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PAGE 22 · www.autonewseurope.com October 16, 2006 Car Cutaway Lear gives Dodge Caliber a cool place to keep drinks The Dodge Caliber utilizes a full range of jointly developed by Dodge parent included optional equipment such as a that is integrated inside the glove box. plant will build between 170,000 and four-cylinder engines produced in the US DaimlerChrysler, Hyundai Motor and 458-watt sound system offered in con- Caliber production began in the US early 180,000 Calibers in 2006. by Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance Mitsubishi Motors. Because the car is junction with Boston Acoustics and a this year in Belvidere, Illinois. UK-based of Dundee, Michigan. The engines were aimed at younger buyers, Dodge has cooled beverage storage bin from Lear analyst Global Insight estimates the Steven Wingett FUEL CAP: FRONT DOOR GLAZING: DASH PANEL: SUNROOF: INTERIOR AUTOMATIC- ALL PAINT LAYERS : 9-SPEAKER AUDIO SYSTEM: STEERING COLUMN SHAFT: AUDIO UNIT: INSTRUMENT PANEL: WIPER SYSTEM: WINDSHIELD WASHER NOZZLE: STANT AGC AUTOMOTIVE COSMA WEBASTO DIMMING MIRROR: PPG INDUSTRIES BOSTON ACOUSTICS THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA VISTEON LEAR DENSO BOWLES FLUIDICS MANUFACTURING GENTEX

MIRROR PRISM: HIGH-MOUNTED MAGNA DONNELLY LED BRAKE LIGHT : HELLA GLOVE BOX LATCH: SOUTHCO DOOR TRIM: DOW AUTOMOTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER BOTTLE: ABC GROUP REAR DOOR OUTER BELTS: HUTCHINSON PISTONS: MAHLE REAR DOME LAMP WITH FLASHLIGHT: CML INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINE COVER: MPC

TAILLIGHT COIL SPRING ISOLATORS: SIGNAL BULBS: BASF ELASTOGRAN CELLASTO OSRAM

SIDE DOOR LATCH: FRONT ISOLATOR: KEYKERT USA MERIDIAN

TAILLAMPS: ENGINE FRONT CRANKSHAFT: DECOMA FREUDENBERG NOK LOCKSETS: STRATTEC ALTERNATOR: BOSCH WHEELHOUSE: BBI ENTERPRISES FENDERS: 18” CHROME WHEELS: U.S. STEEL LACKS ENTERPRISES

MANUAL TRANSMISSION TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR: SYNCHRONIZER HUBS: SIEMENS VDO STACKPOLE

INTELLIGENT TORQUE TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL TIRES: FUEL TANK SYSTEM: EXHAUST SYSTEM: FRONT SEAT LUMBAR SUPPORT: SEAT ADJUSTERS: FRONT SHOCKS: FRONT AXLE: FOG LAMPS: CONTROLLED COUPLING (ITCC): ASSEMBLY: CRASH SENSOR: CONTINENTAL KAUTEX TEXTRON FAURECIA LEGGETT & PLATT BROSE ZF SACHS NTN DRIVESHAFT VALEO JTEKT LINAMAR TRW AUTOMOTIVE

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].

