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2009 Car Cutaways Supplement2009 Car Cutaways Supplement
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© 2009 Crain
Communications GmbH.
All rights reserved
supplement
Car Cutaways
An ‘inside’ look at who supplies
what on some of Europe’s most
important new models
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Car cutaways
Contents
The Opel/Vauxhall Insignia would not be the 2009 European Car of the Year
without the help of suppliers.
Audi Q5
3
BMW 7 series
4
Dacia Sandero
5
Citroen C5
6
Ferrari California
7
Ford Ka
8
Jaguar XF
9
Mercedes-Benz GLK class
10
Opel/Vauxhall Insignia
11
Renault Megane
12
Volkswagen Golf
13
Volvo XC60
14
Opel/Vauxhall’s flagship has back-saving seats from Lear and an innovation
sign-recognition system from Hella. See which other suppliers contribute to the
award-winning Insignia on Page 11.
As a bonus, this year’s supplement features something new: three neverbefore-published cutaways. The cars that make their cutaway debuts here are
the Dacia Sandero, Ford Ka and Mercedes-Benz GLK class.
Arjen Bongard
Editor
Suppliers wanted: If you are a supplier and
have questions or want your information considered for our cutaway features, contact Steven
Wingett at [email protected] or through www.supplierbusiness.com
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Bosch system adjusts braking in Audi Q5
Robert Bosch supplies the Audi Q5 premium SUV’s adaptive cruise
control and electronic stability control. When towing, the latter system detects when the trailer is about to fishtail and prevents this by
CRANKSHAFT SEALS:
FREUDENBERG
STARTER: PISTONS:
FEDERAL-MOGUL
BOSCH
applying braking to the appropriate wheels. The system also knows
when the Q5 is carrying a full roof rack and adjusts braking performance accordingly. Brose provides two versions of the Q5’s manual
FRONT-END MODULE: OIL FILTER MODULE:
FAURECIA
SOGEFI FILTER DIVISION
CENTER DIFFERENTIAL:
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING
WINDSHIELD:
GUARDIAN
A/C COMPRESSOR:
DENSO
rear-seat adjuster. The standard fit allows the seat to be reclined and
folded. The high-end option additionally permits a choice between
extra legroom in the back seat or more space in the trunk.
DRIVER AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM: MMI CONTROL:
MARQUARDT
PREH
STEERING COLUMN: ROOF TRIM FASTENERS:
APAG ELEKTRONIK EMHART TEKNOLOGIES
PULLEYS:
WINKELMANN POWERTRAIN
ROOF GRAB HANDLE:
OLHO-TECHNIK
TURBO:
HONEYWELL TURBO TECHNOLOGIES
REAR WIPER SYSTEM:
VALEO
ACTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD:
MANN+HUMMEL
REAR AIR VENT:
DR. SCHNEIDER KUNSTSTOFFWERKE
CAMSHAFTS:
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA CAMSHAFTS
LICENSE PLATE LAMPS:
HELLA GROUP
BATTERY:
AKKUMULATORENFABRIK MOLL
REAR WINDOW GLASS:
AGC AUTOMOTIVE EUROPE
TAILGATE HINGES:
CIMOS D.D.
CYLINDER BLOCK (DIESEL):
TUPY SINTERCAST
COOLANT HOSE:
TEKLAS KAUCUK
REAR LAMP GASKET:
TEKSPAN
HEADLAMPS:
KOITO
DECKLID OUTER:
NOVELIS
FASTENERS:
A.RAYMOND
POWER TAILGATE MOTOR:
NIDEC MOTORS & ACTUATORS
MANUAL SEAT RECLINER:
BROSE
FRONT RAILS:
NOBLE INTERNATIONAL
TRUNK TRIM COVER:
PEGUFORM/POLYTEC
SYNCHRONIZER:
SULZER FRICTION SYSTEMS
SEAT-BELT REMINDER:
IEE
OIL MIST SEPARATOR:
HENGST
FRONT HEAD RESTRAINT:
GRAMMER
TIMING BELTS:
CONTITECH
CUPHOLDER ROTARY DAMPER:
CULTRARO AUTOMAZIONE ENGINEERING
VACUUM PUMP:
IXETIC
SEAT:
MAGNA STEYR FAHRZEUGTECHNIK
ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS:
SCHERDEL
A/C INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER: FRONT WHEEL BEARING:
EATON
NSK
EXTERIOR MIRRORS:
VISIOCORP; GENTEX
SIDE INFLATOR AIRBAG:
TRW
CLUTCH PIPE ASSEMBLY:
FTE
INNER WAISTBELT:
COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE
INFOTAINMENT: ALLOY WHEELS:
BORBET
HARMAN BECKER
ANTI-FRICTION BEARINGS:
INA
REAR AXLE DRIVE:
ZF
REAR STABILIZER BAR:
MUBEA
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Autoliv makes BMW 7 series more pedestrian friendly
Autoliv supplies the new BMW 7 series with an optional night
vision/pedestrian-detection system. This is the first worldwide
launch of pedestrian detection on a production car. Using a grille-
CUP HOLDER:
CULTRARO AUTOMAZIONE ENGINEERING
mounted high-resolution infrared camera, a computer alerts the driver that there are pedestrians at risk of being hit by the vehicle. The 7
series also is the first BMW to feature both lane-departure warning,
NIGHT VISION/PEDESTRIAN DETECTION: HEAD-UP DISPLAY:
AUTOLIV
NIPPON SEIKI
LANE-CHANGE WARNING: FOOT CONTROL SYSTEM:
HELLA
WOCO
INSIDE DOOR HANDLE:
ITW AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS
from Continental and vision specialists Mobileye, and a blind-spot
warning system, from Hella. The lane-departure warning uses a
camera to monitor road markings.
