Navistar Launches Emissions Education Campaign
Multimedia effort offers clarity on fuel economy, cost-of-ownership and operational impact of competing OEM technology paths.
Three Former Metaldyne Execs Plead Guilty in Trade Secrets Case
Two years after being indicted, a former Metaldyne VP and two former senior executives from the parts supplier pled guilty Monday to federal charges of theft of trade secrets.
Former Metaldyne Employees Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets; Shared Info With Chinese Competitor
A federal grand jury indictment unsealed yesterday in Detroit reveals that a former vice president and two former senior employees of Metaldyne were charged with plotting to steal and stealing Metaldyne’s secret process for manufacturing heavy automotive parts from powdered metal, and providing this information to a Chinese competitor. Charged in the 64-count indictment were Anne Lockwood, 53, formerly a vice president of sales at Metaldyne; her husband, Michael Haehnel, 51, formerly a senior engineer at Metaldyne, both of Rockwood, MI; and Fuping Liu, 42, a former metallurgist for Metaldyne, of Westland, MI. Liu worked out of Metaldyne’s Shanghai office until April 2004.
Valvoline and Fallbrook Technologies Inc. Sign Trademark Licensing and Development Agreement
The Valvoline division of Ashland Inc., and Fallbrook Technologies Inc. (Fallbrook), a technology development and intellectual property licensing company, announced that they have entered into a trademark licensing and development agreement to design, test and market specialty fluids designed to optimize the performance of Fallbrook’s NuVinci Continuously Variable Planetary (CVP) transmission technology.
Automakers Sue California Over Emissions
Automobile manufacturers sued on Tuesday to block the world’s toughest vehicle emissions standards, adopted by California regulators in September to cut greenhouse gases. The manufacturers argue in their lawsuit the standards, which could set a precedent for other states, must by law be the responsibility of the federal government.
Centric Parts Honored With U.S. Commercial Service’s Export Achievement Certificate At AAPEX 2018
Centric Parts has successfully participated in numerous trade missions to Latin America organized by the Auto Care Association in partnership with the U.S. Commercial Service.
Auto Care Association Receives Presidential Award
The ceremony was held to jointly recognize awardees from 2021 (32 organizations) and 2020 (39 organizations).
DOC Award To Help SEMA Manufacturers Boost Export Sales
The award marks the third time SEMA has received an MDCP grant.
Auto Care Association To Expand ACES, PIES Tech Standards
The Auto Care Association will receive $299,000 from ITA’s Market Development Cooperator Program.
Auto Care Association Hosts Successful International Matchmaking Program At AAPEX 2019
The program successfully connected suppliers with a select group of international buyers during AAPEX. The Auto Care Association matched participants’ buying and product interests and scheduled one-on-one meetings on Nov. 5-6 at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas.
