Automotive News - May 12, 2008 - (Page 18B)

18B • MAY 12, 2008 Clean Energy Fuels, of Seal Beach, Calif., supplies natural gas for refuse, taxi, trucking, municipal and other fleets in North America. CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP. — Vincent Taormina, 52, to the board of directors. He is former CEO of Taormina Industries Inc., a solid-waste and recycling company that merged with Republic Services in 1997. Taormina fills Taormina the vacancy on Clean Energy’s board created by the resignation of David Demers. COHERIX CORP. — Homer Harrison, 73, to manager of diesel engine and machine tool markets and special adviser to CEO Dwight Carlson. He had been president and CEO of Ex-Cell-O Machine Tools Inc., a manufacturer of metal-removing equipment for auto plants and other factories. Pete Frieling, 53, to North American automotive sales manager for Asian OEM sales. He had been a regional account manager for Metris USA, a supplier of metrology products and software for the auto and aerospace industries. marketing and business development for Dassault’s Delmia brand. Dassault Systemes, of Suresnes, France, supplies software and services. Its brands include Delmia, Catia, Enovia and Simulia. FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP. — Jeff Kaminski, 46, to senior vice president and CFO. He succeeds Michael Lynch, who retired. Kaminski had been senior vice president of global purchasing. He continues as a corporate officer and member of the Federal-Mogul strategy board. Markus Wermers, 43, to senior vice president of global purchasing. He had been vice president of sales and marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He also becomes a corporate officer and a Harrison Frieling Coherix, of Ann Arbor, Mich., is a privately held supplier of opticalbased measurement and inspection products for the automotive and semiconductor industries. DASSAULT SYSTEMES SA — Peter Schmitt, 41, to vice president of automotive sales for Dassault Systemes Americas Corp. in suburban Detroit. He had been vice president of member of the strategy board. Steven Gaut, 47, to vice president of corporate communications and government relations. He had been director of communications and marketing services for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and the global powertrain division at Delphi Corp. He also becomes a corporate officer and member of the strategy board. David Pouliot, 45, to director of investor relations. He had been director of corporate development and strategic planning. Federal-Mogul, of suburban Detroit, supplies pistons, rings and liners, valvetrain products, systems protection, bearings, lighting and seals. In December, the company emerged from Chapter 11 reorganization. WE KNOW THE AUTO INDUSTRY INSIDE AND OUT BorgWarner adds turbo capacity DETROIT — BorgWarner Inc. is building plants in Mexico and Thailand and expanding plants in Hungary and Poland over the next few years to increase turbocharger capacity by more than 3 million units. The turbochargers will be built for diesel and gasoline engines. The company is spending $125 million with the expectation that the demand for turbochargers in North America, Europe and Asia will increase by 40 percent to 27 million units over the next five years. BorgWarner, of suburban Detroit, makes engine air management systems, transmission assemblies and components for the automotive industry. Kia supplier builds Ga. plant LaGRANGE, Ga. — Sewon America Inc., a unit of the South Korea-based Sewon Group, broke ground here this month on a plant that will make components for Kia Motors America. The plant, which is expected to provide 700 jobs, will produce stamped chassis and body components and decorative trim pieces for Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia in West Point, Ga. The contract with the automaker requires a $170 million investment over three years. Sewon expects production at the 420,000-squarefoot plant to begin in the fall of 2009. Sewon Group, of Daegu, South Korea, supplies automotive parts and ornaments. HIGH EFFICIENCY. HIGH QUALITY. HIGH PERFORMANCE. The world’s leading automotive manufacturers and suppliers know what drives their business. They also know they can’t delay when it’s time to hit the road. That’s why they turn to Dykema — the law ﬁrm that’s been with them on every route they’ve traveled. When it comes to knowing the auto industry, Dykema is the only choice for high efﬁciency, high quality, high performance representation. GKN Driveline to grow in China BEIJING — GKN Driveline plans to open a production plant during the first half of 2009 in the central China city of Wuhan in Hubei province. The 474,000-square-foot plant will supply driveshafts for Dongfeng Motor Co. and its joint venture programs with Honda and Citroen. The plant will have an annual production capacity of more than 1 million driveshafts. GKN Driveline, of Worcestershire, England, makes sideshafts, propshafts and other driveline components for the automotive industry. A LAW FIRM FOR THE AUTO INDUSTRY UNLIKE ANY OTHER California I Illinois I Michigan I Texas I Washington, D.C. © 2008 Dykema Gossett PLLC www.dykema.com http://www.dykema.com http://www.dykema.com

