Holden Engine Operations HEO located in Port Melbourne manufactures and assembles automotive engines and components for local and overseas markets. HEO needed to understand where energy was being consumed at the complex so that targets could be established. Energy consumption could then be monitored to determine whether the targets were...
By Matthew Agius Garth Tander has officially been confirmed as Todd Kelly's replacement at the Holden Racing Team, with the newly crowned V8 Supercar Champion switching to the flagship team of the Holden brand. Tander, who drove for the HRT's sister operation - the Toll HSV...
Garry Rogers' Valvoline Cummins Race Team is the latest in a series of Holden teams to forge a technical partnership with Walkinshaw Performance in the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series. Despite running an in-house engine building program for many of the past few championships, Rogers' Holden V8 Supercar...
Larry Perkins' eponymous V8 Supercar operation completed the ushering in of its new era when the covers came off the 2007 Jack Daniel's Racing team at its Melbourne headquarters last night. Rookies Shane Price and Jack Perkins lifted the covers off the first of two new Jack-backed VE...
Byline: Ian Porter Jan 17, 2007 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Exports are an important source of revenue in global automotive operations. However, for the decades of the 1980s and 1990s, Australian car makers enjoyed strong local demand and did...
Byline: Andrew Trounson Aug 21, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Car maker GM Holden has taken steps to preserve the jobs of its workers. In August 2006, talks are underway to save troubled car parts supplier, Ajax Engineered Fasteners....
LaCrosse: Buick plans to offer a 5.3-liter V-8 for the 2007 model year. A redesign is expected for the 2010 model year, possibly on General Motors' front-wheel-drive Epsilon 2 architecture. To reduce costs, all vehicles developed on Epsilon 2 (Chevrolet and Opel, for...
Byline: Andrew Trounson Aug 20, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The failure of Global Engineered Fasteners GEF could stop half of Australia's car production. The main customers of GEF - GM Holden, Ford and brake manufacturer, Pacifica - were...
Byline: Andrew Trounson Aug 16, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Victorian car parts company, Global Engineered Fasteners GEF, has won a temporary reprieve. The struggling company faced the threat of a strike by 195 workers. GEF's major customers...
Jamie Wade Packaging solution meets environmental and operational objectives and adds value at every step in the supply chain. CHEP Asia-Pacific received the Environmental Excellence in Logistics and Supply Chain Award at the National Logistics and Supply Chain Awards...
Many have heard of the current MACT Maximum Achievable Control Technology regulations, but they may be unaware of its impact. What does it mean? How will it affect us? The MACT rule affects many aspects of the stationary engine owner/operator--from environmental permitting to daily operations and recordkeeping. The...
Wireless News06-23-2005People: Mike Holden Named Chief Technical Officer of MobilisaWIRELESS NEWS-June 23, 2005-People: Mike Holden Named Chief Technical Officer of Mobilisa C2005 10Meters - http:// www.10meters.com Mobilisa Inc. today said that Mike Holden has been appointed the company's chief technical officer. Holden will be responsible for managing Mobilisa's team...
Apr 04, 2005 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) The collapse of automobile parts company, Ion, has forced German car parts maker, Robert Bosch Group, to reassess its operational strategy. Bosch, which is one of the biggest parts manufacturers in Australia, will now...
Apr 04, 2005 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) The collapse of automobile parts company, Ion, has forced German car parts maker, Robert Bosch Group, to reassess its operational strategy. Bosch, which is one of the biggest parts manufacturers in Australia, will...
Mar 29, 2005 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) Automobile parts manufacturer Ion's Wingfield plant in Adelaide will close. Ion administrator, Colin Nicol, of McGrath Nicol & Partners, announced the decision on 29 March 2005. The Wingfield plant will cease operations in July....
Mar 07, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Global car maker, Toyota, has opened a new technical centre in Melbourne. The $A47 million Toyota Technical Centre was opened on 7 March 2005. The centre will give Toyota Australia a greater role in the...
Byline: Jason Stein General Motors' new global engineering structure is taking shape. In an internal memo, GM announced the assignment of three major global engineering centers and the appointment of vehicle line executives for each architectural development center, or...
Rising star Alex Davison has received an early Christmas present in the form of a brand new Holden which he will use in the V8 Supercar series next season. Davison will get the chance to compete for Autobarn Racing, an all-new V8 Supercar team of license owner Rod...
Kmart Racing has announced that Erik Pender will become team manager of the two-time Bathurst-winning outfit for the 2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series. Pender, who has engineered Greg Murphy's #51 Commodore for the past four seasons after previous experience with the Holden Racing Team and Holden Young Lions...
V8 Supercar team owner, Larry Perkins, has confirmed that he has sold his race licences to Queensland businessman and fellow team owner, Craig Gore, effective from the end of the season. However, the sale of the Level One licences will not affect the future operation of Perkins Engineering...
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