Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - (Page 34) 34 • OCTOBER 20, 2008 25 finalists selected for 2009 PACE awards Twenty-five finalists have been chosen for the 2009 Automotive News PACE Awards. PACE stands for Premier Automotive Suppliers’ Contribution to Excellence. The 15th annual awards celebrate innovation by original-equipment suppliers in products and processes. Winners will be selected by an independent panel of judges and will be announced April 20 at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit. Information on the innovations will be featured in our March issues. The awards are co-sponsored by Ernst & Young, the Transportation Research Center Inc. and Automotive News. Here are the categories and finalists and their innovations. For: Full-LED Headlamp Henkel Corp. Madison Heights, Mich. For: Bonderite TecTalis Koito Manufacturing Co. Shizuoka, Japan For: LED Headlamp Magna Mirrors Troy, Mich. For: BlindZone Mirror Microsoft Corp. Redmond, Wash. For: Microsoft Auto PPG Industries Inc. Troy, Mich. For: ZIRCOBOND Pretreatment Robert Bosch LLC Farmington Hills, Mich. For: Bosch iBolt Weight Sensor for Occupant Classification Tenneco Inc. Lake Forest, Ill. For: Very High Damping Body Mount 11 innovators win honorable mention Eleven companies will receive 2009 Automotive News PACE Awards honorable mentions. They are: Product BorgWarner Transmissions Systems Inc. Auburn Hills, Mich. For: DualTronic Eaton Corp. Torque Control Products Division Marshall, Mich. For: Front Wheel Drive ELocker Edscha North America Pontiac, Mich. For: Edscha Spindle Drive Plus Powerliftgate System Key Safety Systems Sterling Heights, Mich. For: Pelvis-Thorax Side Airbag Tenneco Inc. Lake Forest, Ill. For: ELIM-NOx SCR System TK Holdings Inc. Auburn Hills, Mich. For: School Bus Seat/Seat Belt Design and Capital Equipment Delphi Corp. Kokomo, Ind. For: Ultra Light Radio Manufacturing Process and Design Extol Inc. Zeeland, Mich. For: InfraWeld Process Visteon Corp. Van Buren Township, Mich. For: Stitched Visteon Laminate Insert Molding Product Europe Robert Bosch LLC Feuerbach, Germany For: Denoxtronic PC/LD with SCR Information Technology and Services Motor Vehicle Software Corp. Agoura Hills, Calif. For: DMVdesk Manufacturing Process Plymouth, Mich. For: FAStplant Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance Dundee, Mich. For: Integrated Service Provider TI Automotive Auburn Hills, Mich. For: Process Technology & PERMBLOK Material Structure Valeo Lighting Systems Bobigny, France For: Varnishing Process without Solvent for Headlamp Reflectors Visteon Corp. Product-Europe Product BorgWarner Morse TEC Inc. Auburn Hills, Mich. For: Morse TEC CTA Camshaft Phasing System Eaton Corp. Automotive Marshall, Mich. For: Eaton Twin Vortices Supercharger-TVS Futuris Automotive Interiors Troy, Mich. For: Tufted PET Carpet Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. Lippstadt, Germany Alcoa Transportation Products Soest, Germany For: Vacuum Die Casting for Lightweight Door Assembly BorgWarner Inc. Auburn Hills, Mich., and Ludwigsburg, Germany For: Pressure Sensor Glow Plug for Diesel Engines LuK GmbH & Co. Buehl, Germany For: LuK Double Clutch for Double Clutch Transmissions Magneti Marelli Powertrain S.p.A. Bologna, Italy For: Free Choice Robert Bosch LLC Abstatt, Germany For: Bosch ESPi System with Integrated Yaw Rate Sensor TRW Automotive Livonia, Mich., and Aldorf, Germany For: TRW Knee Airbag Low Mounted Module Van Buren Township, Mich. For: Two Color, Two Shot Information Technology and Services Dassault Systemes-Delmia Corp. Auburn Hills, Mich. For: Delmia Automation i2 Technologies Inc. Southfield, Mich. For: i2 Global Capacity Management (i2 GCM) My Dealer Lot Roswell, Ga. For: MyDealerLot Manufacturing Process and Capital Equipment Durr Systems Inc. Suppliers to the 2009 BMW X6 HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING; CONTINUOUS DAMPING CONTROL ZF OIL-WATER HEAT EXCHANGER KTM Kuehler COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM TI Automotive ENGINE COOLING MODULE Behr VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBO Honeywell FRONT DIFFERENTIAL Dana DYNAMIC DRIVE ENGINE SEALS Trelleborg HEADLAMP CLEANING SYSTEM Kautex Textron FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING Mubea AIR DUCTS Carcoustics DIRECT GLAZING Sika DIGITAL ROTOR POSITION SENSOR Bourns Automotive FRONT BRAKE PADS ITT Friction Products TIRE SAFETY SYSTEM Beru DOOR TRIM Novem Car Interior Design CUPHOLDER ROTARY DAMPER Cultraro Automazione Engineering ANTIFRICTION BEARINGS FAG WINDSHIELD COWL COVER PANEL Montaplast CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS Preh INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER Draexlmaier Continental HEAD-UP DISPLAY Nippon Seiki STEERING COMPASS WHEEL Gentex TakataPetri SUN ASHTRAYS CD AND SUNROOF ROOF VISORS ITW MODULE MOLDING DVD Magna CHANGER ArvinMeritor Dura Alpine HEAD RESTRAINT Woodbridge Group CRASH ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS Grammer CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP Magneti Marelli COMPLETE FRONT SEATS Faurecia SUBWOOFER INSULATION Stankiewicz TAILGATE WEATHERSTRIP GDX Automotive TAILLAMPS Hella TAILGATE SEALS Metzeler REAR BUMPER Plastic Omnium PRESSURE TANK Magna Steyr DETACHABLE TOWBAR Westfalia CHASSIS PUMPS ixetic STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE Dow Automotive SEAT PADS F.S. Fehrer ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATORS Brose LOCKSETS Huf Huelsbeck and Fuerst SOUND DEADENER PACKAGE AKsys USA PARKING BRAKE PADS Honeywell ALLOY WHEELS ATS Group; Borbet Group WHEEL ARCH LINERS Roechling Automotive AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE Kuester Control Systems DOOR HANDLE ILLUMINATION APAG Elektronik WHEEL HUBS Hirschvogel Umformtechnik Suppliers wanted If you are a supplier and have questions or want your information considered for our car cutaways, contact Steven Wingett at automotivenews@supplierbusiness.