Personnel Coda is Fiat purchasing czar ANE team BMW promotes Brackenbury leads member Alex Saltalamacchia Lear in Europe Gianni Coda is the new head of pur- Marco Saltalamacchia takes over sales Jim Brackenbury is Lear’s new senior chasing for Fiat group. Graham dies and marketing for BMW group’s Eu- vice president and president of Eu- Since September 2004, Coda, 60, rope region effective January 1, 2007. ropean operations. has been in charge of purchasing for Automotive The region – which accounts for 37 He will be based in the Fiat Auto, which includes the Fiat, News Europe percent of BMW’s supplier’s office in Alfa Romeo and Lancia brands. He and Supplier- total sales – includes Paris. keeps that job and adds purchasing Business Cor- all of Europe except Brackenbury previ- responsibilities for the rest of the respondent Germany, which the ously was Lear’s se- Italian conglomerate’s divisions. Alex Graham company handles nior vice president Coda succeeds Domenico Bor- died on Sep- separately. and president of done, 60, who remains CEO of Fiat tember 24. Saltalamacchia, 45, North American seat- Powertrain Technologies (FPT) He was 29. moves to the compa- ing systems. The subsidiary. Alex’s spe- ny’s headquarters in Brackenbury change is part of Coda, who has a degree in me- cialty with BMW Italy Munich from BMW goes to Paris. Lear’s plan to stream- chanical engineering, joined Fiat ANE and boss heads group’s sales sub- line the organization. group in 1977. He has worked in the SupplierBusi- Graham handled to Munich. sidiary in Italy, where group’s metal components divi- Gianni Coda is responsible for ness, a UK- the car cutaways. he has been CEO sion, Teksid, its construction equip- everything that Fiat buys. based auto- since September 2002. Caplea moves from ment divisions, Fiat Allis and New motive consultancy that has had a Saltalamacchia replaces David Holland, and its railway division, last spring after the dissolution of longtime business partnership Panton, 53, who will head sales and Trelleborg to Thule Fiat Ferroviaria. Fiat and General Motors’ power- with ANE, was the car cutaway marketing for BMW’s Asia, Pacific, George Caplea is the new division In 1999, Coda moved to Fiat Auto, train partnership. feature. He organized the surveys Africa and eastern Europe region. president of Thule’s North American first as head of Latin American FPT is a ¤5.5 billion-a-year en- of suppliers to find out which towing systems business. operations, then as chief of the Fiat- gine and transmission supplier that partsmakers supplied which parts Thule of Malmo, Sweden, special- Lancia-light commercial vehicle combines the powertrain activities to the latest models. Based on that Vainamo is Kia’s new izes in rooftop boxes, and bike carri- business unit. of Fiat Auto, heavy truck maker information, he also wrote the ers. The personnel change allows Iveco and the Fiat Research Center. short stories about the key suppli- Europe marketing boss Caplea joins the Bordone to fully concentrate on de- er contributions that accompa- Panu Vainamo is Kia Motors company from veloping FPT, which was formed Luca Ciferri nied the cutaways. Europe’s new general manager of Trelleborg, where Alex also was a regular contrib- marketing. he was president of utor of news stories to ANE. The 48-year-old the Swedish suppli- Executive committee systems division October 1. Alex was a stimulating and native of Finland is er’s automotive changes at Haldex He replaced Charles Kleinhagen, highly valued colleague and responsible for the business area. who will work on special projects friend. His deep understanding of Korean carmaker’s Trelleborg CEO Haldex Executive Vice President of and report to CEO Joakim Olsson. the way the world works made him Europewide mar- Peter Nilsson as- Caplea worked Operations Jan-Erik Dantoft will leave Longbottom was head of the com- a fascinating person to work with. keting plus its pub- sumed Caplea’s re- for Trelleborg the company December 1. He is tak- pany’s hydraulic systems division, a He approached his professional lic relations and sponsibilities effec- ing a position with another Swedish position he had held since 2002. and personal life with commit- event sponsorships. tive October 1. Caplea had been pres- company. Dantoft’s responsibilities A search for Longbottom’s suc- ment, integrity and intelligence. Vainamo joins Kia Vainamo was ident of the automotive business unit will be transferred to other members cessor is underway. Alex is survived by his wife, from Ford of Europe, with Ford. since 1998 and executive vice presi- of the Haldex’ executive committee. Haldex, based in Stockholm, is a Sarah. where he was a dent with Trelleborg since 2002. Haldex Executive Vice President market leader in all-wheel-drive sys- Steven Wingett of Supplier- director of communications focused Trelleborg provides antivibration Jay Longbottom took over as head of tems. Its customers include Volkswa- Business will take over Alex’s for- on central and eastern Europe. solutions to the auto industry. the company’s commercial vehicle gen, Audi, Volvo and Land Rover. mer responsibilities. ANE