French
group starts production of new refrigerant
gas
Arkema has started up production of R1234yf,
an automotive air-conditioning gas that
it intends will replace the global warming
HFC134a
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Opel
claims first with traffic sign detection
unit
GM's European arm
has been working with Hella on a system
that will flash up speed signs and other
relevant information on the dashboard
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Ford tries
to persuade US buyers of three-door charms
Much of its stand at the Detroit Auto Show
is taken up with small cars such as the Verve,
which US buyers have traditionally shunned
in the past
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Ford
set to put speech recognition into Focus
and C-Max
The cars will get a new human-machine interface
from Blaupunkt that includes voice recognition
and text to speech technologies from Nuance
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Radical
cockpit design eliminates the crosscar beam
ThyssenKrupp and Johnson Controls have come
up with a mix of steel and plastics that is
20 per cent lighter and doesn't affect safety
performance, they say
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Bayer
and Dow aim to soften the blow for car occupants
Giant plastics groups have been working on
making interiors more passenger friendly
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Build-your-own
Lamborghini: at a price
Dealers take delivery of a virtual reality
system that enables customers to specify exactly
what they want inside and outside their ultraluxury
sportscar
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Car
seating company takes its ideas into aerospace
NuBax does innovative things with foam, and
its seats are already in Lotus cars. Now it's
hitting the aerospace market
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Polyolefin
foams offer fire resistance
Tests on a new material from Sekisui Alveo
show that it melts rather than generating
sparks when subjected to a flame
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ArvinMeritor
latches on to new technology
The door latches it's launching at IAA 2007
at Frankfurt combine software, electronics
and innovative mechanical design
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Johnson
Controls introduces processes for surfaces
Two new processes being unveiled at the IAA
in Frankfurt are intended to offer interiors
companies options in scratch-proof and matt
surfaces.
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Lear
stockholders reject private equity bid
The automotive seating group has turned down
a bid led by the "active" shareholder
Carl Icahn
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Filter
material can take out the nanoparticles
Mann & Hummel introduces a new nanofibre-based
material for filters intended to stop fine
particles entering the passenger compartment
of vehicles
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Dolby
sound puts good vibrations into Freelander
2
There are 14 speakers and the reproduction
quality of the 7.1 system is better than most
domestic systems
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Soya
bean foams make seat makers more comfortable
Criticism of the recyclability and high emissions
of present foams is to be deflected with a
new range coming out of natural materials
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Johnson
Controls' floor module takes on Volvo job
The Volvo S80 is the first
application for what JCI calls a new kind
of floorpan module
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Dow
unveils new foams for vehicle seating and
trim
The aim is to cut the use of
compounds and catalysts that could lead to
unpleasant side-effects within the vehicle
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Collins
& Aikman agrees sale of US flooring
The troubled group has agreed
to sell to IAC, but needs the permission of
its bankruptcy court first
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New
instrument cluster design by Johnson Controls
The concept is an instrument
cluster for the upper medium to luxury segment.
Apart from its classic, contemporary design,
the ease of use and potential for customisation
are the distinctive features.
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