ROOF GRAB HANDLE:
FUEL TANK CAP: SUNROOF SEAL SLIP-COAT:
G.B.I.E.
OLHO MAGNA STEYR FUEL SYSTEMS
CENTER CONSOLE:
DRÄXLMAIER
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER:
BLAUPUNKT
NOISE REDUCTION INSERTS:
JSP
ALUMINUM HOOD:
NOVELIS
CLIMATE SYSTEM CONTROL:
PREH
CABIN AIR FILTER:
FREUDENBERG NONWOVENS
DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER:
FAURECIA
HEATING SYSTEM:
CATEM
ENGINE BRACKET:
VOESTALPINE EUROPLATINEN
CAMSHAFT:
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA CAMSHAFTS
B-PILLAR WELDING SEAM SEALS:
TESA TAPE
B-PILLAR REINFORCEMENT:
LINDE + WIEMANN
VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBO[3.0D, 185KW]:
HONEYWELL TURBO TECHNOLOGIES
RETRACTABLE TOW BAR SYSTEM:
WESTFALIA-AUTOMOTIVE
PISTONS:
FEDERAL-MOGUL, KOLBENSCHMIDT PIERBURG
LOAD FLOOR LAMINATION ADHESIVE:
SIKA
COOLING FAN MODULE:
BROSE
REAR-DIFFERENTIAL COVER:
FONDERIE MARIO MAZZUCCONI
STARTER:
DENSO
REAR AXLE BRAKING PADS:
HONEYWELL FRICTION MATERIALS
CRANKSHAFTS:
THYSSENKRUPP FORGING GROUP
ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE:
KÜSTER AUTOMOTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS
STEERING PUMP:
IXETIC
ALUMINUM STEERING KNUCKLES:
HIRSCHVOGEL UMFORMTECHNIK
DOOR HANDLE ILLUMINATION:
APAG ELEKTRONIK
TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPERS:
WINKELMANN POWERTRAIN
LUMBAR SYSTEMS:
KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE
SEAT PADS:
F.S. FEHRER AUTOMOTIVE
ANTI-ROLL SYSTEM SEALS:
TRELLEBORG SEALING
SOUND DEADENERS:
AKSYS
FRONT-END MODULE STRUCTURAL PARTS:
HYDRO
BODY UNDERSHIELDING:
RÖCHLING AUTOMOTIVE
FRONT BRAKE PADS:
ITT
ALUMINUM WHEELS:
BORBET
BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLIES: ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AIR SUSPENSION:
FLEXITECH
WABCO
FRONT DOOR:
NOVEM CAR INTERIOR DESIGN
POWERTRAIN MOUNTS:
TRELLEBORG AUTOMOTIVE
6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
MIRROR ACTUATORS:
MAGNA EXTERIOR & INTERIOR SYSTEMS
FASTENERS FOR UNDERBODY NOISE SHIELD:
SOUTHCO
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Calsonic Kansei supplies all the Dacia Sandero’s radiators
Calsonic Kansei Europe is the sole radiator supplier for the new Dacia
Sandero. The Japanese company supplies three radiator variants to
cover all the Sandero’s diesel and two gasoline engines. Calsonic Kan-
GAS SPRING TAILGATE:
STABILUS
LIFTGATE HINGE:
EDSCHA
FRONT AND REAR BUMPER SYSTEM:
FAURECIA
sei Europe also delivers the charge air coolers for the diesel, which
comes from Dacia parent Renault. Robert Bosch supplies its latest
generation ABS along with electronic brake force distribution and
DOME LAMP:
CML INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
SEAT CUSHION SUSPENSION:
L&P AUTOMOTIVE GROUP EUROPE
DOOR LATCHES:
ARVINMERITOR
emergency brake assist. This is the first time the German supplier has
delivered brake assist to a Dacia model. Dacia assembles the Sandero
in Pitesti, Romania, alongside the Logan sedan.
