Toyota pressuring suppliers in homeland to cut costs, benefits?
Filed under: Trends, Government/Legal, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Japan, Toyota, Earnings/FinancialsWhile Toyota is known to provide health, unemployment insurance, and other benefits to workers around...
View ArticleGeneral Motors actively reducing Delphi parts count
Filed under: Trends, Plants/Manufacturing, GM, Earnings/Financials Bo Andersson, General Motors' vice president of global purchasing admits that the automaker is actively working to reduce its...
View ArticleDomestic automakers improve relationships with suppliers, but Asians still...
Filed under: Trends, Plants/ManufacturingWithin the auto industry, it's something of an secret that most suppliers prefer to work with Asian "transplant" OEMs, who are perceived to be easier to work...
View ArticleToyota SARD entering Supra HV-R hybrid racer in Tokachi 24 hours
Filed under: Motorsports, Performance, Green, ToyotaClick image to enlarge Last year, Toyota Team SARD fielded a race-prepped Lexus GS450h in the Tokachi 24-hour enduro. The Lexus went the distance,...
View ArticleTwo Japanese suppliers plead guilty for bid-fixing, will pay record fines
Filed under: Government/Legal, Japan, Plants/Manufacturing Two more Japanese auto industry suppliers, Yazaki and Denso, have been fined by the U.S. Department of Justice and four executives from Yazaki...
View ArticleToyota, Nissan, Honda to assist in $2.55B bailout of chipmaker Renesas with...
Filed under: Japan, Plants/Manufacturing, Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Earnings/Financials According to a Reuters report, the Japanese government and several of the country's largest manufacturers are...
View ArticleDenso executives plead guilty to US price-fixing case
Filed under: Government/Legal The three-year investigation by the US Department of Justice into price-fixing allegations by auto parts suppliers continues, with two more fish from the swamp of...
View ArticleFord sues Japanese wiring harness supplier over price fixing
Filed under: Government/Legal, Ford The dirty secrets of the multibillion-dollar wiring harness industry are being uncovered bit by bit, as more suppliers are found to be connected to a global...
View ArticleBosch and Denso hookup to produce diesel particulate filters
Filed under: Green, DieselThe two largest automotive suppliers in the world, Germany's Robert Bosch GmbH and Japan's Denso Corp. have agreed to a new joint venture. The companies will team up to...
View ArticleSuppliers pushing competing diesel injector types to clean up diesels
Filed under: Green, DieselIn the ongoing effort to clean up diesel engine emissions, fuel system suppliers are pushing competing fuel injector technologies. Siemens VDO, Robert Bosch GmbH and Magneti...
View ArticleDenso creates new power control unit and cooling system for hybrids
Filed under: Green, Lexus, HybridDenso creates new power control unit and cooling system for hybrids originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 24 May 2007 19:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of...
View ArticleToyota Team SARD returning to Tokachi with Supra HV-R hybrid racer
Filed under: Green, Toyota, HybridClick image to enlargeToyota Team SARD returning to Tokachi with Supra HV-R hybrid racer originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:48:00 EST. Please see...
View ArticleHybrid Toyota Supra HV-R wins Tokachi 24 hrs
Filed under: Green, Toyota, Green Culture, HybridToyota can now lay claim to having fielded the first hybrid vehicle to win an endurance race. The Denso SARD Supra HV-R won the Tokachi 24-hour race in...
View ArticleDenso expands hybrid parts plant by 25 percent
Filed under: Green, Plants/Manufacturing, Japan, HybridA Denso factory in Anjo, Japan that makes parts for hybrid vehicles (and other components) will be expanded by 25 percent (by 1.2 million square...
View ArticleDenso to create plastic parts from castor oil
Filed under: Etc., GreenMany people likely think of castor oil as a medicinal product, and, according to the Food and Drive Administration, it is in fact effective as an over-the-counter laxative. Yum!...
View ArticleEconomy prompts Bosch and Denso to disband DPF joint venture
Filed under: Green, DieselBack in late 2006, two of the world's largest auto suppliers, Bosch and Denso, teamed up to create a joint venture to develop and produce diesel particulate filters. The joint...
View ArticleDenso wants to standardize hybrid components, make batteries
Filed under: Green, Electric, HybridJapanese automotive supplier Denso wants to expands its business of selling components and systems for hybrid and electric powertrains and sees standardization as a...
View ArticleSmarter traffic signals to save time and gas
Filed under: Green, United States, Emerging TechnologiesHave you ever approached a traffic light saying, "Stay green! Stay green!"? If you have, like most of us, then your wish is about to be granted....
View ArticleDenso creates li-ion battery designed for stop-start vehicles
Filed under: Green, Suzuki, Toyota, Japan, HybridContinue reading Denso creates li-ion battery designed for stop-start vehiclesDenso creates li-ion battery designed for stop-start vehicles originally...
View ArticleDomestic automakers improve relationships with suppliers, but Asians still...
Filed under: Plants/ManufacturingWithin the auto industry, it's something of an secret that most suppliers prefer to work with Asian "transplant" OEMs, who are perceived to be easier to work with....
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