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February 18, 2008 www.autonewseurope.com · PAGE 19 Car Cutaway Bosch and ZF enhance performance on new A4 German suppliers Robert Bosch and ZF provide parts tive Collision Warning, which the carmaker calls Audi braking guard. istics of the engine, automatic , and adaptive that improve the handing and performance of the new . Bosch The feature detects oncoming obstacles and applies a short brake damping. Italy’s Magneti Marelli provides the A4’s headlamps. supplies the car’s optional adaptive cruise control and the electronic pulse if the driver does not react. ZF provides the A4 with an optional stability control solutions. The A4 also offers Bosch’s optional Predic- technology that can lets the driver customize the operating character- Steven Wingett

COOLING WATER VENTILATION TUBE SYSTEM: SYNCHRONIZER SYSTEM: AIR CONDITIONING LINES: PD-HOSE FOR AC LOOP: WINDSHIELD: GLOVE BOX: GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM: ASHTRAY ROTARY DAMPER: TRUNK LID TENSION SPRINGS: NORMA HOERBIGER EATON MAFLOW SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT CADENCE INNOVATION HARMAN/BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CULTRARO SCHERDEL

TRACKING SYSTEM ECU: JACK: APAG ELEKTRONIK BATZ AIR FILTER ELEMENTS: INTERIOR PILLAR TRIMS: HENGST MAGNA INTERNATIONAL CYLINDER BLOCK: SINTERCAST LOAD SILL PARTS: LINDE + WIEMANN WATER PUMP BEARING: INA VALVES: SCHRADER EGR VALVE POSITION SENSORS: CTS TAIL LAMPS: BATTERY: AKKUMULATORENFABRIK MOLL CONTINUOUS DAMPING CONTROL: ZF VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBO [2.7D, 3.0D]: HONEYWELL TYRES: ENGINE AIR FILTER SYSTEM: BRIDGESTONE RÖCHLING AUTOMOTIVE WHEEL HUB BEARING: LANE DEPARTURE WARNING CAMERA: NSK EUROPE CONTINENTAL REAR WHEEL BEARINGS: FAG, SNR ROULEMENTS TEMPERATURE SENSOR: NGK SPARK PLUG ELECTRIC PARK BRAKE: VACUUM PUMP: TRW AUTOMOTIVE IXETIC BRAKE CLIP: FRONT END MODULE: TRW ENGINEERED FASTENERS & COMPONENTS FAURECIA WHEELS: WIRE HARNESSES: ATS GROUP, MEFRO WHEELS, OTTO FUCHS DRÄXLMAIER LASER-WELDED BLANKS FOR INNER DOORS: HEAT SHIELDS: VOESTALPINE EUROPLATINEN CARCOUSTICS

POWER STEERING: KNOB: ZF LENKSYSTEME EISSMANN GROUP AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES: 6-SPEED : COOLANT HOSES: INJECTION FILTER: FRONT BRAKE PADS: UNDERBODY HEAT SHIELDS : CENTER STACK IN WOOD: OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM: ARMREST FOAM LAMINATE: CONTITECH GETRAG TEKLAS UFI FILTERS HONEYWELL, ITT INDUSTRIES LYDALL GERHARDI NOVEM CAR INTERIOR DESIGN DELPHI BENECKE KALIKO

