Supply lineJTEKT expands hub bearing plant in South Carolina 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 11, 2012 JTEKT Corp. says it will spend $130 million to expand its Koyo ball bearing factory in Richland County, S.C.... Read More »
Kobe expands aluminum forge in Kentucky 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 11, 2012 Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products is expanding its aluminum forge in Bowling Green, the governor's office announced.... Read More »
Tenneco to supply diesel aftertreatment systems to Scania 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 11, 2012 Tenneco Inc. says it will supply diesel aftertreatment systems to Scania Group for use in heavy-duty trucks that must comply with Euro 6 regulations that will take effect next year. Tenneco will produce the systems at its factory in Edenkoben, Germany.... Read More »
Autoliv to build airbag component plant in Utah 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 11, 2012 Autoliv Inc. will spend $13 million build a plant in Promontory, Utah, to produce gas propellant for airbags. The company also is spending $5 million to build production lines in its plant in Tremonton, Utah, which produces airbag initiators. The new lines eventually will add up to 30 percent more production capacity.... Read More »
Delphi completes acquisition of connectors unit 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 13, 2012 Delphi Automotive has completed the $982 million acquisition of FCI Group’s Motorized Vehicles Division, which supplies connectors.... Read More »
Visteon opens design center in India 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 13, 2012 Visteon has opened a design center in Pune, India. The facility, part of a Visteon engineering center, will house experts in human-machine interface, plus engineers, program managers and market researchers.... Read More »
IAC dedicates interior parts plant in Romania 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 13, 2012 International Automotive Components Group has opened a plant in Romania to produce interior components.... Read More »
Goodyear to trim 200 jobs at N.C. tire plant 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 13, 2012 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plans to eliminate 200 jobs at its tire plant in Fayetteville, N.C.... 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 »
Ford creates minority-owned JV with Valeo in Detroit area 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 13, 2012  In another minority supplier initiative created by Ford, V. Johnson Enterprises, an affiliate of former NBA star Vinnie Johnson's Piston Group, today said it was forming a joint venture with French supplier Valeo SA.... Read More »
Sterling Group to buy Dexter Axle for $360 million 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012 An affiliate of Sterling Group of Houston has agreed to purchase Dexter Axle in a deal worth $360 million.... Read More »
Magna to produce sunroofs in Michigan 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012 Magna International Inc. plans to invest $10.1 million to develop and sell sunroofs.... Read More »
Harman to open software center in Chicago 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012 Harman International Industries says it will open a software center in suburban Chicago to provide engineering for infotainment.... Read More »
Hitachi to build suspension component factory in Mexico 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012 Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Inc. has started building a factory in Queretaro, Mexico. By 2016, Hitachi expects to spend $100 million on the plant.... Read More »
Prism builds new plant and headquarters in Detroit area 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012 Prism Plastics has moved into its new factory and corporate headquarters in suburban Detroit, a $2.5 million complex in Chesterfield Township, Mich.... Read More »
Janesville Acoustics to build Mich. plant 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 11, 2012 Janesville Acoustics will spend $10 million to build a plant in Battle Creek, Mich., to produce felt insulation.... Read More »
JCI develops seats for Kia Cee’d 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 11, 2012 Johnson Controls Inc. has developed seats for the European Kia C’eed that are 12½ pounds lighter than the previous seats, reports IHS Supplier Business.... Read More »
Bridgestone plans r&d center in Arizona 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 11, 2012 Bridgestone Corp. has acquired a 281-acre farm in Eloy, Ariz., to supply guayule, a shrub that’s a source of natural rubber, for a nearby research center that Bridgestone will build in Mesa.... Read More »
Ogihara to expand Michigan plant 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 11, 2012 Ogihara America Corp. plans a $35 million expansion of its stamping plant in Howell, Mich., according to the Livingston Daily Press & Argus.... Read More »
Panasonic opens tech center in Michigan 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 14, 2012 Panasonic Automotive Systems Co. of America has moved its Michigan staff to a new building in suburban Detroit.... Read More »
Parker Hannifin sells HVAC unit to ContiTech 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 14, 2012 Parker Hannifin Corp. says it has signed an agreement to sell the air conditioning portion of its mobile climate systems division to ContiTech AG.... Read More »
Visteon completes sale of its lighting business to Varroc 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 14, 2012 Visteon Corp. says it has completed the sale of its automotive lighting unit to Varroc Group for $72 million.... Read More »
Goodyear tests soybean oil as a tire material 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 14, 2012 Goodyear Tire & Rubber says it is testing soybean oil for use in tires to extend tread life by 10 percent and reduce the use of petroleum-based oil.... Read More »
BorgWarner to expand Mississippi plant 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 14, 2012 BorgWarner Inc. plans to expand its factory in Water Valley, Miss., to produce stop-start components for automatic transmissions.... Read More »
Faurecia opens interior parts plant in Michigan 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 14, 2012 ... Read More »
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