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The BMW X6 includes a new standard feature called Dynamic Perfor- minimize this by increasing the torque applied to the outer wheel. GKN requires deceleration for the system to engage. Brose delivers standard mance Control. The system continuously distributes drive power along Driveline and ZF Friedrichshafen jointly developed the system, which electrical window regulators and electrical head rests for the X6. the rear axle between the left and right wheels. Four-wheel-drive vehi- the suppliers say is superior to rivals as it functions adequately when cles tend to understeer when cornering at speed. The system helps speed remains constant. For example, electronic stability control Steven Wingett

COMPLETE FRONT SEATS: HEAD RESTRAINST: WATER DRAIN HOSE: SUN VISORS: HEAD-UP DISPLAY: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER: HUD WINDSHIELD: CUP HOLDER ROTARY DAMPER: FAURECIA GRAMMER; THE WOODBRIDGE GROUP VERITAS MAGNA NIPPON SEIKI CONTINENTAL SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT CULTRARO AUTOMAZIONE ENGINEERING

DIRECT GLAZING: IP LEATHER COVER SIKA DRÄXLMAIER

DOOR HANDLE ILLUMINATION: CD AND DVD CHANGER: APAG ELEKTRONIK ALPINE

BACKLITE: STEERING COLUMN MODULES: GUARDIAN AUTOMOTIVE KOSTAL LOCKSETS: HUF HÜLSBECK & FÜRST STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE: DOW AUTOMOTIVE SUBWOOFER INSULATION: CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS: STANKIEWICZ PREH

LIFTGATE: VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBO [3.0 D]: EDSCHA HONEYWELL TURBO TECHNOLOGIES

TAIL LAMPS: OIL-WATER HEAT EXCHANGER [3.0 D]: HELLA KTM KÜHLER

TAILGATE WEATHERSTRIP: DIGITAL ROTOR POSITION SENSOR: GDX AUTOMOTIVE BOURNS SENSORS

REAR BUMPER VIBRATION DAMPING MELT SHEET: PLASTIC OMNIUM AKSYS USA

COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM: ENGINE COOLING MODULE: TI AUTOMOTIVE BEHR CDC: CHASSIS PUMPS: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN IXETIC

PARKING BRAKE PADS WHEEL ARCH LINERS: HONEYWELL RÖCHLING AUTOMOTIVE

DETACHABLE TOWBAR: FRONT DIFFERENTIAL: WESTFALIA-AUTOMOTIVE DANA

TIRE SAFETY SYSTEM: AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE: BERU KÜSTER CONTROL SYSTEMS

ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATORS: SEAT PADS: BODY COATINGS: DOOR TRIM: ALLOY WHEELS: AXLE AIRSPRINGS: FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING: WHEEL HUBS: BROSE F.S. FEHRER BASF, TESA NOVEM CAR INTERIOR DESIGN ATS GROUP; BORBET GROUP VIBRACOUSTIC MUBEA HIRSCHVOGEL UMFORMTECHNIK

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

MG TF production restarts in the UK Bosch adds capacity in China Since then, the TF’s 1.8-liter over- Namrita Chow Separately, Bosch is expanding its Richard Truett head-cam engine has been over- Automotive News Europe auto electronics portfolio. At Bosch Automotive News Europe hauled, and the car has been given a Automotive Products (Suzhou), three few minor cosmetic and structural SHANGHAI ‰ Robert Bosch is adding new production lines have been MG sports cars are again rolling off improvements. new products and boosting produc- added this year to make parking-aid the production line in England. The MG TF, introduced in 1995, was tion capacity in China. sensors, airbag control units and mi- The latest MG TF roadster looks one of Europe’s best-selling budget “In China we will invest ¤850 mil- cro-hybrid technology. much the same as it did three years sports cars before MG Rover folded. lion from 2008 to 2010,” Peter Pang, Also this year, Bosch acquired ago when MG Rover collapsed, but The two-seat convertible will be president of Bosch (China) Invest- Shenzen Wei Ning Da Industrial things have changed dramatically available starting next month only in ment, said. (Weicon) for an undisclosed sum. since. the UK. Plans to manufacture and In June, Bosch opened an 83,000- The company develops, manufac- Now the TF’s body and powertrain sell a hardtop version in the United square-meter parts plant in Dalian, tures and sells diagnostic equipment. are made in China and shipped to States never materialized. Liaoning province, which will pro- In May, Bosch began construction MG’s Longbridge plant in central Response to the reborn MG in duce parts for China and for exports. of its new China headquarters in England for paint and final assembly. England has been strong, according The plant will make aluminum and Shanghai. After MG Rover closed, Nanjing to The Birmingham Post, a newspa- The MG TF LE500 sports car cast-iron calipers, parking brakes, ro- The 28,631 square meter site is in Automobile, which is owned by SAIC per in central England. The paper re- tors and master cylinders. Shanghai Hongqiao Linkong Eco- Motor, China’s largest carmaker, ported that 70 percent of the first (about ¤20,700). “Dalian will become one of the nomic Zone. bought the assets of the company and batch of 500 special-edition cars Nanjing is expected to begin build- largest manufacturing bases of The nine-floor building will have moved the TF’s production equip- have been sold. ing addition models in Longbridge in Bosch Chassis Systems in the world,” 80,000 square meters of floor space ment to China. The TF LE500 will cost £16,399 the next three years. ANE the company said. and will be ready in 2010. ANE