SIDE AIRBAG:
AUTOLIV
STEERING WHEEL:
TAKATA
REAR-VIEW MIRRORS:
FICOSA
TAILGATE LATCH:
HUF HÜLSBECK & FÜRST
AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT:
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE
SPEAKERS:
BLAUPUNKT
REAR WIPER SYSTEM:
VALEO
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER:
JOHNSON CONTROLS
TRUNK LIGHT:
CML INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
PTC AIR HEATER:
CATEM
STRUCTURAL ADHESIVES:
DOW AUTOMOTIVE
WIPER ARM:
TEKLAS KAUCUK
BASECOAT:
BASF
OUTER DASH:
RIETER
E-COAT:
PPG INDUSTRIES
A/C COMPRESSOR:
SANDEN
STEEL SHEETS:
U.S. STEEL KOSICE
TECHNICAL ADHESIVE TAPES:
SCAPA
ENGINE COOLING HOSES:
TRELLEBORG
REAR AXLE:
TMD FRICTION HOLDING
STARTER MOTOR:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
WINDOW REGULATORS:
GRUPO ANTOLIN
FUEL SYSTEM:
INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEM
SEAT BELTS:
AUTOLIV
SEATS:
FAURECIA
CYLINDER HEAD GASKET:
DANA
WELD STUDS:
EMHART
OIL FILTER MODULE:
SOGEFI FILTER DIVISION
RADIATOR:
CALSONIC KANSEI
WIRING PROTECTION SYSTEMS:
DELFINGEN
FUEL FILTER:
MAHLE
COIL SPRINGS:
ALLEVARD REJNA
DRUM BRAKE:
BOSCH
SIDESHAFTS:
GKN DRIVELINE
DIESEL COMMON RAIL INJECTION SYSTEM:
DELPHI
ABS:
BOSCH
LOWER BALL JOINT SUSPENSION:
TRW AUTOMOTIVE
TRANSMISSION SHAFTS:
NEUMAYER TEKFOR HOLDING
TRANSMISSION SEALS:
FREUDENBERG
CLUTCH DISCS:
LUK
FUSE BOX:
DELPHI
CATALYTIC CONVERTER [GASOLINE]:
EBERSPÄCHER
CRANKSHAFTS:
THYSSENKRUPP FORGING GROUP
TURBOCHARGER WASTEGATE [1.5 L DIESEL]:
BORGWARNER
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Faurecia, Brose make the Citroen C5 a comfortable ride
Faurecia designed and manufactures the seats for the new Citroen
C5. Brose supplies Faurecia with the front seat structures and motors that allow the seats to be tailored to body type or driving style.
DIESEL ENGINE TENSIONER:
DAYCO EUROPE
AIR CONDITIONING PRESSURE VALVES:
SCHRADER
INFOTELEMATIC SYSTEM:
MAGNETI MARELLI
Brose also equips the seats with an optional massage function.
These contributions should improve posture and minimize back
pain. Saint-Gobain Sekurit supplies noise-reducing acoustic glazing
EXTERIOR MIRRORS:
GENTEX
GLOVE BOX ILLUMINATION:
CML
STEERING WHEEL:
AUTOLIV
to the C5 station wagon variant’s windshield and front door. Citroen
produces the upper-medium model at its plant in Rennes-la-Jannais,
northwestern France.
SUNROOF:
WEBASTO ROOF SYSTEMS
SUNROOF SWITCH:
DELPHI
SUNVISOR:
GRUPO ANTOLIN
FUEL CAP:
ITW DELTAR
FILLER HEAD TUBE:
STANT MANUFACTURING
ALUMINUM BONNET:
NOVELIS AUTOMOTIVE
TECHNICAL ADHESIVE TAPE:
SCAPA
CYLINDER HEADS:
TEKSID ALUMINUM
REAR WINDOW:
AGC AUTOMOTIVE EUROPE
CYLINDER BLOCK:
SINTERCAST
EXTERIOR A-PILLAR:
MAGNA EXTERIORS & INTERIORS
ENGINE OIL COOLER:
MODINE EUROPE
PILLAR TEXTILE:
GUILFORD EUROPE
WIRE HARNESS FIXATION:
EMHART TEKNOLOGIES
AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE:
KÜSTER AUTOMOTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS
CYLINDER HEAD GASKET:
DANA; ELRINGKLINGER
PARKING AID SYSTEM:
BOSCH
PISTONS:
MAHLE
REAR BUMPER:
PLASTIC OMNIUM
ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM:
FAURECIA
SUSPENSION ROD SEALING:
TRELLEBORG SEALING SOLUTIONS
TURBO OUTLET:
AVON AUTOMOTIVE
BRAKE CABLES:
DURA AUTOMOTIVE
ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS:
SCHERDEL
REAR AXLE JOUNCE BUMPER:
VIBRACOUSTIC
WIRE HARNESS FASTENERS:
TRW; DELFINGEN
SEAT STRUCTURES:
BROSE
VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBO [DV6, 1.6D; DW10, 2.0D]:
HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGIES SARL
SWITCHES:
LEOPOLD KOSTAL
AUTOMOTIVE DATA CABLES:
LEONI
EXTERIOR TRIM:
MAIER
FASTENERS:
A.RAYMOND
PTC AIR HEATER:
CATEM
FUEL SYSTEM:
INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
DUAL-MASS FLYWHEEL:
ZF
EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR:
DENSO
TRANSMISSION SEALS: STEERING PUMP: WHEELS:
UNDERBODY HEAT SHIELDS:
ZF LENKSYSTEME BORBET GROUP; MEFRO WHEELS
LYDALL THERMIQUE ACOUSTIQUE FREUDENBERG
WHEEL ARCH LINERS:
BORGERS
ANTI-SLEEPING MOTOR: HANDBRAKE LEVER:
EDSCHA
L&P AUTOMOTIVE GROUP EUROPE
FRONT SEAT CUSHION:
FICOSA DOOR & SEAT SYSTEMS BUSINESS UNIT
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Delphi electrifies Ferrari California’s handling
The California is the first coupe-cabriolet from Ferrari and its first roadcar with a front-mounted V-8 engine. It is equipped with a seven-speed
dual-clutch transmission from Getrag of Germany. The California has
BRAKE DISC & CALIPER:
BREMBO
SUSPENSION SYSTEM:
DELPHI
WIPERS:
DENSO EUROPE
Delphi’s MagneRide suspension system. Within the suspension fluid are
iron particles that can attract one another, resulting in the fluid flowing
less readily in the piston, thereby making the suspension system more
WINDSHIELD:
SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT
SUNVISORS:
SATURNO
PASSENGER AIRBAG:
TAKATA-PETRI
taut. This process is regulated by applying an electromagnetic field – the
more the particles attract each other the tauter the suspension.
