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PTC AIR HEATER:CATEM

TPMS:CONTINENTAL

TRANSMISSION SEALS:FREUDENBERG

DIAPHRAGMS:CONTITECH

STARTER MOTOR:MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC

MASTER CYLINDER:LUK

FUEL FILTERS:MAHLE

PARKING BRAKE LEVER:FICOSA

REAR DOOR TRIM:GRUPO ANTOLIN

REAR WHEEL BEARING:AB SKF

FRONT AXLE BRAKE PADS:HONEYWELL FRICTION MATERIALS

DECOUPLED PULLEY:VIBRACOUSTIC

PROPSHAFT [4WD]:DANA

MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM:CONTINENTAL

INSTRUMENT PANEL :VISTEON

DYNAMIC SEALS:COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE

ENGINE CAMSHAFT SEALS:FREUDENBERG

ENGINE MOUNTING SYSTEM:TRELLEBORG

DISPLAY:JOHNSON CONTROLS

FRONT-END MODULE:HBPO

RADIATOR:BEHR

RADIATOR MOUNTS:TRELLEBORG

ACCELERATOR PEDAL MODULE:CTS

TORQUE ROLL RESTRICTOR:TRELLEBORG

TRANSMISSION SHAFTS:NEUMAYER TEKFOR HOLDING

SIDESHAFTS:GKN DRIVELINE

FRONT CVJ:NTN

VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBO [2.0L DIESEL]:HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGIES

PUMP SYSTEM COMPONENTS [2.0L DIESEL]:BORGWARNER

POWER TRANSFER UNIT:GKN DRIVELINE

CYLINDER HEAD GASKET:ELRINGKLINGER

FUEL TUBES:DELFINGEN

FUEL SYSTEM:INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEM

STEERING PUMP:ZF LENKSYSTEME

VACUUM PUMP:IXETIC

COMMONRAIL DIESEL INJECTION:BOSCH

OIL FILTER MODULE:SOGEFI FILTER DIVISION

SIDE AIRBAGS:AUTOLIV

TWIN DAMPERS:ZF

PANORAMA SUNROOF:WEBASTO

INTELLIGENT TORQUE CONTROLLED COUPLING:JTEKT

CLOSE COUPLED CATALYTIC CONVERTER :EBERSPÄCHER

DRIVER AIRBAG:AUTOLIV

ABDS TENSIONER:GATES

ALTERNATOR:MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC REAR WIPER:

BOSCH

BACKLITE GLAZING:SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT

INTERNATIONAL

Car Cutaway

JTEKT helps Renault’s first SUV handle rough weatherThe Koleos is Renault’s first SUV and the first Renault model to featurefour-wheel drive from launch. JTEKT of Japan supplies the optional system’s torque control coupling. With this system, the torque splitbetween the front and rear is automatically calculated based on the grip

of the tires. In normal conditions, torque is delivered to the front wheelsonly. Should less grip become available, up to 50 percent of torque istransferred to the rear. HBPO – a joint venture of Hella, Behr of Germanyand Plastic Omnium of France – provides the Koleos’ front-end mod-

ules. The Koleos was designed by Renault, developed by Nissan andmanufactured in Renault Samsung Motors’ plant in Busan, South Korea.

Steven Wingett

Jatco eyes 25% increase in CVT outputFactory in Guangzhou willopen in the spring and make140,000 transmissions a year

Chieko TsuneokaAutomotive News Europe

TOKYO � Japanese supplier Jatco isopening a new transmission plant inChina as part of a push to boost globaloutput of continuously variable trans-missions (CVTs) by 25 percent by 2011.

The factory in Guangzhou will open

in the spring and make 140,000 CVTsa year. Jatco is investing 6 billion yen(about ¤39.6 million) in the facility,spokesman Kazunori Shibuya said.

The company is aiming to boostglobal CVT production from 1.6 mil-lion units today to 2 million units inthe fiscal year ending March 31, 2011,he said.

Without being more specific,Shibuya said the company would in-vest billions of yen (tens of millionsof euros) in existing domestic plantsto improve production lines.

Jatco is expanding to meet growingdemand for CVTs, especially fromJapanese automakers. CVTs typicallyoffer a 10 percent improvement infuel economy compared with con-ventional automatic transmissions.In Europe, many European automak-ers are choosing dual-clutch trans-missions over CVTs to improve fueleconomy in new models. Dual-clutchtransmissions also provide a fuel sav-ings of about 10 percent.

In the fiscal year ending March 31,2005, CVT production accounted for

only 11 percent of the company’ssales. It rose to 39 percent in the fis-cal year ending March 31, 2008. Jat-co’s CVT production has risen nearlythreefold since April 2006.

The Chinese plant will be Jatco’ssecond overseas production site, af-ter Mexico.

Nissan Motor owns a 75 percentstake in Jatco, while Mitsubishi Mo-tors holds 15 percent and Suzuki Mo-tor has 10 percent. The company sup-plies all the CVTs used by Nissan andstarted sales to Chrysler in 2005. ANE

Suppliers wanted: If you are a supplier and have questions or want your information considered for our cutaway features, contact Steven Wingett at automotivenews@supplierbusiness.com or through www.supplierbusiness.com

Jatco supplies all the CVTs used by Nis-san, which owns 75% of the supplier.

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