Automotive 
German automotive lighting and parts group Hella KGaA Hueck Co plans to invest around €20m in new production equipment at its manufacturing plants in Romania.
5 March 2010
The European Commission this week announced it raided several auto suppliers as part of an investigation into a suspected electrical distribution systems cartel.
1 March 2010
Restructuring and recovery professionals from the Milton Keynes offices of accountants and business advisers Baker Tilly are fighting to save one of the automotive industry’s leading rubber hose and belt suppliers, Corby-based Codan Rubber Limited, after it entered into administration last week [16 February].
26 February 2010
This year Belarus plastics converter Invet is starting operation of five additional rotational moulding lines, introduced to boost production, expand its product range and cut costs.
17 February 2010
Borealis will be highlighting its work with BMW and VW at the upcoming VDI International Plastics in Automotive Engineering Congress in Mannheim, Germany from 17-18 March.
15 February 2010
A plastics separation technology, designed and installed by Axion Engineering, a division of Axion Consulting, is helping an acoustic materials manufacturer to recover and recycle waste material for re-use in new products for the automotive, construction and industrial sectors.
9 February 2010
Avon Tyres has put its name to two regional Formula Ford Championships for 2010, which will be known as the Avon Tyres Club Formula Ford Northern Championship and Avon Tyres Club Formula Ford Southern Championship.
2 February 2010
Japanese carmaker Toyota has announced that it plans to extend its US accelerator pedal recall programme to include vehicles manufactured in Europe.
1 February 2010
Leading Chinese bus manufacturer Xiamen King Long United Automotive Industry is planning to build its first European plant in Hungary.
29 January 2010
German automotive components maker Fischer Automotive Systems has announced its DirectSkinning multi-component PU processing technology is now in commercial production turning out decorative dashboard trim parts for the BMW 5-series Gran Turismo.
29 January 2010
French automotive parts supplier Plastic Omnium saw fourth quarter revenue rise despite tough market conditions. Consolidated revenue totalled €2,458.6m, compared with €2,696.5m in 2008. Although down 16.4% for the first nine months of 2009, revenue rose 16.8% in the fourth quarter alone to limit the full-year decline to 8.8%.
28 January 2010
A seat structure offering a 2.2kg weight reduction has been employed in Citroen’s new C3. The component, which uses JSP’s Arpro, has allowed engineers to replace a heavy and costly steel structure with expanded polypropylene.
28 January 2010
Bayer MaterialScience will launch a family of PC-ABS resins produced from Makrolon production waste this month, which it will market exclusively online through its Viverso internet sales subsidiary.
3 September 2008
Two articles in this week's PRW highlight the downturn that has hit the automotive market. Husky is to refocus away from the automotive sector, and Plastic Omnium is cutting 1,200 jobs worldwide.
25 August 2008
Husky's decision, nicely put by sales chief Volker Neuber, to "de-emphasise" its automotive effort in favour of PET preforms and other packaging markets, is hard to challenge.
22 August 2008
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