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Nippon Seiki gives the new Mini a distinctive speedometerNippon Seiki supplies the eye-catching speedometer and tachometer inthe second-generation Mini from BMW. The speedometer, which canbe upgraded to include a navigation system screen in the middle, is 20 percent larger than the one in the previous-generation car. Nippon
Seiki produces the parts at its factory in Redditch, England. A majorchange in the second-generation Mini is the inclusion of standard elec-tric power steering. JTEKT of Japan supplies the standard system, whichhelps reduce fuel consumption by 0.1 liter per 100 km. TRW Automo-
tive supplies the Mini’s full braking system plus electronic stability control. TRW replaces the car's former ESC supplier, Continental.
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MANUAL TRANSMISSION SYNCHRONIZER SYSTEM:HOERBIGER
FLOOR CARPET:RIETER
ULTRASONIC INTRUSION PROTECTION SYSTEM:DELPHI
SIDE SENSOR SATELLITES:AUTOLIV
MANUAL TRANSMISSION FLUID:CASTROL
FUEL FILLER SYSTEM:MAGNA STEYR
CENTRAL CONSOLE:DR. SCHNEIDER KUNSTSTOFFWERKE
DETACHABLE TOWBAR:WESTFALIA-AUTOMOTIVE
REAR AXLE DISC BRAKE PADS:HONEYWELL FRICTION MATERIALS
SIDE DOOR MODULE:MAGNA CLOSURES
COATINGS:BASF & PPG INDUSTRIES
6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION:GETRAG
PAINT:DUPONT
BUMPER:DECOMA
EXTERIOR FILMS:AVERY DENNISON
WINDSHIELD:SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT
CONTACTING HOUSINGS:HIRSCHMANN AUTOMOTIVE
CLEAN-AIR DUCT:MECAPLAST
AC COMPRESSOR:SANDEN
STEERING COLUMN:THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA
PTC AIR HEATER:CATEM
INNER DOOR SEAL:METZELER
STEERING WHEEL SWITCHES:LEOPOLD KOSTAL
ELECTRIC BOX:DRÄXLMAIER
CABLES:LEONI
GASOLINE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT:BOSCH
OIL FILTER MODULE:SOGEFI FILTER DIVISION
ENGINE SEALS:HUTCHINSON/PAULSTRA
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING:JTEKT
FRONT WHEEL BEARING:NTN CORPORATION
FRONT-END CARRIER:PLASTIC OMNIUM
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:TRW AUTOMOTIVE
COIL SPRINGS:THYSSENKRUPP TECHNOLOGIES
FRONT-END MODULE:HBPO
HVAC UNIT:VALEO
SUNVISOR:MAGNA INTERIORS
TIRES:BRIDGESTONE EUROPE
MODULAR DOOR:INTIER
PEDAL BOXES:CIMOS
BODY STAMPINGS:STADCO
ALLOY WHEELS:BORBET GROUP
COMPLETE SEATS:FAURECIA
TAILGATE RELEASE:DURA
WEATHER SEALS COATING:GBIE
SUNROOF MOTORS:NIDEC
TANK:KAUTEX TEXTRON
MIRROR WITH GARAGE DOOR OPENER:MAGNA MIRROR SYSTEMS
STORAGE BIN:FISCHER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
CENTER ARMREST:OLHO TECHNIK
SPARK PLUGS:BERU
TRANSFER CASE MODULES:MAGNA POWERTRAIN
Daimler’s strategy chief to sit on Chrysler boardGerman automaker’s one-fifth stake overseen byGrube and 2 other executives
Tom Armitage Automotive News Europe
Rüdiger Grube, 56, Daimler-Chrysler’s board member for strate-
gy, will represent the German firm onthe board of its former US subsidiary,a spokeswoman for the German au-tomaker said.
Daimler and Chrysler are splittingafter a nine-year relationship.
Chrysler Holding’s other four boardmembers will come from Cerberus, theprivate equity company that agreed tobuy 80.1 percent of Chrysler in May.
Daimler, which retains 19.9 percentof Chrysler after the sale, will alsosend two more senior managers toserve on the boards of the Chryslerauto and finance subsidiaries.
There will be no change to Grube’scurrent role at DaimlerChrysler, thespokeswoman said. Grube’s responsi-bility there covers corporate develop-ment, including corporate strategy,
mergers and acquisitions, industrialparticipation and global IT policy.
Cerberus has said it will makeChrysler profitable again within threeyears. Daimler has an interest in en-suring that Chrysler meets this goal.Daimler’s one-fifth stake will appear onits books “at equity,” meaning that theGerman firm must record its share ofthe US company’s profits or losses. ANE Grube will keep working with Chrysler.
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