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Key Test for CAFTA Enforcement: Alcoa's Car Parts Factories Bring Job Conditions in Honduras to New Lows

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Alcoa Has Lower Wages, Worse Conditions than Neighboring Garment Factories, Says National Labor Committee

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire - USNewswire/ -- A report released today documents inhumane and illegal conditions in Alcoa's Honduras factory, which produces harnesses for U.S. cars. While the company claims to be very ethical and to pay its workers well, and points out that it is offering "high tech" jobs, workers in the factory are paid less and work in worse conditions than those at neighboring garment factories. The report, "The Wal-Martization of Alcoa," was written by the National Labor Committee. The report finds:

Laying the Cornerstone of the New Porsche Spare-Parts Warehouse in Sachsenheim

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112,000 square-meter built-up area – Investment of over 100 million Euro

Delphi Launches Two New Air Conditioning Service Tools at Equip'Auto

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October 15, 2007, FRANKFURT, GERMANY -- To provide its aftermarket customers with an increasingly comprehensive range of replacement air conditioning (A/C) parts and service tools, Delphi is launching two new A/C flushing machines at Equip Auto. The Delphi AT41560 and AT41568 are solvent based cleaning stations designed for the maintenance and cleaning of A/C systems on cars, as well as high capacity A/C systems found on buses and coaches.

TRW'S Advanced Brake Caliper Design, Thin-Wide Technology, Reduces Weight and Extends Brake Life

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LIVONIA, Mich., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (NYSE:TRW) , the global leader in automotive safety systems, continues to broaden its product portfolio with its thin wide bridge caliper technology (TWB). TWB technology combines the dual benefits of increased fuel economy with longer brake life.

With the thin wide bridge design, the caliper bridge thickness is reduced by 45 percent in comparison to a conventional brake caliper design, while the width is increased by 40 percent. This 45 percent decrease in bridge thickness allows for an increase in piston effective radius which, when combined with larger pads and rotors, can equate to a significant increase in brake torque output.

Bosch Automotive Tradition Launches New Internet Platform for Classic Car Parts on Ebay

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· "Bosch Klassik Teilevermittlung " as German Ebay Shop for Rare Bosch Spare Parts for Classic Cars
· Easy online search for rare Bosch parts from the warehouses of classic partners
· Further services available for classic cars and Bosch products

Bucharest International Auto Show 2007 (SIAB 2007)

10/05/2007 - 00:00
10/14/2007 - 23:59
Etc/GMT

Schedule:
Press day
4 October

Open to public
5 - 14 October

Organizer:
AMC-APIA EXPO
Str. Stirbei Voda 110, ap 2, sector 1
RO 010119 BUCURESTI
Tel: + 40 21 312 72 02
Fax: + 40 21 313 18 31
Website: www.siab.ro

Exhibitors:
ACAROM
ADV AUTO POWER & TECHNOLOGY
ALARM SERVICE '96 IMPEX SRL
AMERICAN ATV SRL
APCO ROMANIA
AQUILA ELECTRONICS SRL
ARCTIC LAND SRL
AROBS
ATVROM AGREMENT SRL
AUGUST TOWBAR
AUTOGAZ ROMANIA SRL
AUTOITALIA IMPEX
AUTOMOBILE DACIA SA
AUTOMOTIVE TRADING SERVICES
AUTO SOFT SERVICE ROTI SRL
AUTO TRADING LEASING
BANNER BATERII ROMANIA SRL
BCR LEASING IFN SA
BIALIS
BINAR IMPEX SRL
BOISSIGNY AUTO DISTRIBUTION SRL
BMW VERTRIEBS GmbH
BOLS MOTOARE SRL
BRD FINANCE IFN SA
B & S MOTORS SRL
BT LEASING TRANSILVANIA IFN SA

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