Auto News 5

Automotive companies that wish to innovate their way into continued viability need to accept product ideas from all areas of their businesses -- and outside. "Invention may belong to randd, but innovation does not," Andrew Brown Jr. Full story...

Chinese-designed cars that are assembled in Mexico could be sold in the United States within five years, and Canada before then, industry veteran Kathleen Ligocki said today at the Automotive News World Congress. Full story...

Chevrolet will increase its retail market share in the United States this year, Ed Peper, vice president of Chevrolet said in a speech at 2009 Automotive News World Congress today. Full story...

Chevrolet will increase its market share in the United States this year, Ed Peper, vice president of Chevrolet said in a speech at 2009 Automotive News World Congress today. Full story...

Parts suppliers face a desperate cash shortage in February and need short-term federal aid, Dura Automotive Systems Inc. CEO Tim Leuliette said today on the sidelines of the Automotive News World Congress. U.S. Full story...

Dealers, suppliers and auto executives must use the crises at the Detroit 3 to communicate the industry's economic importance to the nation, Tim Leuliette, CEO of parts maker Dura Automotive Systems Inc., said today. Full story...

One in five automotive companies is in danger of collapse, according to European Union vice president Günter Verheugen. Full story...

The recently announced scrapping incentive programme in Germany should boost new car sales by around 7% this year, according to automotive market research and consultancy company, Polk. Full story...

Detroit -- During the 2009 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) media days, GM greeted a select number of Canadian automotive journalists to a group interview session with GM Vice Chairman of Global Product Development, Bob Lutz. Full story...

North American auto suppliers might soon be merger or acquisition targets of a Chinese automotive supplier looking to gain a stronger footprint in the U.S. auto industry at bargain-basement prices. Full story...

Turkey's automotive sector can expect a 15-20% fall in sales in 2009, a key executive has said. Full story...

The automotive exterior lighting systems have seen many significant advances, since the early days of oil lanterns used on road vehicles. A variety of lighting systems are now available, and incandescent bulbs are no longer the only option available for the automakers. Advances in light source technologies are now allowing safer, more cost efficient and greater light generation than ever before. New technologies are now set to propel automotive lighting to the forefront of automotive technology. Technologies such as high-intensity discharge (HID or xenon), adaptive front lighting (AFL) systems and light-emitting diode (LED) systems enhance safety and offer comfort and convenience for the drivers and occupants. Full story...

Johnson Controls (JCI) has announced a new deal to provide automotive batteries to O'Reilly Auto Parts, servicing more than 1,000 Checker Auto Parts, Kragen Auto Parts, and Schuck's Auto Supply stores across the US. Full story...

French carmakers and suppliers will present their case for government aid Tuesday during a summit on bailing out the country's troubled automotive industry. Full story...

Mark Rechtin has joined Automotive News Europe as a news editor. He will be based at ANE headquarters in Oberpfaffenhofen, just outside Munich. Full story...

Mitec Automotive AG, a German auto-parts supplier, has sued Ford Motor Co. for breach of contract in a rare case of a supplier going public with a dispute with an automaker. Full story...

TRW Automotive US on Friday said it had acquired Michelin North America's stake in the EnTire Solutions joint venture. Full story...

Harry Stoffer, Automotive News Full story...

Johnson Controls Inc. posted its first quarterly loss in 16 years, fueled in part by a 32 percent drop in sales at its automotive unit. Full story...

Continental Automotive Systems plans to cut about 10 percent of its North American work force over the next few months. Continental employs about 16,000 people in North America, so about 1,600 jobs will be cut. Full story...