Monday, April 25, 2011

GKN plans to double production in China

GKN Driveline, a UK-based car component maker, is to invest 80 million yuan (US$12 million) to expand its Shanghai-based research center and double production capacity in China, the company said yesterday.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

AUTOEVOLUTION: ZF Plant Builds 3 Millionth Transmission for BMW

The ZF transmission plant in Brandenburg, which is located at the Havel river, has built a total of three million passenger car transmissions for BMW.

At the moment, the second generation of the 6-speed manual transmission for BMW is made there, together with another 7-speed dual clutch transmission for Porsche models like the 911, Boxster/Cayman, and Panamera.


TOLEDO BLADE: DANA's got a new CEO

Roger Wood takes over from John Devine

For the second time in less than two years, Maumee-based Dana Holding Corp. has tapped a senior-level manager from another big automotive supplier and handed him the keys to metro Toledo's second-biggest company.


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