- Tires go high-tech
The auto industry is bracing for a change that will whisk the century-old inflatable rubber tire into the computer age during the next four years. Automakers, semiconductor suppliers, federal regulators, and tire manufacturers are paving the way for the change, laying a technical foundation that could one day be adopted ......
- Tires go high-tech
The auto industry is bracing for a change that will whisk the century-old inflatable rubber tire into the computer age during the next four years. Automakers, semiconductor suppliers, federal regulators, and tire manufacturers are paving the way for the change, laying a technical foundation that could one day be adopted ......
- Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.
Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.'s restructuring is strangiing Cooper-Standard Automotive's sealing-products plant in Rocky Mount. Beginning in March, about 380 workers will lose their jobs as Cooper moves the plant's product lines -- vehicle seals and trim for Ford, Chrysler, General Motors and other auto makers -- to larger plants....
- Kudos
Brazing Concepts South of Fairfield, Ohio has been awarded Ford Motor Company Q1 certification in recognition of superior supply of brazed torque converters, an essential component of Ford automotive transmission assemblies. A member of Gibraltar Industries' Thermal Processing Group of companies, Brazing Concepts South earned one of Ford's highest supplier ......
- Who's News
Auto parts supplier Dana Corp. has a new vice president of global purchasing in Paul Miller . He comes to Toledo, Ohio-based Dana with 25 years of purchasing experience at auto parts supplier Delphi and automaker General Motors. His most recent job was director of purchasing for Delphi Delco Electronics ......
- VoIP keeps firm on the road to success: auto parts
manufacturer realizes quick ROI, better communications with telephony
solution.
In the complex, hyper-competitive world of automobile production, dine can be a company's greatest friend or foe. Automobile manufacturers constantly assess and reassess their production processes to improve time-to-market, reduce inventory, and most importantly, ensure that customers and suppliers remain synchronized to maintain an efficient production schedule. For Draexlmaier Automotive ......
- Toyoda Gosei To Build New Auto Parts Plant In The
U.K.
Toyoda Gosei Co., a Japanese auto parts maker affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp., said it will spend 32 million pounds ($51.5 million) to build a new factory near Rotherham, U.K., as Japanese automakers expand in Europe. Toyoda Gosei said the facility will annually produce weather- stripping for 200,000 cars starting ......