http://www.just-auto.comLatest Service Suppliers industry news - from just-auto.com© 2009 All content copyright just-auto.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:46:42 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 02:46:42 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 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 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 GMTMore than a dozen business leaders - including Carlos Ghosn, President & CEO of Nissan Motor Company; David W. Crane, President & CEO of NRG Energy; and Frederick W. Smith, Chairman, President & CEO of FedEx Corporation - have come together to form the 'Electrification Coalition'.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102097Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:53:00 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 GMTRenault-Nissan has announced that Nissan and electricity provider Reliant Energy have forged an agreement to advance zero-emission mobility in the United States.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102083Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:20:00 GMTEuropean carmakers have welcomed General Motors' decision to hang on its European Opel and Vauxhall brands rather than sell them to the consortium led by Canadian supplier Magna International and Russia's Sberbank.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102061Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:06:00 GMTChrysler's new purchasing chief maintains the company is moving fast to fix or replace its troubled suppliers, and is aiming to share more parts makers with Fiat, says SupplierBusinesshttp://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102002Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:36:00 GMTIn September Korea exported US$11.8bn worth of auto parts, up 31% from the previous month and 10% year-on-year.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101922Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:27:00 GMTIndian automobile component manufacturers, who have been catering to international car companies, are taking additional value out of the supply chain by getting involved in the designing of auto parts.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101867Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:52:00 GMTUnlike the other two firms comprising the Detroit 'Big 3', Ford Motor Company has managed to avoid filing for Chapter 11 in the worst recession to hit the US auto industry in decades. The firm is moving closer to sustainable profitability at much lower volume. Many say that Ford CEO and President Alan Mulally can take considerable credit for that. Big corporate turnarounds aren't easy, but as he tells Dave Leggett, the important thing is to have a vision and act decisively.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101793Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:07:00 GMTThe current struggle for survival of European coachbuilders raises doubts over the long-term viability of these peculiar suppliers' business model. At the very least, the sector's focus is shifting, writes Matteo Finihttp://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101778Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:13:00 GMTIBM and Dassault Systèmes (DS) have signed an agreement under which DS intends to acquire IBM sales and client support operations encompassing DS's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software application portfolio, as well as customer contracts and related assets, for approximately US$600m in cash.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101777Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:50:00 GMTDelphi's emergence from bankruptcy gives birth to a brand new supplier and shows how painful the supplier spin-off can be.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101548Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:50:00 GMTSouth Africa should be the main supply point for vehicles into the rest of Africa - but a lack of trade agreements could see it losing out to other countries - including China.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101534Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:02:00 GMTVolkswagen Group is planning to source more auto components for global operations from India.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101512Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:20:00 GMTThe French government has said it plans to spend EUR1.5bn to create a battery-charging network for electric vehicles as part of a plan to encourage the development of cleaner vehicle technology.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101403Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:42:00 GMTHyundai Mobis, the auto components maker affiliated with the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, plans to expand its current network of 18 overseas logistics centres supplying spare parts.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101350Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:43:00 GMTToyota Motor plans to consolidate purchases of resin materials among group companies to cut costs and strengthen its bargaining power, the Nikkei business daily has reported.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101349Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:07:00 GMTReversing a trend of recent years to outsource, Volkswagen is bringing a large part of components production back to its own plants.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101301Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:37:00 GMT