New Federal-Mogul President and CEO Jose Maria Alapont has appointed Rainer Jueckstock as senior vice president, Powertrain Systems. Jueckstock has been with the company for more than 15 years. Since 2004 he served as senior vice president, Powertrain Operations, responsible for worldwide Powertrain manufacturing.
Bryan Emrich has been named marketing director for the Valvoline lubricant and chemical brands. Valvoline is a division of Ashland Inc. Emrich comes to Valvoline with extensive brand management experience. From 1998 to 2003 he managed several hair care brands at Procter & Gamble including Physique, Head & Shoulders and...
Universal Automotive said it is looking for a buyer for some or all of its businesses. For several months, the company has been working to make some positive changes in its business. In late February, the company announced it had hired turnaround firm The Parkland Group, to help return the...
Oxford Automotive last week announced its successful emergence from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection. Oxford filed for protection in early December 2004 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Oxford's reorganization plan provides for the sale and/or liquidation of its North American businesses, while preserving its successful...
KYB America LLC has been named “Preferred Vendor of the Year” by the Automotive Parts Associates (APA). The announcement was made at APA’s annual Shareholders/Manufacturers’ conference held March 11-12 in New Orleans.
Federal-Mogul Corp. and the Canadian Association for Stock Car Racing (CASCAR) have announced a new sponsor partnership establishing a cash awards program under the Moog Chassis Parts brand for competitors in CASCAR's three series, the Super Series, Sportsman Series and Western Series.
The Big Three automakers continue to lose market share in the United States but are regaining ground in Canada, Scotia Economics says in its latest Canadian Auto Report. U.S. sales by the Big Three have declined by six percent so far this year, reducing their market share to 59 percent...
James Donlon has been named senior vice president and CFO of ArvinMeritor, effective April 1. Donlon comes to ArvinMeritor from Kmart where he served as senior vice president and CFO. From 1998 until 2003, Donlon was senior vice president and controller for the Chrysler Group at DaimlerChrysler Corp. Donlon joined...
Harcourt G. "Harky" Runnings, founder and former chairman of Red Dot Corp., died Wednesday, March 23 in Shelton, Wash. He was 92. Runnings founded Red Dot in 1965 after the popularity of the truck heaters he built at his Seattle radiator shop outpaced his ability to produce them. Under his...
Bosch has appointed Ronaldo Reimer as president of its North and South American Chassis Division, effective April 1. Reimer succeeds Hans Weckerle who will retire after 29 years with the company. He has also been named executive vice president of its global Chassis Systems business.
