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December 2011 management briefing: Review of 2011 (part 1)
20 December 2011
Like any year in the auto industry, 2011 saw its fair share of company ups and downs, industrial comings and goings, and a fair old sprinkling of corporate drama. Added to the mix this year were devastating natural disasters. We covered it all on just-auto. Editor Dave Leggett sifts through the lot and picks out a few highlights from the year just gone, month by month. Part one covers the first half of the year.
Q&A with Inteva Products
11 October 2011
In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Thierry Pebre, Inteva’s chief engineer of motors and electronics, Inteva Products LLC about the company’s electric motors. In January 2011, Inteva Products acquired ArvinMeritor’s body systems business. The move enables Inteva to strengthen its position as a global supplier of door systems and access control systems while expanding its product expertise to include roof systems, motors and electronics.
Q&A with Inteva Products (roof systems)
27 September 2011
In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Everardo Hernandez, engineering manager for Inteva Products LLC about the company’s innovative roof systems. Earlier this year, Inteva Products acquired ArvinMeritor’s body systems business.
US: Meritor revises fiscal Q2 guidance
31 March 2011
Meritor, which has just changed its name from ArvonMeritor, is revising guidance for its second quarter of fiscal year 2011.
US: ArvinMeritor changes name to Meritor
30 March 2011
Troy, Michigan-based ArvinMeritor has officially changed its name to Meritor, gaining a new ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTOR) effective from the start of trading today (30 March, 2011).
US: ArvinMeritor reports Q1 loss; to change name
1 February 2011
ArvinMeritor has reported financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010. The company, which recently sold its body systems business, is also planning a name change to Meritor, Inc. by the end of March.
Q&A with Inteva Products
12 January 2011
Earlier this month, Inteva Products LLC acquired ArvinMeritor’s body systems business. The move enables Inteva to strengthen its position as a global supplier of interior systems, door systems and access control systems while expanding its product expertise to include roof systems, motors and electronics. In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Stefan Land, Vice President and Executive Director for the Roof Systems Product Line, Inteva Products. Stefan was previously Vice President and General Manager of ArvinMeritor’s Body Systems business group.
US: ArvinMeritor completes sale of body systems business
4 January 2011
ArvinMeritor has completed the sale of its Body Systems business to an affiliate of Inteva Products for an estimated purchase price of US$27.27m.
US: ArvinMeritor announces agreement to sell Body Systems business
3 August 2010
ArvinMeritor announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Body Systems business to an affiliate of Inteva Products, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Renco Group, Inc.
US: ArvinMeritor announces tech centre investment
21 July 2010
ArvinMeritor is to invest US$23m over the next five years to expand its advanced technologies capabilities at its technical centre in Troy, Michigan.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: An uptick in partsville
7 May 2010
Back from two weeks' 'holiday at home' (not entirely my first choice; do not mention the words 'Iceland' or 'volcano') to a mixed week for the auto biz. It's nice to see a bit of uptick, at last, in the components sector with Magna back in the black in the first quarter on the back of increased OEM production in the USA (especially) and Europe and increased complete vehicle sales as new contracts like the Peugeot RCZ kicked in to replace the Chrysler minivan assembly withdrawn back to the US from the plant in Austria some time ago.
US: ArvinMeritor sales and profits rise
4 May 2010
ArvinMeritor, which last month said it was on course to exit the passenger car parts sector by the end of the year, on Tuesday said sales and operating and net profits for the second fiscal quarter of 2010 were up year on year.
US: ArvinMeritor on track to exit car parts biz
15 April 2010
ArvinMeritor has said it is on schedule to sell the last remaining piece of its passenger car parts business by the end of 2010, allowing the company to produce parts for commercial vehicles only.
BRAZIL: MAN adds new truck assembly line
15 April 2010
A new truck production line was officially opened on Thursday (15 April) at the MAN Latin America plant in Resende, Brazil.
CHINA: BorgWarner sees 45% growth
23 March 2010
BorgWarner expects compound annual sales growth of 45% in China until at least 2014 as it expands there, its chief executive has said.
RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Review of roof systems
22 March 2010
Since Mercedes-Benz offered the first car sunroof in 1932, Matthew Beecham finds that the ways in which automakers have sought to let the sun shine into the cabin have become increasingly complex.
US: ArvinMeritor awaits truck recovery
4 February 2010
ArvinMeritor is getting ready for a recovery in the US commercial truck market that could boost profitability in the second half of the year after shifting away from auto to commerical truck parts.
US: New Dana Europe boss named
10 December 2009
Arvin Meritor veteran Aziz Aghili has joined Dana Corporation as president of Europe. Dana has 19 operations in 10 European countries and reported sales of US$2.4bn in the region last year.
FEATURE: OEMs move faster to shift contracts to stable suppliers
24 November 2009
November is bringing more good news for suppliers. Now OEMs fear the sector’s expected consolidation will not happen, says SupplierBusiness
US: ArvinMeritor sells suspension joint venture
2 November 2009
ArvinMeritor has completed the sale of its 57% stake in the Meritor Suspension Systems Company (MSSC) joint venture to Mitsubishi Steel for close to US$13 million, which included a $12m cash dividend received by ArvinMeritor in the third quarter.
US: ArvinMeritor wins antitrust suit against Eaton
9 October 2009
ArvinMeritor unit ZF Meritor, a venture with ZF Friedrichshafen and Meritor Transmission, has won a lawsuit against Eaton Corporation after a Delaware district court jury found that Eaton had engaged in exclusionary and anticompetitive conduct in the sale and marketing of heavy duty truck transmissions.
INDIA: ArvinMeritor opens new technical centre
24 September 2009
ArvinMeritor has officially opened its new technical centre in Bangalore to develop axle and brake parts for commercial and other vehicle applications in Asia Pacific markets.
US: ArvinMeritor completes wheel sale
22 September 2009
ArvinMeritor has completed the previously announced sale of its wheels business - once a division of its light vehicle systems segment - to Iochpe-Maxion, the Brazilian producer of wheels and frames for commercial vehicles, railway freight cars and castings, for around US$180m.
BRAZIL: ArvinMeritor talks up South American operations
10 August 2009
ArvinMeritor's Chairman, CEO and President Chip McClure has announced that the company is committed to remaining a strong and growing manufacturer and supplier in South America.
US: ArvinMeritor books Q3 loss, sells wheels unit
4 August 2009
ArvinMeritor has booked a net loss of US$162m or -$2.23 a share for its third fiscal quarter ended 30 June, 2009 on sales down 47% to $993m.
CHINA: ArvinMeritor signs strategic partnership with Yutong
21 July 2009
ArvinMeritor has announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with Yutong Group Co., Ltd. to supply drivetrain components for buses and coaches in China.
USA: Arvin Meritor to sell chassis business
1 July 2009
ArvinMeritor is selling its chassis ride control business to private equity firm OpenGate Capital, as part of its earlier announced plan to pull out of the light vehicle chassis business.
US: ArvinMeritor sells JV stakes
25 June 2009
ArvinMeritor is selling its stakes in two joint ventures currently operated by its light vehicle chassis business.
RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Review of shock absorbers
1 June 2009
Despite the global economic downturn putting a damper on vehicle production, Matthew Beecham finds out how shock absorber manufacturers are thriving.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Another extraordinary seven days
8 May 2009
Another extraordinary week in the fascinating autobiz has whizzed by, helped a little by the fact that Monday was a public holiday here in the UK. Key topics these recent days: the post-Chapter-11-filing processes surrounding Chrysler, some grim Q1/full fiscal year results, ongoing GM restructuring and a certain Signor Marchionne.
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