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US: Buyout firms eye $4bn DuPont car paint unit deal
12 December 2011
Several buyout firms are preparing to participate in the roughly US$4bn auction for the DuPont unit that makes automotive finishes and industrial coatings, people familiar with the matter have said.
US: Silver and black top colour charts
8 December 2010
Silver and black are in tight competition for the title of world's most popular car colour, according to manufacturer DuPont.
RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Review of automotive glazing
8 January 2010
Value-added glazing products are becoming increasingly important in the automotive market, delivering greater functionality and adding a further growth dimension at a time when the industry needs it most. Matthew Beecham reports on some of the latest developments.
RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Hot topics in the engine cooling sector
3 March 2009
Demands on engine cooling product performance, packaging and cost are continually increasing. As automakers expect economical solutions that help reduce emissions from cars and trucks, Matthew Beecham reports on how suppliers of engine cooling systems are responding.
JAPAN: Denso develops 'organic' radiator tank
20 February 2009
Denso says it has developed a plant-derived resin radiator tank using an organic compound derived from castor-oil tree.
RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Review of vehicle glazing
27 May 2008
It is hard to believe that less than a century ago, windshields were offered as optional equipment. In 1909, Henry Ford offered his Model T with a windshield. Today, glazing continues to play an important part in vehicle design, providing a combination of aesthetic, functional and structural properties. As a result, automakers are increasingly looking for their glazing suppliers to play a key role in the vehicle development process. Matthew Beecham reports.
UK: New bioethanol plant will be largest in EU
21 May 2008
A new bioethanol plant due to start up in the UK in the first half of 2009 will be the largest in the European Union.
GERMANY: DuPont announces weight-saving innovation
27 February 2008
In a claimed breakthrough for structural automotive components, DuPont has announced that its reinforced DuPont Zytel nylon resin has replaced steel in exhaust system parts on all Volkswagen vehicles built on the current Golf platform. The company says that the result is a 50% weight reduction on the component.
FEATURE: UK bioethanol plant opens but govt still cool on incentives
26 November 2007
The UK's first mass-scale bioethanol factory has finally opened, one month after British MP's voted to accept the Government's Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). Together, these two events turn biofuels from somewhat of an abstract topic in the UK into a very commercial reality. Despite widespread media coverage– which more often than not has focused on their negatives as opposed to their positives – biofuels have largely been confined to niche areas of UK motoring to date.
US: GM joins climate change partnership
9 May 2007
GM announced today (9 May) that it would join the United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP).
RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Roof systems
25 September 2006
As glazing plays an increasing role in the overall design of a vehicle, manufacturers are looking for ways to use glass on other areas of the body. This has led to increased research into how sunroofs can be used more effectively as a design feature. The sunroof has subsequently emerged as a key styling feature and can in some cases replace the majority of the roof panel. Matthew Beecham reports.
RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Laminated glazing
14 September 2006
Since the late 1970s, the standard glazing constructions for vehicles have been laminated glass for windscreen and toughened glass for the side and rear windows. Over the next ten years, however, more and more vehicles will feature laminated side glass. Matthew Beecham reports.
BRAZIL: DuPont eyes tripled auto paint revenue
15 August 2006
DuPont will triple its automotive coatings revenue in Brazil by year end 2006, compared to a 2002 baseline.
SOUTH KOREA: DuPont opens Korea Technology Centre
5 June 2006
DuPont has opened a new technology centre in South Korea to support R&D in several industries in Asia, including the automotive industry.
CHINA: New auto paint plant under way
17 May 2006
DuPont has begun construction of a new coatings plant in the Jiading district of Shanghai.
US: DuPont sets up Russian vehicle coatings JV
30 January 2006
DuPont and Russkie Kraski Corp. have formed a joint venture to supplying coatings to vehicle manufacturers in Russia and former Soviet republics in eastern Europe.
Plastic glazing finally looks promising
13 December 2005
Although the idea of replacing glass with lighter weight plastic sounds like an obvious innovation, it is not new. For over thirty years, auto glass experts have explored the potential for polycarbonate as a replacement to glass. Matthew Beecham reports.
