Japan's Takata Forms JV With Anand Automotive Systems
(RTTNews) - Japan's Takata Corporation has entered into a joint venture with Delhi-based auto component manufacturer Anand Automotive Systems to manufacture and market automobile safety systems, such as airbags, seatbelts and steeling wheels in India, reports media.

Tough Times Call for Smart Automotive Marketing
RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, Calif. , Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to provide manufacturers, dealers and automotive information websites with cost effective marketing tools in a tough economy, eVox Images today announced it has launched a new product called Signature Video.

Intelligence Set: Global market review of automotive electric motors ? forecasts to 2014 (download)
This Intelligence Set includes the latest edition of automotive electric motors, plus supplier profiles for Arvin Meritor, Bosch, Continental, Denso, Johnson Electric, Siemends VDO and Valeo.

Anand Automotive forms JV with Japanese firm
NEW DELHI: Auto component maker Anand Automotive Systems on Monday said it has formed a joint venture with Japanese firm Takata Corporation to manufacture airbags, seat belts and steering wheels in India.

PaintGages.com Introduces New Paint Thickness Gage for Automotive Market - PaintGage? FNF, Most Advanced and Compact ...
PaintGages.com Introduces New Coating and Paint Thickness Gage for Automotive Market - The Car Dealer Secret Tool. PaintGage? FNF is most compact and advanced Professional Paint Meter on the market. PaintGage? FNF is a lightweight pocket-sized device packed with features not available on a similar tools offered by other manufacturers. [PR.com - January 05, 2009]

Automotive News: Top 10 auto gadget list
Automotive News notes 10 hot automotive gadgets that are gaining in popularity.

Detroit 3 look for midyear sales boost in stimulus aid
Sales conditions in the automotive industry are likely to remain brutal -- especially for the next three months -- but Detroit's automakers are hopeful that the U.S. economy will get a boost soon from a new federal stimulus package and begin to turn the corner by midyear.

Sales a bumpy ride in '08
The year the automotive industry would like to forget is memorable for slumping sales, spikes in gas prices and a shift in consumer tastes to cars and smaller vehicles with growing interest in hybrids and electric vehicles.

ORBIT/FR Reports Significant New Order
ORBIT/FR, Inc., a Microwave Vision Company, and a leading producer of automated microwave test and measurement systems for the aerospace, defense, communications, automotive and satellite industries, has recently been awarded a large chamber contract from a major aerospace/defense company, as well as several other new orders, totaling approximately $5.3M

Automotive recession hits Canada: analyst
Canadian sales of General Motors vehicles dropped a whopping 19.5 per cent in what looks to have been a dismal December for almost all automakers.

BMW & MERCEDES SPECIALIST
We are recruiting on behalf of the DOMS Group, one of the leading automotive businesses in Cyprus, currently representing Renault and Chrysler Jeep across 7 locations, with turnover of circa £25m.

Simple Ways to Make Any Car Run More Efficiently
(ARA) - Oil prices may have declined from this summer's record-breaking highs for now, but automotive fuel efficiency is still on the minds of families across America.

CES 2009 preview: In-car entertainment steps up a gear
For the second year running CES will devote its North Hall to automotive technology, highlighting the growing interest for electronics in the car.

RESEARCH ANALYSIS: More automotive electric motors power comfort and convenience applications
They can adjust your seat and headlights, power side window and mirrors, assist braking and steering and are found in anything that has an electrical movement or solenoid function. With as many as 120 electric motors stuffed into a luxury car, Matthew Beecham reports on some promising market applications.

Aussie Declines Against Majors
(RTTNews) - The Australian dollar declined against its major counterparts during Tuesday's early Asian trading. According to a report issued by the Australian Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries Motor vehicle sales in Australia increased in December when compared to November.

U.S. Steel cuts production, jobs
About 50 jobs at the U.S. Steel plant in Lone Star will be cut as the company stops making certain steel pipes used in the automotive and mining industries.

Local auto dealership closes
Economic conditions plaguing the automotive industry nationally have taken a toll locally with the closing of a Chrysler dealership.

We Salute You, Mr. Proverbial Gangsta Pose Picture Taker [Real Automotive Men Of Genius]
The gangsta pose. We're not sure who came up with it, how or when, but it's graced car forums for years. We've composed a song and compiled a gallery of our favorites below. Mr. Proverbial Gangsta...

Slower sale of cars seen, says Campi
The local automotive industry would not have to resort to asking the government for a bailout, unlike the much-troubled US auto industry, manufacturers said Monday.

U.S. Steel work halted
A unit of U.S. Steel Corp. said Monday it will stop making certain steel pipes used in the automotive and mining industries to focus on its main sheet and tubular steel products.