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Automotive News - May 12, 2008 Factories Punish Rogue Exporters U.S. Firms Sink on Supplier List Clarke: Buyers Don't Know Saturn Brand Greer Takes Top Sales Post At Automotive News Sonic Sues Mercedes-Benz Fiat Ponders Mexico Plant Ford: Wait on Kerkorian Going Green: It's No Longer An Option LaSorda Reaffirms Axle Plant Plan Chrysler: Jeep Seats From India Make Sense Toyota Exec: Maybe It's Time to Raise a Prius Hybrid Gamily Chevy Traverse, Ford Flex Face Off This Year As U.S. Waits, Chrysler Sends Cars Made in China to Mexico Nissan Plans Wide Range of Electric Vehicles Honda: Sales are Flat, But Market Share Soars Kia to Bring Small Car to U.S. Changing Models Yearly Created Object of Desire Fla. Law: Automakers Can't Force Dealer Upgrades Partnership Seeks "Premier" Stores GM Payback for Axle Bailout: Lower Prices, Innovation UAW Vote May Be Nearing a Honda's Alabama Plant Suddenly, Small Was Big in April GM's Big Problem: Too Many Brands Irvin Was Smart, Friendly, Helpful Dealers Are Tuned in to Absorption Figures Dealers Should Sell Alternative Fuels Museum Funding is Bold Watch Your Car-Truck Inventory In Tough Times Dealers Must Coddle Customers Ford's Challenge: Long-term Reliability Nissan N.A. Unit Gets New Head of Communications Maserati North America Taps Luxury-Segment Veteran Eulberg as CEO Former GM PR Chief Joins BMW Nissan: N.A. Off the Hot Seat VW Uses Free Service to Improve Sales, Image Shops Cited For Labor Violations Survey: Consumers Like Indie Shops Report Cites Trends in Repair Costs Aftermarket Center Opens at Mich. College Dealers Mich. Stores Merge Under Project Genesis VW is Europe's Top Seller Honda Exec Red-Flags Detroit 3 Aid Court: Auction Not Liable for Truck Defect Retail Personnel Canada Sales Post 3.8 Percent Gain in April Chrysler Asks Dealers to Donate to Museum Obituaries Complaint Will Delay UAW Revote at JCI Plant Supplier Deals are Smaller, Fewer GM's Truck Inventories Up Despite Strike Profits Up at Superior Industries Autobytel Post $2 MIllion Loss eBay Motors Courts Automakers Ford Touts 6-Speed Transmissions Toyota Raises Some Prices No Pickup for Hyundai, Kia April Output Drops 7.8 Percent Trustee Must Untangle the Chamco Debacle Scientists Say Chysler's Gas Plan is Just a Dodge From Cookie Sales to Auto Dough? In Europe, Small SUVs Soar; GM's Snore Daimler Seems to Be Betting On Peace in Iraq When Soccer Booms, VW Will Be Ready Molder AMP is a Case Study in Auto-Suppliers' Travail Spinoff Dismatles ArvinMeritor Ambitions GKN Driveline to Grow in China Kia Supplier Builds Ga. Plant BorgWarner Adds Turbo Capacity Supplier Personnel Supplier IAC Consolidates Operations and Know-How Mann + Hummel Sees Growth

Automotive News - May 12, 2008

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