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Automotive News - October 20, 2008 Automotive News - October 20, 2008 Amazingly, vehicle inventories are low An upside of the big slide: Raw material prices dip â for now With GMAC out, banks trickle in Get your daily Automotive News - in video form, starting Nov. 3 Honda's Fukui favors fed loans, confirms V-8 To move the metal, Mike Kahn moves the store Hyundai airbag flaw tied to drink spills Texas promo: Buy a GM vehicle, get GM stock Chrysler's uphill road in China GM/Chrysler? Anything's possible GM/Chrysler deal? Companies' pension plans may need cash Acura dealers: A V-8 engine is on the way Buyers pursue former Heard stores Honda: We're still lending Gilles, Ligocki will speak at congress Fed list promotes high-mileage cars Party time: Saturn turns to grass-roots marketing Online inventory service aims to cut dealer costs Document fees must not become a dirty little secret Just put up a 'For Sale' sign Cash for clunkers? Scrap the idea Arbitration can work for everyone It's time we control our own destiny GM missed boat on Cheyenne, Volt Sept. truck sales fall 7.4% Microheat seeks Chapter 11 At Bosch, r&d spending remains strong GM's new diesel opens up, loses weight Urea must flow or new diesels won't go Hankook plans to bring fuel-saving tire to North America Odell: I can help Volvo tap more potential So far, BMW cruises above the credit crisis Jatco builds China plant to meet expanding CVT demand 10 appointed at American Axle Personnel Milestones Obituaries Supplier Personnel Biking buddies Ford targets fleets with parental control key European sales fall; VW group bucks the trend 11 innovators win honorable mention 25 finalists selected for 2009 PACE awards Suppliers to the 2009 BMW X6 GMAC's loan cutbacks cost GM thousands of auto sales Credit tops agenda for NADA chief 'Flash' draws modest cash at theaters Booth's new berth sparks CEO speculation at Ford Economy's skid sends ritzy toys to eBay Report: Mazda scraps plan for U.S. plant GM's quandary: Finding loans for the imperfect Taylor to Hummer - and then ... ? Tough times at Tesla Automotive News - October 20, 2008 Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - (Page Intro) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - With GMAC out, banks trickle in (Page 1) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - With GMAC out, banks trickle in (Page 2) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Texas promo: Buy a GM vehicle, get GM stock (Page 3) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Companies' pension plans may need cash (Page 4) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Companies' pension plans may need cash (Page 5) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Gilles, Ligocki will speak at congress (Page 6) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Gilles, Ligocki will speak at congress (Page 7) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Online inventory service aims to cut dealer costs (Page 8) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Online inventory service aims to cut dealer costs (Page 9) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Online inventory service aims to cut dealer costs (Page 10) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Online inventory service aims to cut dealer costs (Page 11) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Arbitration can work for everyone (Page 12) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Arbitration can work for everyone (Page 13) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - GM missed boat on Cheyenne, Volt (Page 14) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - GM missed boat on Cheyenne, Volt (Page 15) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Microheat seeks Chapter 11 (Page 16) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Microheat seeks Chapter 11 (Page 16A) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Microheat seeks Chapter 11 (Page 16B) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Microheat seeks Chapter 11 (Page 16C) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Microheat seeks Chapter 11 (Page 16D) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Microheat seeks Chapter 11 (Page 17) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Hankook plans to bring fuel-saving tire to North America (Page 18) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Hankook plans to bring fuel-saving tire to North America (Page 19) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Hankook plans to bring fuel-saving tire to North America (Page 20) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Hankook plans to bring fuel-saving tire to North America (Page 21) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Odell: I can help Volvo tap more potential (Page 22) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Odell: I can help Volvo tap more potential (Page 23) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - So far, BMW cruises above the credit crisis (Page 24) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - So far, BMW cruises above the credit crisis (Page 24A) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - So far, BMW cruises above the credit crisis (Page 24B) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - So far, BMW cruises above the credit crisis (Page 24C) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - So far, BMW cruises above the credit crisis (Page 24D) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - So far, BMW cruises above the credit crisis (Page 25) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Obituaries (Page 26) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Biking buddies (Page 27) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Biking buddies (Page 28) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Biking buddies (Page 29) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Biking buddies (Page 30) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Biking buddies (Page 31) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - European sales fall; VW group bucks the trend (Page 32) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - European sales fall; VW group bucks the trend (Page 33) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Suppliers to the 2009 BMW X6 (Page 34) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - GMAC's loan cutbacks cost GM thousands of auto sales (Page 35) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Credit tops agenda for NADA chief (Page 36) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Credit tops agenda for NADA chief (Page 37) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Tough times at Tesla (Page 38) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Tough times at Tesla (Page 39) Automotive News - October 20, 2008 - Tough times at Tesla (Page 40)
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