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Nippon Seiki gives the new Mini a distinctive speedometerNippon Seiki supplies the eye-catching speedometer and tachometer inthe second-generation Mini from BMW. The speedometer, which canbe upgraded to include a navigation system screen in the middle, is 20 percent larger than the one in the previous-generation car. Nippon

Seiki produces the parts at its factory in Redditch, England. A majorchange in the second-generation Mini is the inclusion of standard elec-tric power steering. JTEKT of Japan supplies the standard system, whichhelps reduce fuel consumption by 0.1 liter per 100 km. TRW Automo-

tive supplies the Mini’s full braking system plus electronic stability control. TRW replaces the car's former ESC supplier, Continental.

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MANUAL TRANSMISSION SYNCHRONIZER SYSTEM:HOERBIGER

FLOOR CARPET:RIETER

ULTRASONIC INTRUSION PROTECTION SYSTEM:DELPHI

SIDE SENSOR SATELLITES:AUTOLIV

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FLUID:CASTROL

FUEL FILLER SYSTEM:MAGNA STEYR

CENTRAL CONSOLE:DR. SCHNEIDER KUNSTSTOFFWERKE

DETACHABLE TOWBAR:WESTFALIA-AUTOMOTIVE

REAR AXLE DISC BRAKE PADS:HONEYWELL FRICTION MATERIALS

SIDE DOOR MODULE:MAGNA CLOSURES

COATINGS:BASF & PPG INDUSTRIES

6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION:GETRAG

PAINT:DUPONT

BUMPER:DECOMA

EXTERIOR FILMS:AVERY DENNISON

WINDSHIELD:SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT

CONTACTING HOUSINGS:HIRSCHMANN AUTOMOTIVE

CLEAN-AIR DUCT:MECAPLAST

AC COMPRESSOR:SANDEN

STEERING COLUMN:THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA

PTC AIR HEATER:CATEM

INNER DOOR SEAL:METZELER

STEERING WHEEL SWITCHES:LEOPOLD KOSTAL

ELECTRIC BOX:DRÄXLMAIER

CABLES:LEONI

GASOLINE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT:BOSCH

OIL FILTER MODULE:SOGEFI FILTER DIVISION

ENGINE SEALS:HUTCHINSON/PAULSTRA

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING:JTEKT

FRONT WHEEL BEARING:NTN CORPORATION

FRONT-END CARRIER:PLASTIC OMNIUM

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:TRW AUTOMOTIVE

COIL SPRINGS:THYSSENKRUPP TECHNOLOGIES

FRONT-END MODULE:HBPO

HVAC UNIT:VALEO

SUNVISOR:MAGNA INTERIORS

TIRES:BRIDGESTONE EUROPE

MODULAR DOOR:INTIER

PEDAL BOXES:CIMOS

BODY STAMPINGS:STADCO

ALLOY WHEELS:BORBET GROUP

COMPLETE SEATS:FAURECIA

TAILGATE RELEASE:DURA

WEATHER SEALS COATING:GBIE

SUNROOF MOTORS:NIDEC

TANK:KAUTEX TEXTRON

MIRROR WITH GARAGE DOOR OPENER:MAGNA MIRROR SYSTEMS

STORAGE BIN:FISCHER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS

CENTER ARMREST:OLHO TECHNIK

SPARK PLUGS:BERU

TRANSFER CASE MODULES:MAGNA POWERTRAIN

Daimler’s strategy chief to sit on Chrysler boardGerman automaker’s one-fifth stake overseen byGrube and 2 other executives

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Rüdiger Grube, 56, Daimler-Chrysler’s board member for strate-

gy, will represent the German firm onthe board of its former US subsidiary,a spokeswoman for the German au-tomaker said.

Daimler and Chrysler are splittingafter a nine-year relationship.

Chrysler Holding’s other four boardmembers will come from Cerberus, theprivate equity company that agreed tobuy 80.1 percent of Chrysler in May.

Daimler, which retains 19.9 percentof Chrysler after the sale, will alsosend two more senior managers toserve on the boards of the Chryslerauto and finance subsidiaries.

There will be no change to Grube’scurrent role at DaimlerChrysler, thespokeswoman said. Grube’s responsi-bility there covers corporate develop-ment, including corporate strategy,

mergers and acquisitions, industrialparticipation and global IT policy.

Cerberus has said it will makeChrysler profitable again within threeyears. Daimler has an interest in en-suring that Chrysler meets this goal.Daimler’s one-fifth stake will appear onits books “at equity,” meaning that theGerman firm must record its share ofthe US company’s profits or losses. ANE Grube will keep working with Chrysler.

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