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- SportingNews.com – Your expert source for NASCAR Auto Racing stats…
- Engineering skills cost benefit trigger auto JVs
- Exports of US auto parts rise in quarter.(News)(Brief article)
- PPG acquires UK auto body shop distribution business
- Toyota Eyes Global Auto Output of Nearly 10 M. Units for ’08
- CSK Auto Corporation Announces Re-Appointment of EVP – Merchandising.
SportingNews.com – Your expert source for NASCAR Auto Racing stats…
SportingNews.com – Dec 17, 2007
will be able to start the first five NASCAR Cup events of 2008 whether he qualifies or not the Miami Herald reports. Penske Racing had asked to transfer owner points from Kurt Busch to Hornish to guarantee the starts after Hornish failed to qualify six times for Cup races in 2007. NASCAR granted the request giving the former IndyCar champion a chance to improve on the 30th-place and 37th-place finishes he posted in the two events he did qualify for in 2007. Should Busch have any trouble qualifying he can use a past champion’s provisional to make a race.
Engineering skills cost benefit trigger auto JVs
Economic Times – Dec 17, 2007
As many as four tie-ups inthe CV space and one in the passenger car segment (Bajaj-Renault) have beenannounced this year a repeat of the 1990s when Toyota Daewoo Honda Ford andGM entered into JVs with Indianpartners. But there?s acrucial difference. Those tie ups were done to comply with FDI regulations andto leverage the local partner?s clout and understanding of the environmentand market. This time round however the foreign companies want to leverageIndia?s engineering skills for cost-efficient manufacturing and sourcecomponents from India for both global and localoperations.
Exports of US auto parts rise in quarter.(News)(Brief article)
Free with registration – Automotive News – AccessMyLibrary.com – Dec 17, 2007
auto parts exports rose by $1. 48 billion in the third quarter as the falling dollar made U. goods cheaper abroad according to corrected Department of Commerce data.
PPG acquires UK auto body shop distribution business
Tribune Review – Dec 17, 2007
auto body shop distribution business – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. said today it agreed to buy the automotive body shop distribution business of Unipart Automotive in the United Kingdom a move that strengthens PPG’s presence in Europe.
Toyota Eyes Global Auto Output of Nearly 10 M. Units for ’08
Japan Corporate News – Japan Corporate News (press release) – Dec 17, 2007
expects its global automobile output to total nearly 10 million units on a group basis in 2008 Toyota group officials have said. The Toyota group’s output is seen to exceed 9. 9 million units in the year including output by Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd.
CSK Auto Corporation Announces Re-Appointment of EVP – Merchandising.
Free with registration – Business Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Dec 17, 2007
PHOENIX — CSK Auto Corporation (NYSE:CAO) (the “Company”) announced today that after a brief leave of absence to attend to family matters in his hometown of Dallas Texas Mr. Brian Woods will re-join the Company as its Executive Vice President – Merchandising. Woods will recommence employment today Monday.