Racing to establish itself as a first-tier supplier of complete automotive interior systems, Lear Seating Corp. announces in mid-July plans to aquire Automotive Industries Holding Inc., a major supplier of interior components.Under the merger...
Forget New York, Los Angeles, or Tokyo, if you want to watch a good battle over real estate; tell a designer of vehicle interiors you I need room for one more cupholder and watch the sparks fly.Government demands for smaller, safer, more fuel...
Just how firm do today's car buyers want their seats? What do minivan shoppers really want in a seating fabric? How do we make an instrument panel that doesn't squeak? Are kids really comfortable in child-safety seats?These are questions that once...
Johnson Controls Inc.'s Automotive Systems Group closes out 1994 with a bang--actually more like a crash. Capping a year in which JCI produces its millionth seat for Chrysler Corp., picks up a complete seat-system contract from Rover and increases...
