.S. ET | July 30, 2012
A German unit of TRW Automotive Holdings has agreed to pay a $5.1 million criminal fine and plead guilty to fixing the prices of seat belts, airbags and steering wheels as part of an ongoing global antitrust investigation.... Read More »

 

Longtime supplier exec DelGrosso named CEO of Henniges Automotive

3:18 pm U.S. ET | July 23, 2012
Henniges Automotive Holdings today named former TRW and Lear executive Douglas DelGrosso as its CEO. DelGrosso, 50, will assume the role at the sealing and anti-vibration supplier on Aug. 1. He replaces interim CEO Larry Williams, who took over the position earlier this year after the resignation of Rob DePierre.... Read More »