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Gentex receives World Excellence Award from Ford

Ford honored 47 top global suppliers for superior performance in 2007.

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BorgWarner posts record sales for Q1 2008

BorgWarner growth drives record first quarter results; Company reaffirms 2008 guidance.

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M&M reports domestic sales up 58.5% in April

- Domestic sales in April ’08 stood at 19,392, as against 12,235 in April ’07
- Exports grew by an approximate 56% in April ’08, with total sales of 20,030 vehicles as against 12,867 vehicles

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GM recognizes Gentex as 2007 Supplier of the Year

Gentex honored by General Motors as Supplier of the Year for eleventh consecutive year.

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Gentex mirrors featured on new Hyundai luxury vehicle

Gentex is supplying auto-dimming interior and exterior rearview mirrors for 2008 Hyundai Genesis.

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BMW Group USA April sales down 4%

BMW Group (BMW and MINI combined) US sales up 9.6 percent in April. Year-to-date sales are down 4 percent.

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Motorola starts Chennai plant

Thiru Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi inaugurated the Motorola manufacturing facility at Sriperumbudur, Chennai, marking 20 years of Motorola’s presence in India.

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GM Canada reports Q1 2008 sales results

Sales for the Chevrolet Malibu, 2008 North America Car of the Year, more than doubled for the fourth consecutive month, up 116%.

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MRF plans to set up radial tyre factory in Perambalur

A MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for setting up of radial tyres manufacturing unit at Perambalur.

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BMW M3 to debut in Middle East in May

The new BMW M3 Sedan and Convertible will debut in Middle East in May. Fourth generation BMW M3 to feature 4.0-litre V8 and 420 hp output.

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TI Automotive expands its operations in Slovakia

TI Automotive Expands Plants in Slovakia to support increased product demand from Hyundai, Kia and PSA Peugeot Citroen.

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MINI Canada launches spring marketing campaign

The campaign invites consumers to get rid of their current car in order to get a MINI.

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Tenneco to supply CES shock absorbers on new Volkswagen Passat CC

Tenneco will supply its continuously controlled CES shock absorbers as component of Volkswagen’s Adaptive Chassis Control DCC on the new Volkswagen Passat CC.

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Tenneco expands its business in North America with Toyota

Tenneco expands its business in North America with Toyota Motor with launch of emission control business on the 2008 Toyota Sequoia.

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Nissan North America announces April sales

Nissan North America, Inc. reported sales of 75,855 units in April, an increase of 4,731 vehicle sales compared with April 2007.

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2008 Navigator owners can now SYNC their rides

More than 100,000 SYNC-equipped vehicles are on the road today, and Ford SYNC is on track to reach 1 million sales in early 2009.

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HSCI’s calendar year sales up 4%

Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) recorded 4% increase in sales for the period January – April 2008 over last year.

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Western Power Distribution renews its contract with Ford

The new agreement is for two years, with an option to extend.

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Autoliv receives General Motors 2007 Supplier of the Year award

Autoliv recognized by General Motors as a 2007 Supplier of the Year for its significant contributions to GM’s global product and performance achievements.

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Ford Focus retail sales jump 88%

Ford's new Focus with a 88 percent jump in retail sales versus last April and the highest total Focus April sales since 2000.

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Ford & CAW reach new national labour agreement

Ford Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW) have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year national labour contract.

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Announcement of ‘Windsor-Essex Parkway’

General Motors of Canada commend Government announcement on “Windsor-Essex Parkway”.

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XPEL Technologies total revenues increase 73% in 2007

XPEL Technologies announces annualized revenues of approximately $10 million.

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GM reports 260,922 deliveries in April

Retail car sales up 6 percent. Chevrolet car retail sales up 24 percent. Pontiac retail car sales up 6 percent. Buick retail trucks sales up 32 percent.

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NEC Electronics named 'Visteon Important Partner' for 2007

Visteon recognizes NEC Electronics for contributions to its value-based supply chain.