Webasto supplies the California’s retractable hardtop.
CHILD SEAT PRESENCE DETECTION SYSTEM:
IEE
CUPHOLDER DAMPER:
CULTRARO AUTOMAZIONE ENGINEERING
SEAT SQUAB FILLER PARTS POLYPROPYLENE:
JSP
REAR WINDOW:
SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT
ESC SENSOR CABLES:
LEONI
FUEL QUICK CONNECTORS:
A. RAYMOND
ALUMINUM FOLDING ROOF:
NOVELIS; WEBASTO
ALUMINUM SPACEFRAME:
ALCOA
PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES:
TRW
LED REAR LAMPS:
MAGNETI MARELLI
FUEL MANAGEMENT DIAPHRAGMS:
CONTITECH
OIL FILTER MODULE:
SOGEFI
GAS SPRING FOR TRUNK LID:
STABILUS
CRANKSHAFT SEALS:
FREUDENBERG
TRUNK LID:
PEGUFORM
CYLINDER HEAD GASKET:
FEDERAL-MOGUL
EXHAUST GAS FLAP:
KOLBENSCHMIDT PIERBURG
TUFTED CARPETS:
RIETER
TIMING CHAIN SYSTEM:
BORGWARNER
SPRING NUTS:
A. RAYMOND
HEAT SHIELD:
RIETER
STARTER:
DENSO
LIGHTWEIGHT DAMPERS:
ZF
AIR HOSE:
TRELLEBORG
WHEELHOUSE OUTER LINERS:
RIETER
DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION:
GETRAG
WHEEL BEARING:
SKF
ASSEMBLED CAMSHAFTS:
NEUMAYER TEKFOR
WHEELS:
RONAL
INTAKE MANIFOLD:
RÖCHLING AUTOMOTIVE
PIPE CLIPS:
A. RAYMOND
GEARBOX BEARING:
SKF
GEAR SHIFT SYSTEM:
HOERBIGER
SIDESHAFTS:
GKN
BRAKE LINE:
TI AUTOMOTIVE
STEERING PUMP:
ZF
AUDIO SYSTEM:
HARMAN/BECKER
DOOR HINGES:
EDSCHA
COLUMN AND I-SHAFT:
THYSSENKRUPP
STEERING WHEEL:
KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS
ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATOR:
LAMES
SIDE DOOR LATCHES:
MAGNA
SEAT RECLINER MOTOR:
NIDEC MOTORS AND ACTUATORS
POWER SEAT MECHANISM:
C ROB HAMMERSTEIN
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Magneti Marelli lights the way for new Ford Ka
The second-generation Ford Ka has an new feature that improves
comfort and safety at night. The Magneti Marelli-sourced headlamps
can be set to stay illuminated for up to three-and-a-half minutes
AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT:
CONTINENTAL
PASSENGER AIRBAG:
AUTOLIV
RADIO:
DELPHI
PARK ASSIST SYSTEM:
VALEO
after the car has been locked. Vehicles with central locks have a
function that activates both exterior and interior lights when the car
is unlocked. These features make leaving and approaching the car
ELEMENTS FOR SHIFTING:
INA
STEERING COLUMN MODULE:
LEOPOLD KOSTAL
LAMINATED GLASS ROOF:
AGC AUTOMOTIVE EUROPE
easier and safer in the dark. Electric Power Assisted Steering from
Delphi is standard. The system improves fuel economy by working
only when steering assistance is required.
SUNVISORS:
SATURNO
SUNBLIND SYSTEM:
HS GENION
ROOF SPOILER:
POLYTEC GROUP
BATTERY TERMINALS:
MTA
REAR WINDOW:
PILKINGTON AUTOMOTIVE
GAS SPRING TAILGATE:
STABILUS
EASY ENTRY CABLE:
KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE
REAR LAMPS:
MAGNETI MARELLI
ALTERNATOR:
DENSO EUROPE
POLYPROPYLENE FOR REAR SEAT:
JSP
CLUTCH PIPE ASSEMBLY:
FTE AUTOMOTIVE
FUEL LID FLAP:
ZANINI INDUSTRIES
ENGINE COOLING HOSE:
TRELLEBORG
DOOR SEALS:
COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE
ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS:
SCHERDEL
LEATHER UPHOLSTERY:
EAGLE OTTAWA
SEAT CUSHIONS:
FICOSA
TIMING SYSTEM [GASOLINE ENGINES]:
BORGWARNER
STABILIZER BARS:
MUBEA
SOUND ABSORPTION:
TEKSPAN
LEATHER STEERING WHEEL:
TRW
SYNCHRONIZER COMPONENTS:
NEUMAYER TEKFOR HOLDING
GLOW PLUGS:
BERU
ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATORS:
LAMES
PISTONS:
FEDERAL-MOGUL
WINDOW LIFT MOTOR:
JOHNSON ELECTRIC
HEAT SHIELD:
ELRINGKLINGER
DOOR WAISTLINE REINFORCEMENTS:
WAGON
VACUUM PUMP:
IXETIC
SIDE TURN SIGNAL:
CML INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
FASTENERS:
A. RAYMOND
CHASSIS BUSHINGS:
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
STEERING GAITERS:
CONTITECH
CAMSHAFTS:
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA CAMSHAFTS
GASKETS:
FLEXPLATES:
FREUDENBERG DICHTUNGS- UND SCHWINGUNGSTECHNIK WINKELMANN POWERTRAIN COMPONENTS
BUMPER:
PLASTAL GROUP
GROUNDING STUDS:
EMHART TEKNOLOGIES
SIDESHAFTS:
GKN DRIVELINE
WHEEL BADGE:
BOMISA
BRAKE LINES:
TI AUTOMOTIVE
BRAKE DISC:
BREMBO
BRAKE CALIPER:
ROBERT BOSCH
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING:
DELPHI
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Delphi provides the Jaguar XF with military technology
Delphi supplies the new Jaguar XF’s adaptive cruise control, which
uses scene interpretation techniques developed from military
research programs. The US partsmaker says the system’s narrow-
SUNROOF:
WEBASTO ROOF SYSTEMS
ROOF ANTENNA:
LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES
HEADLINER:
IAC
beam radar provides improved target recognition compared with
fixed-sensor systems from rivals. Germany’s Robert Bosch makes the
XF’s pop-up hood, which activates in a collision to reduce injury to
INNER DOOR FRAME GARNISH:
DR. SCHNEIDER KUNSTSTOFFWERKE
ELECTRONIC HANDBRAKE
POSITION SENSOR (VIA DURA):
BOURNS SENSORS
COCKPIT MODULE:
DRÄXLMAIER
pedestrians. Sensors mounted on the front of the vehicle detect that
a collision is about to happen. The hood pops up to create more of a
cushion between the hood and the engine.
