http://www.just-auto.comLatest Components industry news - from just-auto.com© 2009 All content copyright just-auto.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:40:22 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 01:40:22 GMTjust-auto.com - RSS feedjust-auto.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Major suppliers to Tata's Nano are being identified and targeted by global OEMs seeking to make their own low-cost cars, according to an Indian media report.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102153Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:19:00 GMTKia has developed its own Gasoline Direct Injection engine based on the new Theta II family of units that will be used in the next generation of Kia vehicles. The company said the project had been developed at a cost of 170 billion won (£88 million) over a 46 month-long research period.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102160Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:14:00 GMTMichelin is planning to expand its production capacity and distribution network in Russia despite current difficulties caused by severe economic recession.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102154Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:28:00 GMTBattery maker Exide has announced a new supply agreement with Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA) to supply the starter batteries on the Toyota Highlander.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102156Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:20:00 GMTIf you turned the Jodrell Bank radio-telescope on its side and filled it with cornflakes to create one colossal breakfast bowl, you would still have fewer cornflakes than there are kilobytes residing in just-auto's automotive research archive. Dave Leggett dives in to the cornflakes, sorry kilobytes, in search of a few interesting factoids to brighten your Friday arvo (links are to articles freely available to all).http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101965Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 GMTGentex has announced that it is shipping interior and exterior auto-dimming mirrors and its SmartBeam High-Beam Assist (called Intelligent High Beams by the car maker) for the 2010 Lexus LS.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102148Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMTSouth Korean President Lee Myung Bak has said his country is ready to discuss US concerns about the auto trade imbalance in the context of a bilateral free trade agreement signed nearly two years ago.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102139Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:36:00 GMTTrelleborg has inaugurated a new plant in São José dos Campos outside São Paulo. The facility manufactures high-performance seals for such items as aircraft and passenger cars, as well as for industrial applications.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102127Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:42:00 GMTChrysler plans to invest US$179m in the next five years at a Michigan (Dundee) factory to build the Italian company's 4-cylinder, 1.4-litre engines.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102123Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:05:00 GMTRussian automaker GAZ posted a net profit of 2.868 billion roubles in January-September on its component operations.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102124Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:15:00 GMTFaurecia may rush to buy the German assets of bankrupt engineered plastics supplier Plastal, according to media reports.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102121Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:42:00 GMTIntel Corp has said it sees big opportunities in wind forecasting for power generation and in information management for electric vehicles.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102115Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:55:00 GMTRobert Bosch is negotiating with French unions over plans to axe 435 jobs at two plants in France, reducing its total workforce in the country to 9,000.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102113Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:26:00 GMTAutoliv has said it is buying the North American airbag, seatbelt and steering wheel assets of Delphi Corp which has recently emerged from a four-year Chapter 11 bankruptcy.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102095Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:38:00 GMTRicardo has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Moscow-based KATE LLC to partner it in the development of a new 7-speed automatic transmission for use in AvtoVAZ cars.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102101Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMTMercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) and Hughes Telematics, Inc. (HTI) have launched 'mbrace', a new telematics offering that they says brings an unprecedented level of connectivity to Mercedes-Benz drivers and 'begins the process of allowing them to customise their in-vehicle experiences to fit their daily needs'.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102094Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:27:00 GMTHungarian axle maker Raba has posted its third consecutive net loss as third quarter sales fell by an annual 42.3% to 7.11 billion forints (US$40m).http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102102Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:10:00 GMTSKF and Ricardo have signed an agreement to develop energy efficient solutions to better serve the increasing customer demand from the automotive industry for increased fuel economy and reduced CO2.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102091Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:36:00 GMTMichelin has announced plans to invest nearly USD900m to build a plant to in India.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102087Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:34:00 GMTChina XD Plastics, the largest Chinese manufacturer in the development, manufacture, and distribution of modified plastics primarily for use in automotive applications in China, has announced it has been approved to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102082Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:05:00 GMT