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GM & Mascoma enter into biofuels project

GM and Mascoma Corp. announced a strategic relationship to develop cellulosic ethanol focused on Mascoma's single-step biochemical conversion of non-grain biomass into low-carbon alternative fuels to help address increasing energy demand.

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D.C. drivers help electric vehicles become a reality

Local drivers participate in "Project Driveway" - an innovative market test that is influencing Chevrolet's efforts to eliminate petroleum use and CO2 emissions.

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Toyota reports April sales down

The Toyota Division posted April sales of 194,350, a decrease of 2.7 percent from last April. The Lexus Division reported April sales of 23,350 units, a decrease of 17.1 percent from the year-ago month.

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Hyundai Motor India domestic sales up 36.7% in April

Hyundai Motor India cumulative sales up 47.8% and exports grow by 63.1%.

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Palm launches Palm Centro smartphone in Venezuela

Palm Centro is Palm's smallest and lightest smartphone and is now available through Movistar in red and blue.

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Suzuki Auto posts automotive sales of 9,669 units in April

- Suzuki sales up 5 percent for month
- April sales bring 2008 volume to 36,099 vehicles

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Penske Automotive declares quarterly dividend

Penske Automotive Board of Directors has approved quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share payable on June 2, 2008.

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Group 1 Automotive reports Q1 2008 sales results

Group 1 Automotive first-quarter 2008 same-store revenues fell 3.8 percent, to $1.4 billion.

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Neonode announces availability of new Neonode N2

The Neonode N2 has been available in black since its launch in August 2007 and sold 31,000 units in Q4 2007.

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Neonode deals with Brodos AG to enter in Western Europe

Brodos AG has a wide-ranging franchising system of major retailers, including the company's independent mobile chain of 500 outlets, my-eXtra.

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Mobile experiences take centre stage on Motorola’s new MOTO Z10 mobile device

Applications and content from Motorola ecosystem partners help create the most compelling mobile experience for MOTO Z10 users.

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New Motorola Z10 delivers filmmaking on the fly

Motorola announces release of new Motorola Z10 in UK which makes shooting, editing and sharing videos directly from your mobile easier than ever before.

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Porsche posts April new-car sales in US

Porsche announces April new-car sales of 2,863 in the United States, representing a 5% decrease from April 2007 sales of 3,015.

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Porsche's Boxster sales up 56% in Canada

Porsche announces April sales of 226 units sold in Canada, representing a 3% decrease from the same period last year when sales were 233.

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BenQ launches C36 music phone

The BenQ C36’s powerful multimedia functions includes a built-in FM radio with recording and schedule recording functions and a MP3 player supports MP3, WAV, MIDI and AMR formats.

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RIM announces new BlackBerry Certification Program

Extends reliable, comprehensive certification testing to IT professionals around the world in support of the industry leading BlackBerry platform.

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Brightpoint signs agreement to distribute RIM products

Brightpoint & RIM announced that they have entered into a global master distribution agreement. 

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BorgWarner turbos to increase efficiency of new eco-friendly engine

BorgWarner will turbocharge Ford EcoBoost engines for rear-wheel drive cars and pickup trucks.

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Magna posts net sales of $6.6 billion for Q1 2008

During the first quarter of 2008, North American and European average dollar content per vehicle increased 5% and 21%, respectively, over the comparable period in 2007.

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BorgWarner Board approves $125mn turbocharger expansion

The increased capacity is expected to meet growing demand for the company's fuel-efficient turbocharger technology and will support new business awards in North America, Europe and Asia.

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Japanese automakers' 2007 overseas vehicle production up 9%

Overseas vehicle production by Japanese automakers in the fourth quarter of 2007 totalled 3,108,273 units, an increase of 9.0% over the same quarter the previous year.

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Maruti domestic sales up over 22% in April

Maruti Suzuki sold 62,336 vehicles in April 08 includes 2,797 units of exports.

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