WINDSHIELD COWL:
RÖCHLING AUTOMOTIVE
STEERING WHEEL:
KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS
ACC:
DELPHI
NAVIGATION SYSTEM:
DENSO
THERMOSTAT:
MAGNA STEYR FUEL SYSTEMS
INTERIOR LIGHTING:
SIDLER AUTOMOTIVE
POWER STEERING SYSTEM:
ZF LENKSYSTEME
DOOR CABLES:
FICOSA DOOR & SEAT SYSTEMS BUSINESS UNIT
EEDS:
YAZAKI
GLAZING:
PILKINGTON AUTOMOTIVE
CYLINDER BLOCK:
SINTERCAST
TRUNK LID HINGE:
ITW HIGHLAND UK
O-RINGS:
FREUDENBERG
FUEL CAP:
STANT MANUFACTURING
GRILLE RADIATOR:
MAIER
ACTIVE PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION HOOD HINGE:
MULTIMATIC
WHEEL ARCH FASTENERS:
EMHART TEKNOLOGIES
PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION SENSING SYSTEM:
BOSCH
REAR BUMPER:
CORUS AUTOMOTIVE & PLASTIC OMNIUM
PISTONS:
MAHLE
DOOR CONTROL UNITS:
LEOPOLD KOSTAL
ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS:
SCHERDEL
DOOR PANEL PLASTICS:
DOW AUTOMOTIVE
CYLINDER HEAD GASKET:
DANA
DOOR INSERTS:
CONTITECH
AUTOMOTIVE CABLES:
LEONI
DOOR STRIKERS:
ARVINMERITOR
SHOCK ABSORBERS:
THYSSENKRUPP TECHNOLOGIES
REAR AXLE BEARING:
NTN
MAGNESIUM CROSS CAR BEAM:
MERIDIAN TECHNOLOGIES
BIW STAMPINGS AND ASSEMBLIES:
STADCO
DOOR PANELS:
MAGNA EXTERIORS & INTERIORS
TOUCH SCREEN:
ALPINE ELECTRONICS
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL GLOVE BOX LATCH:
SOUTHCO
DOOR HINGE:
EDSCHA
SEAT CUSHION SUSPENSION:
L&P AUTOMOTIVE GROUP EUROPE
INTERIOR FLOOR CARPET:
RIETER
INNER DOOR RELEASE HANDLE:
ITW DELTAR INT. COMPONENTS GROUP
LOCK SET:
HUF HÜLSBECK & FÜRST
LIGHTING CONSOLES:
GRUPO ANTOLIN
DOOR HINGE BUSHING:
OILES AMERICA
WHEELS:
ATS LEICHTMETALLRÄDER, BORBET GROUP
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JCI helps improve performance of Mercedes GLK’s airbags
Johnson Controls Inc.’s instrument panel in the new Mercedes-Benz
GLK class was designed to improve airbag deployment. The structure,
which has a surface made from thermoplastic polyolefin, is laser-
STEEL PLATES FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:
HOERBIGER
A/C COMPRESSOR:
DENSO
PARKING AID SYSTEM:
BOSCH
weakened in specific areas to enable the airbags to break through in a
controlled, predictable manner if there is a crash. JCI also supplies the
car's headliner (including the sun visors and grab handles) and the
DISPLAY: KEYLESS GO SYSTEM:
OVERHEAD CONTROL UNIT:
DR. SCHNEIDER KUNSTSTOFFWERKE; HELLA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
MARQUARDT
structure of the rear seat backrest. The GLK also offers an optional
child seat recognition system from IEE. The system automatically
deactivates the front-passenger airbag if it detects a child seat.
