Philippine President Takes Delivery of First CNG Buses for Metro Manila
Cummins Westport Inc. has reported the July 1 launch by the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) of the country’s first clean air public buses that will operate in Metro Manila. The buses are powered by Cummins Westport low-emissions natural gas engines.
BASF and Shell to Sell Their Stakes in Basell
BASF and Shell Chemicals announced today they will sell their 50-50 joint venture, Basell, to a consortium led by New York-based Access Industries and The Chatterjee Group, a privately-held investment firm. Basell is the world’s largest producer of polypropylene and advanced polyolefins used in a wide number of applications, including in the packaging and automotive industries and for consumer goods.
International Truck and Engine, Eaton Corp. Selected for Largest U.S. Diesel-Electric Hybrid Truck Pilot Program
International Truck and Engine Corp. and Eaton Corp. have been selected to manufacture diesel-electric hybrid trucks for a national pilot program serving the utility industry. The program is the largest in the nation to date and will test a minimum of 20 factory-built International utility trucks featuring an integrated hybrid powertrain solution jointly developed by the two companies.
Portals Help Manufacturers Predict Delays in Material Shipments
It’s 10 o’clock on Sunday night — do you know where your raw materials, parts, components and sub-assemblies are? That shipment of motors from Taiwan? The load of automotive frame parts bound for the Port of Oakland that you’ll need a week from Thursday on a just-in-time basis? How about those disk drives and capacitors your materials chief ordered from a new supplier in China for your finished-goods assembly plant? Chances are, if yours are among the billions of dollars worth of goods crossing the Pacific Ocean — or any ocean, for that matter — you’re not sure where your cargo is.
Automotive Cooling Products Acquires Quad Cities Distributing and Discount Radiator Warehouse
Automotive Cooling Products (ACP), specialty distributor of heating and cooling products for the automotive, light truck, heavy duty truck, agricultural and industrial industries, has acquired both Rock Island, Ill.-based Quad Cities Distributing and Discount Radiator Warehouse in Overland Park, Kan. These current acquisitions are part of ACP’s goals for growth and leadership within the automotive, light truck, heavy duty truck, agricultural and industrial industries.
Retooling a Pool of Talent: Michigan Reaches Out from Brawn to Brains
Diego Rivera’s famous mural of Detroit’s industry depicts big, muscular men pulling on steel and manipulating heavy machines as they mold new cars. But if Rivera were here today, how would he see the city? Probably not muscling steel girders around. He’d see MBAs and computer geeks creating the modern automotive world in front of their computers.
Hayes Lemmerz Brake and Powertrain Components Group Receives ISO Certification
The International Automotive Task Force (IATF), a worldwide consortium of automotive manufacturers and trade associations, has granted all of Hayes Lemmerz International’s brake and powertrain components group facilities the ISO/TS 16949:2002 (with design) certification.
High Schoolers Earn Certifications from Industry
A diploma isn’t the only important document that some students have in hand when they graduate from high school these days. A growing number of students, educators say, are graduating with specific, industry-defined skills certifications that can have immediate value in the job market. Industries in which such certification is available include computer maintenance, automotive repair, nursing, graphic arts and food service.