USA: DuPont plans new Japanese paint laboratory
24 November 2004
DuPont is to build a $US10 million laboratory in Japan to facilitate technical approvals for automotive coatings used by Japanese auto manufacturers worldwide and to support their home country assembly operations.
USA: Ellen Kullman elected to GM Board
6 October 2004
General Motors Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner has announced the election of Ellen J. Kullman to the GM Board of Directors effective immediately. Kullman's election increases the membership of the GM board to twelve, of whom eleven are independent, outside directors.
USA: Automotive interiors show scheduled for Detroit in May
21 April 2004
The 11th annual Auto Interiors Show, claimed to be the largest and most important annual industry event in the world dedicated exclusively to interiors professionals, will be held on May 19-20 at the Cobo Conference Centre in Detroit.
USA: Toyota endorses nylon recycling system
10 March 2004
BRG Townsend’s Automotive Newswire reports that Toyota Motor has taken another step toward its goal of achieving zero landfill waste at all of its assembly plants by endorsing DuPont’s Composite Recycle Technology to reclaim and reuse nylon 6 from engine intake manifolds.
Poland – renewed hope for suppliers?
17 February 2004
THERE are tentative signs that the weak trends in the Polish automotive sector may be reversing. Car sales were up almost 12% in the first nine months of 2003, and the launch of the new Fiat Panda, produced in Tychy, will give production a strong boost.
Emerging paint trends
15 August 2003
The automotive industry is literally awash with new techniques and processes for painting cars better. Each development is more ingenious than the last yet few have succeeded in gaining widespread adoption. Trends are just starting to emerge, however, and they are largely driven by the industry's need to clean up its plants. Anna Kochan reports.
USA: Chrysler cuts initial capital expenditure for new model by 30%
5 August 2003
The Chrysler group will reduce initial capital expenditures by 30% preparing for the launch of the redesigned 2004 Dodge Durango due to flexible manufacturing strategies and re-use of existing tooling, the unit's head of assembly, stamping and component operations said during the 2003 Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Michigan, on Monday.
UK: Five millionth Rover rolls off the line
10 July 2003
Britain’s independent MG Rover Group today (July 10) today completed the five-millionth Rover-brand car made since the one-time bicycle maker began car production in 1904. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, visited Longbridge to congratulate MG Rover staff and celebrate the significance of this motoring milestone.
USA: Aisin claims first with lighter plastic belt-driven sunroof
25 April 2003
Aisin claims a world first with a new plastic belt-driven sunroof that will make sunroofs lighter, more durable and less costly. The company says the new design has been enabled with DuPont materials and delivers 40 percent cost savings, reduces component weight 45 percent and cuts parts by 33 percent.
USA: Ford claims industry first for wet-on-wet two-tone painting process
11 April 2003
Ford Motor Company engineers and scientists have developed a new paint process that allows two different colours of paint to simultaneously be applied to a vehicle without the worry of having the colours bleed together. This claimed industry first wet-on-wet (WOW) process for painting accent colours will boost output of two-toned 2004 Super Duty trucks.
The colourful world of automotive coatings
4 March 2003
Times have truly changed since Henry Ford offered his Model T in 1914. DuPont pioneered the first fast-drying lacquer paint in 1923, giving consumers their first colour options beyond black for mass-produced vehicles. Paint manufacturers, such as BASF Coatings and DuPont, now offer some 150 new colour shades each year. Today, the vehicle exterior is a vitally important element in the brand differentiation of vehicle makers and a kind of business card for its owner.
INDIA: Maruti moves into finance, insurance, used cars, pay off
7 January 2003
Maruti Udyog, the maker of Suzuki-designed cars and India’s market leader, on Tuesday said that car loans disbursed under Maruti Finance have reached 5 billion rupees. Launched on January 7 in Mumbai last year, Maruti Finance has since been extended in phases and now covers almost the entire country, exceptparts of North India and Gujarat where it will be rolled out soon.
USA: Silver reaches three-year popularity peak in 2002, paint supplier says
18 December 2002
Silver reached a new three-year peak in popularity throughout the world in 2002, driven by consumers' correlation of the colour with high tech equipment, precision and performance, according to the 50th anniversary edition of the DuPont Automotive Colour Popularity Report, which predicts future vehicle colour trends.
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