DASH INSULATION:
CARCOUSTICS
AIR CLEANER:
MANN + HUMMEL
CENTER CONSOLE:
DRÄXLMAIER
REAR CENTER CONSOLE AIR VENT:
FISCHER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
ANTI-FRICTION BEARINGS:
FAG; INA
ROOF SPOILER:
POLYTEC
ENGINE BAY INSULATION:
CARCOUSTICS
REAR WINDOW:
GUARDIAN
ENGINE CONTROL UNIT:
CONTINENTAL
SOUND DEADENERS:
AKSYS USA
COMPACT FOIL:
BENECKE-KALIKO
ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS:
SCHERDEL
BATTERY:
JOHNSON CONTROLS
FASTENERS:
A. RAYMOND
TEMPERATURE SENSOR:
BERU
TURBOCHARGER:
BORGWARNER
PROTECTIVE TUBES:
WOCO
EGR SYSTEM:
MODINE
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS:
FRIEDRICH BOYSEN
CRANKSHAFTS:
THYSSENKRUPP
CLUTCH PIPE ASSEMBLY:
FTE
REAR WIPER SYSTEM:
VALEO
FUEL TANK:
TI AUTOMOTIVE
WEATHERSTRIP COATING:
GBIE
BUMPER SYSTEMS:
REHAU
TANK HEAT SHIELD:
LYDALL GERHARDI
COLD-END EXHAUST:
EBERSPÄCHER
REAR STABILIZER BAR:
MUBEA
PARKING BRAKE PADS:
HONEYWELL
SIDE DOOR LATCH:
KIEKERT
SEAT CONTROL UNIT:
LEOPOLD KOSTAL
FRONT SEAT LENGTH ADJUSTER:
C ROB HAMMERSTEIN
BELT TENSION SENSOR:
CTS AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS
WHEELS: AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM: STEERING WHEEL: EXTERIOR AUTO-DIMMING MIRROR:
POWERTRAIN COOLING QUICK CONNECTORS: TENSIONER: BUMPER FOAM: PLASTIC FASTENERS: STRUT MOUNT: STEERING PUMP: POWER STEERING LINES
TAKATA-PETRI
BEHR
JIFFY-TITE
GENTEX
EATON BORBET GROUP; CROMODORA WHEELS; RONAL
JSP
ANVIS GROUP IXETIC
GATES
EMHART
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Lear keeps Insignia drivers sitting comfortably
US supplier Lear provides the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia’s ergonomic
seats on a just-in-time basis from its plant in Ginsheim-Gustavsburg,
Germany, about 20km from the carmaker’s assembly site in Rüssels-
VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBO [2.0L DIESEL]:
HONEYWELL TURBO TECHNOLOGIES
FASTENERS :
TRW ENGINEERED FASTENERS & COMPONENTS
heim. Opel says the design of the seats is intended to minimize back
pain and problems, such as whiplash, in the event of a collision.
Haldex of Sweden supplies the Insignia’s all-wheel-drive. The system
NAVIGATION SYSTEM:
BLAUPUNKT; BOSCH
INSTRUMENT PANEL:
FAURECIA
allows torque to be distributed between the rear and front axles as
well as between the left and right rear wheels to improve the uppermedium model’s traction.
FRONT WIPER SYSTEM: INTERIOR AUTO-DIMMING MIRROR WITH SMARTBEAM: CRUISE CONTROL STEERING WHEEL SWITCH:
AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT:
DENSO
GENTEX
OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE
INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR [1.8L GASOLINE]:
MANN+HUMMEL
AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR:
SANDEN
EXTERIOR MIRRORS :
VISIOCORP
FUEL FILLER PIPE COATINGS:
MAGNI
ANTENNA:
LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES
AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD [2.0L DIESEL]:
MAGNETI MARELLI
DOOR TRIM FOAM LAMINATE:
BENECKE-KALIKO
CLEAR AIR END CLAMPS:
NORMA
DOOR FRAMES:
WAGON AUTOMOTIVE
ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM:
DELPHI
TANK TOP LINES:
TI AUTOMOTIVE
FUEL MANAGEMENT DIAPHRAGMS:
CONTITECH
DOOR PANEL:
VISTEON
HEADLAMPS:
HELLA
REAR HEADRESTS:
GRAMMER
STRUCTURAL BLIND FASTENER:
ALCOA FASTENING SYSTEMS
SEATS:
LEAR
CRANKSHAFTS:
THYSSENKRUPP FORGING
PNEUMATIC 4-WAY LUMBAR SUPPORT SYSTEM:
ALFMEIER
CAMSHAFT CASTINGS:
CWC TEXTRON
REAR DRIVE MODULE:
AAM
HEAT SHIELD:
LYDALL GERHARDI
REAR BUMPER:
MAGNA EXTERIOR & INTERIOR SYSTEMS
COOLANT HOSE:
TEKLAS KAUCUK
RETRACTABLE TOWBAR:
BOSAL-ORIS
C280 CONNECTORS:
MTA
SPRINGS:
THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN SUSPENSION
DEADENER PACKAGE:
AKSYS
REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS:
RAUFOSS TECHNOLOGY
STARTER MOTOR:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
PASSENGER CAR PAD:
TMD FRICTION HOLDING
MIRROR TRIANGLE:
EUWE
ARMREST DAMPER:
CULTRARO
HANDY CRADLES:
PARAGON
CENTER CONSOLE:
DRÄXLMAIER
SEAT-BELT REMINDER: AWD POWER TRANSFER UNIT:
OERLIKON GRAZIANO
IEE
JOUNCE BUMPER: CLUTCH:
VIBRACOUSTIC
ZF
CLUTCH LINES:
FTE AUTOMOTIVE
TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFTS:
TIRES:
HIRSCHVOGEL AUTOMOTIVE BRIDGESTONE EUROPE
NUTS:
GROMMETS:
HUTCHINSON BAS COMPONENTS
ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE SYSTEM:
HALDEX
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Suppliers help Renault build greener, safer, lighter Megane
The third-generation Renault Megane introduces Autoliv’s new antisliding airbags, which raise the front of the seat cushions to prevent
the occupant from sliding under the seat belt following a collision.
