Global Aftermarket
Global Leaders To Present ‘Mobility Of The Future’ At Automechanika 2014

The latest developments in a variety of fields including storage technology, charging infrastructure, engines, electronics, lightweight construction, alternative fuels and more will be discussed.

AkzoNobel To Invest In New Performance Coatings Tech Center In China

Once completed in June 2015, the new development and application center will add capability and capacity to serve growing demand throughout Asia for innovative solutions targeted at the packaging, coil, specialty finishes and powder coatings markets.

Auto Care Association Sponsors New Automotive Resource Guide For US Exporters

This resource guide, prepared by the U.S. Commercial Service’s Global Automotive Team, is designed to help U.S. companies identify export markets where U.S. automotive products or services are likely to succeed.

Rigol Technologies Opens New Manufacturing And Engineering Campus In Suzhou, China

All Rigol instrument manufacturing has now been transferred to Suzhou.

New Cooper Tire Asia Technical Center Officially Dedicated

Center relocated from Shanghai to Kunshan, China, on the grounds of the Cooper Kunshan Tire (CKT) plant.

PPG To Invest $40 Million To Expand Facility In Brazil

The expansion project will add a 65,000-square-foot plant for on-site resin production. The resin will be used to manufacture PPG’s electrocoat products to meet growing demand among automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and industrial coatings customers in the region.

Bridgestone Becomes Official Worldwide Olympic Partner

Bridgestone’s partnership with the Olympics will start immediately and includes activation rights in connection with the Rio 2016 games. In addition, Bridgestone has been given sponsorship rights in Brazil, Korea, Japan and the United States through 2016. In 2017, the company’s activation rights will extend globally.

Atlas Copco Included In Top 10 Of Newsweek’s Sustainability Ranking

Atlas Copco has been ranked seventh by Newsweek Green Rankings, one of the world’s foremost corporate environmental rankings of the 500 largest publicly traded, global companies by market capitalization.

Hankook Tire Reveals Strategic Vision At Groundbreaking Of New High-Tech R&D Center

Significant R&D investment being used to accelerate future tire technology development with stronger research capabilities.

WABCO Completes Acquisition Of Transics International

As part of WABCO, Transics International will continue to operate under its own brand.

Magneti Marelli, Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. Sign JV For Shock Absorbers

SMIL and Magneti Marelli sign a 50/50 JV agreement in the field of shock absorbers for the automotive sector through the acquisition by SMIL of a stake representing the 50 percent of the Magneti Marelli Shock Absorbers India Private Limited share capital.

APRA Wins Award At The China International Remanufacturing Summit 2014

Joe Kripli, president and board chairman for the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA) announced that the association recently won the “Committed International Collaborator” Award during the fourth Annual China Remanufacturing Summit, held May 29-30 in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, Shanghai, China.