BASF to Showcase Advanced Automotive Solutions at 2012 North American International Auto Show
Exhibit will highlight how BASF helps drive automotive sustainability and innovation. BASF says it works closely with car designers, engineers, collision repair centers and OEMs to apply its product ideas in developing lighter, safer, more colorful and energy-efficient cars with unparalleled motoring comfort.
Dayco Power Transmission Names Michael Kamsickas President of North America Original Equipment
Appointment key to meeting global customer needs through strong regional leadership and technology, company says.
Federal-Mogul Announces More Organizational Appointments
Federal-Mogul Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Jose Maria Alapont announced several organizational appointments this week. Rainer Jueckstock has been named senior vice president, Powertrain Energy. Gerard Chochoy has been named senior vice president, Powertrain Bearings and Sealings. Rene Dalleur has been named senior vice president, Vehicle Safety and Protection.
Federal-Mogul Appoints Gerard Chochoy, Senior Vice President, Global Development
Gerard Chochoy has been appointed senior vice president, global development for Federal-Mogul, March 1. Chochoy will also serve as an officer of the company. In this role, Chochoy will assume overall responsibility for global development at Federal-Mogul Corp.
Scandal Widens in European Car Sector; Parts Official Resigns in France Amid Wave of Bribes
The chief executive of a leading French auto parts supplier stepped down Wednesday amid charges by prosecutors that he was aware of bribes allegedly paid to Germany’s top automakers to win their business. Directors at Faurecia, one of the biggest European makers of automotive interiors, met late Wednesday and announced the resignation of Pierre Levi, saying that his departure was “in the best interests of the group.”
Car Suppliers Determined to Pass on Costs
Caught between a rock and a hard place, automotive suppliers say they are determined to pass on steep rises in raw material costs to their customers even as carmakers step up pressure for lower manufacturing costs.
Research Firm Publishes Automotive Suppliers Benchmarking Yearbook
Research and Markets, an international market research provider, recently released “Automotive Suppliers: 2004 Global Best Practices Statistical Yearbook,” a report on automotive supplier benchmarking. The report provides automotive supplier benchmarking data enabling Tier 1-2-3 and aftermarket suppliers to pinpoint how they perform against industry best practices in areas such as cost control, quality, human resource management and R&D.
Lear Plans to Close Auburn Hills, Mich., Plant
Multibillion-dollar auto interiors supplier Lear Corp. said Thursday that it plans to close its Auburn Hills, Mich., plant by mid-June, a move that will put the factory’s 305 hourly employees out of work. The Auburn Hills plant makes seats for the Buick LeSabre and Buick Park Avenue sedans, which are built at General Motors Corp.’s Orion Township plant.