REAR WIPER SYSTEM:
BOSCH
SEAT BACK SUSPENSION:
FICOSA
INSIDE MIRRORS:
SEATS :
MAGNA EXTERIORS & INTERIORS FAURECIA
NSK provides the car’s electric power steering from its plant in
Poland. Inergy Automotive Systems’ INROV and CLINFILL technologies are standard on the new car. INROV prevents overfilling during
LEATHER UPHOLSTERY: AIR CLEANER:
MANN+HUMMEL
EAGLE OTTAWA
PTC AIR HEATERS:
CATEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL STUDS:
BAS COMPONENTS
DRIVER AIRBAG:
AUTOLIV
STEERING COLUMN:
NSK
A/C COMPRESSOR:
TURBO [1.9L DIESEL]:
DENSO HONEYWELL TURBO TECHNOLOGIES
SYNCHRONIZER SYSTEM:
HOERBIGER ANTRIEBSTECHNIK
LIFTGATE HINGE:
EDSCHA
ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS:
SCHERDEL
ROOFBAR:
BOSAL
SYNCHRONOUS BELTS:
GATES PT EUROPE
LICENSE PLATE LAMP:
CML INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
STARTER MOTOR:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
TAILGATE LATCH:
KIEKERT
POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX:
MTA-SEWS
WINDOW REGULATORS:
BROSE
ECO FUEL SAVER:
ENERGY AUTOMOTIVE TEK
CAPLESS REFUELING SYSTEM:
INERGY
CRANKSHAFTS:
THYSSENKRUPP FORGING
BOOT TRIM:
GRUPO ANTOLIN
ENGINE COOLING MOTORS:
NIDEC MOTORS & ACTUATORS
REAR FLOOR:
PLASTIC OMNIUM AUTO EXTERIOR
TECHNICAL TAPE:
SCAPA
BRAKE LINES CLIPS:
EMHART TEKNOLOGIES
VACUUM PUMP:
IXETIC
CALIPER:
TRW AUTOMOTIVE
SPARK PLUGS:
FEDERAL-MOGUL
BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLY:
FLEXITECH
SYNCHRONIZER FRICTION MATERIAL:
SULZER FRICTION SYSTEMS
BRAKE LINES:
TI AUTOMOTIVE
OIL FILTER MODULE:
SOGEFI FILTER DIVISION
STEEL WHEEL:
MEFRO WHEELS
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER:
THERMAL DYNAMICS
REAR DOOR:
SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT
CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER:
FTE AUTOMOTIVE
DOOR HINGES:
WAGON AUTOMOTIVE
RECLINING RACE SHELL:
RECARO
refueling and degassing during fuel tank venting while CLINFILL is a
capless refueling system that only requires the driver to open the fuel
tank flap and put the nozzle in the filler.
MANUAL TRANSMISSION SYNCHRONIZER ASSEMBLIES:
VTL AUTOMOTIVE
EXTERIOR MIRRORS:
VISIOCORP GROUP
ACCELERATOR PEDAL:
CTS
FRONT RAIL CLOSING PLATE:
NOBLE INTERNATIONAL
FRONT-END CARRIER:
PLASTAL GROUP
FRONT COIL SPRINGS:
MUBEA
SHOCK ABSORBERS:
KYB
HEAT SHIELDS: CLUTCH DISCS:
GEARBOX SEALS:
RIETER AUTOMOTIVE MANAGEMENT
LUK FREUDENBERG DICHTUNGS- UND SCHWINGUNGSTECHNIK
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Continental keeps Golf drivers safe with sound
A number of German suppliers contribute key parts to the new Volkswagen Golf. The car features a new Crash Impact Sound Sensing system from Continental. The system recognizes the sound of an impact
FUSE BOX:
DRÄXLMAIER GROUP
AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR:
SANDEN
HVAC UNIT:
VALEO
and analyzes the data to determine if the airbags should be activated
and whether a one- or two-stage deployment is required. ZF Lenksysteme provides the Golf’s electric power steering and Röchling
EXTERIOR MIRRORS:
VISIOCORP
SATELLITE RECEPTION SYSTEM:
DELPHI
MICROPHONES:
PARAGON
NAVIGATION SYSTEMS:
BLAUPUNKT
Automotive contributes the interior trim and door module carriers.
Benecke-Kaliko provides artificial leather and expanded and soft foils
for the passenger compartment.
