http://www.just-auto.comLatest Benteler industry news - from just-auto.com© 2009 All content copyright just-auto.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:50:33 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 04:50:33 GMTjust-auto.com - RSS feedjust-auto.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Volkswagen of South Africa has started exporting right-hand-drive versions of the new Polo following investment at its plant in Uitenhage, near Port Elizabeth.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=102159Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:00 GMTBMW Group and the SGL Group have agreed to establish a joint venture to produce carbon fibres and textile semi-finished products (CFRP) for use in vehicle construction. The total investment is EUR90m in the first development phase.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101849Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:42:00 GMTThe Spanish government will spend EUR1.69m from a European Union (EU) European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF) on helping workers made redundant from just two auto components manufacturers, despite originally intending to spread the cash between 12 companies.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=97974Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:17:00 GMTVolkswagen's works council has one again proposed that Volkswagen purchase shares in its major suppliers. The proposal is in response to the current trend for private equity firms to acquire suppliers, which the works council views as dangerous, because of their focus on short -term profits.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=91459Tue, 29 May 2007 15:18:00 GMTGerman parts maker Benteler opened a new factory in Vigo, Galicia, on Tuesday, Spanish newswire Europa Press reported.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=88347Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:00:00 GMTThe French car industry is taking quality very seriously. A recent day-long industry meeting sponsored by French suppliers' organisation FIEV on the subject in Paris involved many of the key players in the industry to focus on the problem, and the car makers have developed some initiatives to tackle the problem.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=73225Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:31:00 GMTThe best purchasers agree targets with their suppliers, according to Markus Knoche, a researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=72992Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:20:00 GMTGerman auto parts supplier Benteler will build a new factory in Palencia, central Spain and boost headcount at its Burgos facilities to meet a slew of new supply contracts, trades unions said on Thursday.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=71311Thu, 25 Nov 2004 17:05:00 GMTSmart's first four-seater will also be its first model not to be assembled at the company's plant in Hambach, France. The ForFour will be built on the same line as Mitsubishi's first European-designed Colt, in its fully owned NedCar plant.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=69591Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:11:00 GMTThe practice of brand development is now extending into the OE supplier industry. But building a global brand can be very expensive and B2B industries often have little or no experience in this area. So exactly what opportunities are there from OE supplier branding, what measures need to be taken to build that brand, and what is current best practice in the global supplier industry? Susan Brown investigateshttp://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=86181Mon, 01 Mar 2004 14:25:00 GMTDistracted by Covisint's spectacular flame-out, few have noticed that the e-marketplace set up by Bosch and other German suppliers at around the same time may already be profitable.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=68772Tue, 24 Feb 2004 14:03:00 GMTThe General Motors German arm, Adam Opel AG is unlikely to agree deals to sell or form joint ventures for some vehicle parts units until next year, people close to the company told Dow Jones. Dow Jones said Opel, trying to cut costs and break even by the fourth quarter of next year, had originally hoped to reach agreements this year on the parts units in Germany and Spain.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=82865Tue, 03 Dec 2002 09:28:00 GMTThyssenKrupp's automotive unit is close to finalising agreements to buy the Kaiserslautern components plant of Adam Opel and a bigger stake in Finnish car parts company Valmet, according to a report in Financial Times Deutschland.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=82296Fri, 22 Nov 2002 09:14:00 GMTBenteler Automobiltechnik and Volvo Car Corporation have signed a contract in Gothenburg, Sweden, for the sale of 100% of the Volvo Chassis Center (CCG) in Ghent, Belgium. The full transfer of CCG to Benteler is scheduled for January, 2003 when it will be renamed Benteler Automotive Belgium N.V.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=82519Thu, 07 Nov 2002 09:47:00 GMTThe automotive suspension and chassis industry is highly complex, with different designs used and manufacturing arrangements in place around the world. There is a multitude of political labour issues affecting the industry, as well as the constant battle between the steel and aluminium lobbies to use one material or the other. Companies are also frequently refocusing on 'core competencies', resulting in a great deal of change for the industry.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=86991Mon, 21 Oct 2002 09:51:00 GMTDaimlerChrysler Canada has announced it will close its trim plant in Ajax, Ontario, in December, 2003, as part of the company#;s cost saving strategy, writes Monica Dobie.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=81539Thu, 06 Jun 2002 15:10:00 GMTBenteler of Germany has opened a new technology centre at its North American headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., designed to enhance the company's relationships with OEM customers in the Detroit area. Benteler Automotive chief executive officer Nick Ghoussaini said, ``We are firmly committed to becoming the preferred systems supplier to our North American OEM and global customers. This new facility will support our quest to go beyond today's demands and create new technological systems that improve quality and simplify how automakers do business.''http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=81506Thu, 07 Mar 2002 12:09:00 GMTThe Shanghai Huizhong Automotive Co. Ltd. and Benteler Automotive of Paderborn, Germany have confirmed plans to create a new joint venture chassis parts company called Shanghai Benteler Huizhong Co. Ltd., which will be located in Shanghai, China.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=75559Tue, 15 Jan 2002 10:43:00 GMT