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 aftersales functions for the sports holder over Spyker’s Formula One Kia appoints 2 execs car company’s UK and Asia-Pacif- involvement. He succeeds interim Ex-Czech deputy PM will head ic regions. CEO Hans Hugenholtz Jr., who to lead Europe business moved to a posi- Staff report tion on the com- Kia has named two new executives ’s Russian sales pany’s supervi- to lead its European operations. Former top Czech politician Martin sory board. Kwang-Ho Jahn will lead ’s Spyker builds Nam is the sales operations in the booming Hück to head union custom-made new president Russian market. at Automobil roadsters and of Kia Europe Jahn, 38, will become general di- coupes powered while Paul rector of Volkswagen Group RUS Porsche has appointed Uwe Hück by Audi engines Willis takes on effective April 1. chairman of the newly constituted that sell for the newly cre- VW is expanding its sales and works council of Porsche Automobil ¤250,000 and ated role of production in Russia with the aim Holding SE. Hück, who will turn 46 more and com- Muller helped chief operat- of boosting new-car sales in the in May, is vice chairman of the pete against relaunch Spyker. ing officer. country to 300,000 a year by 2010 holding company’s supervisory such high-end Nam, a 53- Nam joins from about 31,000 last year. Last board and had been head of the sports cars as Bugatti, Lotus, year-old Kore- from Mercedes. November, VW opened a new as- works council of Porsche AG since Lamborghini, Aston Martin and an national, sembly plant in Kaluga, 160km 1998. Ferrari. takes over from previous Kia Mo- south of Moscow. The new It is expected to unveil a high- tors Europe President Hyoung- The plant will assemble about Jahn moves to Moscow. council has 20 performance SUV at the Geneva Keun Lee who has been promoted 66,000 VW and Skoda cars this year members; 15 auto show in March. to a new role in Kia’s global organi- rising to 150,000 units next year. Educated in the Czech Republic will represent zation. VW also plans to expand its and the USA, Jahn speaks English, workers in Ger- Wim Oude Weernink His most recent job was chief op- Russian dealer network to 110 by German, Russian and French as many and five erating officer at Mercedes-Benz 2017 from about 70 now. well as his native Czech. will represent Korea. Earlier, Jahn, an economist, joined VW Klaus Dierkes will succeed Jahn as Porsche workers Nam held se- group’s Skoda subsidiary as board Skoda’s head of personnel effective in France, the De Virville leaves nior sales and member for personnel in 2006 af- April 1. UK, Italy, Aus- Hück knows Renault’s top board finance roles ter quitting Czech politics. Dierkes, 51, joined VW in 1984. tria and Spain. Porsche well. with Kia and He was the Czech Republic’s He has been VW Germany’s hu- Porsche Auto- Michel de Virville has moved from parent deputy prime minister for econom- man resources boss since 2006 and mobil Holding, created in 2007, Renault’s top board, its now six- Hyundai in ic policy from August 2004 to De- a VW general representative since controls Porsche and its marketing member executive committee, to Korea, the US, cember 2005 and before that head- July 2007. and engineering affiliates, and has its 25-member management com- and Eu- ed the business development a 31 percent stake in Volkswagen mittee. He remains corporate secre- rope. agency Czechinvest. Staff report group. tary general. Willis, a 48- De Virville made the move year-old Irish- Willis leaves VW Staff report because he has taken on additional man, will take in favor of Kia. in its 29 European markets to lo, who was re- responsibilities at two professional over the re- 600,000 units annually by 2010. cently appointed groups, the French association of sponsibilities of Jean-Charles Lievens, Rolls-Royce business leaders, MEDEF, and Kia’s senior vice president sales and Staff report president in Muller retakes the the union of metallurgical indus- marketing, who will retire March 31. North America. CEO job at Spyker tries, UIMM. Willis joined Kia on February 1 Previously, The 62-year-old de Virville, who from Volkswagen where he was UK Lenden was Victor Muller, the Dutch entrepreneur holds doctorates in mathematics and brand director since 2000. Aston Martin’s Lenden head of opera- and car enthusiast who helped re- statistics, had been a member of Re- Willis has held senior management switches to Rolls-Royce tions at Aston launch the Spyker sports car compa- nault’s executive committee since and director positions with Ford of Martin. ny in 2000, has returned as CEO. joining the French automaker as cor- Europe, Toyota, Mazda and BMW. Graham Lenden is Rolls-Royce’s new In that role he Lenden heads The 48-year-old Muller had porate secretary general in 1993. Both executives will be tasked marketing head. managed sales, Rolls marketing. stepped down last May following with more than doubling Kia’s sales Lenden, 41, succeeds Paul Ferraio- marketing and disagreements with his main share- Staff report