STEERING WHEEL SWITCHES:
PREH
SEAT PADS:
F.S. FEHRER AUTOMOTIVE
SIDE WINDOW GLASS:
DURA
FUEL FILTER:
MANN+HUMMEL
EMBLEM TAILGATE CLOSURE:
HUF HÜLSBECK & FÜRST
ISS CONTROL UNIT:
BERU
LICENSE PLATE LAMP:
CML INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
CONDENSER:
MODINE
TOWING SLEEVE:
ALCOA FASTENING SYSTEMS
PISTONS:
FEDERAL-MOGUL
CRASH IMPACT SOUND SENSOR:
CONTINENTAL
CHARGE AIR COOLER:
BEHR
STRUT BEARINGS:
INA
VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBO:
HONEYWELL
ALL-WHEEL DRIVE:
HALDEX
ENGINE COOLING FAN MODULE :
BROSE
EPS TORQUE SENSOR:
BOURNS SENSORS
SYNCHRONIZER SYSTEMS:
HOERBIGER ANTRIEBSTECHNIK
AXLE BUSHINGS:
VIBRACOUSTIC
CAMSHAFTS:
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA CAMSHAFTS
WHEELS:
BORBET GROUP; RONAL
VACUUM PUMP:
IXETIC
BEARINGS:
FAG; NSK EUROPE
CLUTCH DISCS:
LUK
STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVER AIRBAG:
TAKATA-PETRI
CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER:
FTE AUTOMOTIVE
PRIMER:
BASF COATINGS
TRANSMISSION SHAFTS:
HIRSCHVOGEL AUTOMOTIVE
MANUAL SEAT RECLINER:
KEIPER
TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER:
KTM KÜHLER
DOOR PANELS
RÖCHLING AUTOMOTIVE
SHIFT FORK INSERTS:
SULZER FRICTION SYSTEMS
SEAT LEATHERETTE:
BENECKE-KALIKO
UNDERBODY HEAT SHIELDS:
LYDALL GERHARDI/THERMIQUE ACOUSTIQUE
PULLEYS AND FLEXPLATES:
WINKELMANN POWERTRAIN COMPONENTS
DOOR HINGES:
REAR WINDSHIELD:
EDSCHA SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT
DAMPING:
ALCAN KAPA
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING:
STEERING COLUMN & I-SHAFT: HEAT SHIELDS: EXHAUST SYSTEM CLAMPS:
MANUAL TRACKS:
FRONT BRAKING PADS:
NORMA C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA STEERING CARCOUSTICS
HONEYWELL FRICTION MATERIALS ZF LENKSSYSTEME
PIPE FASTENERS AND PLUGS:
TRW ENGINEERED FASTENERS & COMPONENTS
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Haldex helps Volvo XC60 handle slick roads
The Volvo XC60 has Haldex’s fourth-generation electronically controlled all-wheel-drive system. An advantage of the system is that it
does not need any differential speed between the two axles to
TAILGATE:
COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE / METZELER; INOPLAST; STABILUS
SUNROOF MOTOR:
NIDEC MOTORS & ACTUATORS
engage, allowing instantaneous full torque transfer to the rear axle
from start. French glass maker Saint Gobain-Sekurit helps improve
visibility in the car by offering optional front door windows with a
OBSTACLE-DETECTION SENSOR:
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE
DOOR HINGE:
EDSCHA
TRIM OVERHEAD CONSOLE:
MAGNA EXTERIOR & INTERIOR SYSTEMS
hydrophobic coating that causes water drops to turn into larger
spheres that blow away at speeds above 50kph. The XC60 offers a
Continental-sourced crash avoidance system as standard equipment.
STEERING COLUMN:
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA STEERING
NAVIGATION SYSTEM:
DENSO
SUBWOOFER:
ALPINE
AIRBAGS:
AUTOLIV
INNER DASH:
RIETER
DOOR PANELS:
FAURECIA
STARTER:
BOSCH
LIFTGATE HINGES:
MULTIMATIC
START CONTROL UNIT:
VISTEON
REAR LAMPS GASKETS:
TEKSPAN; VALEO
CRANKSHAFTS:
THYSSENKRUPP FORGING
FUEL TANK:
TI AUTOMOTIVE
MANUAL LUMBAR FOR SEAT:
L&P AUTOMOTIVE
POWER STEERING LINES:
EATON
ALLOY WHEELS:
BORBET
CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER:
FTE
TURBOCHARGER:
BORGWARNER; HONEYWELL
REAR BRAKE PADS:
ITT FRICTION PRODUCTS
REAR WHEEL BEARING UNITS:
AB SKF
AIR-CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR:
SANDEN
TWIN DAMPERS:
ZF
ANTI-FRICTION BEARINGS:
FAG
CLUTCH DISCS:
LUK
REAR DIFFERENTIAL MODULE:
GETRAG
SYNCHRONIZER SYSTEM:
HOERBIGER
ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE:
HALDEX
AIR INTAKE VALVE:
MAGNETI MARELLI
DRIVESHAFT:
ROTORION
EXHAUST SYSTEM (COLD END):
TENNECO
TRANSMISSION SHAFTS:
NEUMAYER TEKFOR HOLDING
SEAT EXPANDED PROPYLENE:
JSP
FRONT DOOR HYDROPHOBIC GLAZING: POWER WINDOW PANELS:
SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT
KOSTAL
CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE:
DELPHI
COWL GRILLS:
RÖCHLING AUTOMOTIVE
GLASS RUN CHANNELS:
WAGON AUTOMOTIVE
SEAT HEATERS:
KONGSBERG
SPRING SEATS:
TRELLEBORG
EXTERIOR MIRRORS:
VISIOCORP
FRONT AXLE BRAKE PADS:
HONEYWELL FRICTION MATERIALS
BASECOAT:
BASF
BONNET LINER:
BORGERS
COIL SPRINGS:
ALLEVARD REJNA; THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN SUSPENSION