| Articles |
| Magna Sees North American Auto Production at 13.2 Million For 2008 |
| In its second quarter earnings report, Magna International Inc. said it now sees North American light vehicle production to drop to 13.2 million units for the 2008 calendar year. Magna is a diversified automotive parts supplier. Read More |
| Dana Corp. Files To Cease Supplying Parts To Chrysler |
| Dana Holding Corporation said it has asked the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to allow it to end its existing supply agreement with Chrysler LLC on Dec.31, 2008. Read More |
| Beck Aluminum To Market Delphi's Patented K-Alloy |
| Delphi Corp. has agreed to let Beck Aluminum to produce and market Delphi's patented corrosion-resistant K-Alloy. The agreement is designed to improve the competitiveness of the product through increased availability at attractive prices. Read More |
| Federal-Mogul to Build Manufacturing Facility in India |
| Federal-Mogul Corporation said it is planning to build a new facility in Chennai, India, for the manufacture of friction components for Original Equipment and Aftermarket segments. The operation is scheduled to begin production of light vehicle brake and friction components, commercial vehicle and railway friction products by September 2009. Read More |
| General Dynamics Gets $1.2 Billion Contract For Stryker Production |
| The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, a contract for production and maintenance of 615 Stryker vehicles. The contract has a total potential value of $1.2 billion; initial funding in the amount of $599 million was provided with the award. Read More |
| General Dynamics Gets $614 Million Contract For Abrams Tank Upgrades |
| The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command awarded General Dynamics Land Systems $614 million on August 1 to upgrade 235 M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks to the M1A2 Systems Enhancement Package (SEP) Version Two (V2) configuration. General Dynamics Land Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics. Read More |
| Northrop Grumman Statement On Request for Proposal for Tanker |
| In the on-going battle for the lucrative contract to replace aging refueling tankers, Northrop Gruman has issued a new statement. "Northrop Grumman applauds the Defense Department for recognizing the urgency of replacing the Eisenhower-era refueling tankers via a thorough yet speedy revised acquisition process." Read More |
| Events |
Benchmarking at IMTSAmerican Machinist conducted its third annual Benchmark Survey of American Machine Shops between February and April of this year. American Machinist, will review the results of this third annual survey, and talk about what the data means and how shops can use the data to make plans for this year's IMTS. Vernyi also will talk about the program for the Job Shop Day at the IMTS and the speakers that will be featured there. August 20,2008 at 2:00 pm EST
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