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Car Cutaway

Continental keeps Golf drivers safe with sound

A number of German suppliers contribute key parts to the new Volkswagen Golf. The car features a new Crash Impact Sound Sensing system from Continental. The system recognizes the sound of an impact
and analyzes the data to determine if the airbags should be activated
FUSE BOX:
DRXLMAIER GROUP

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR:

SANDEN

HVAC UNIT:
VALEO

and whether a one- or two-stage deployment is required. ZF Lenksysteme provides the Golfs electric power steering and Rchling Automotive contributes the interior trim and door module carriers. BeneckeKaliko provides artificial leather and expanded and soft foils for the pas-

EXTERIOR MIRRORS:
VISIOCORP

SATELLITE RECEPTION SYSTEM:

DELPHI

MICROPHONES:
PARAGON

NAVIGATION SYSTEMS:
BLAUPUNKT

senger compartment while Robert Boschs Blaupunkt unit and Continental contribute to the cars infotainment features.
Steven Wingett

STEERING WHEEL SWITCHES:

PREH

SEAT PADS:
F.S. FEHRER AUTOMOTIVE

DOOR HINGES:
REAR WINDSHIELD:
EDSCHA SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT
SIDE WINDOW GLASS:
DURA

FUEL FILTER:
MANN+HUMMEL

EMBLEM TAILGATE CLOSURE:

HUF HLSBECK & FRST

ISS CONTROL UNIT:

BERU

LICENSE PLATE LAMP:

CML INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES

CONDENSER:
MODINE

TOWING SLEEVE:
ALCOA FASTENING SYSTEMS

PISTONS:
FEDERAL-MOGUL

CRASH IMPACT SOUND SENSOR:

CONTINENTAL

CHARGE AIR COOLER:

BEHR

STRUT BEARINGS:
INA

VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBO:

HONEYWELL

ALL-WHEEL DRIVE:
HALDEX

ENGINE COOLING FAN MODULE :

BROSE

EPS TORQUE SENSOR:

BOURNS SENSORS

SYNCHRONIZER SYSTEMS:
HOERBIGER ANTRIEBSTECHNIK

AXLE BUSHINGS:
VIBRACOUSTIC

CAMSHAFTS:
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA CAMSHAFTS

WHEELS:
BORBET GROUP; RONAL

VACUUM PUMP:
IXETIC

BEARINGS:
FAG; NSK EUROPE

CLUTCH DISCS:
LUK

STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVER AIRBAG:

TAKATA-PETRI

CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER:

FTE AUTOMOTIVE

PRIMER:
BASF COATINGS

TRANSMISSION SHAFTS:
HIRSCHVOGEL AUTOMOTIVE

MANUAL SEAT RECLINER:

KEIPER

TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER:

KTM KHLER

DOOR PANELS
RCHLING AUTOMOTIVE

SHIFT FORK INSERTS:

SULZER FRICTION SYSTEMS

SEAT LEATHERETTE:
BENECKE-KALIKO

UNDERBODY HEAT SHIELDS:

LYDALL GERHARDI/THERMIQUE ACOUSTIQUE
PULLEYS AND FLEXPLATES:
WINKELMANN POWERTRAIN COMPONENTS

DAMPING:
ALCAN KAPA

FRONT BRAKING PADS:

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING:
STEERING COLUMN & I-SHAFT: HEATSHIELDS: EXHAUST SYSTEM CLAMPS:
MANUAL TRACKS:
HONEYWELL FRICTION MATERIALS ZF LENKSSYSTEME
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA STEERING CARCOUSTICS
NORMA C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN

PIPE FASTENERS AND PLUGS:

TRW ENGINEERED FASTENERS & COMPONENTS

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

Q & A:

Henry Li

BYD aims to sell electric cars in developed markets

Henry Li, general manager of BYD
Autos export division, says BYD has
4,000 engineers working on hybrids,
electric and other vehicles. He spoke
to Automotive News China Reporter
Kevin Huang at the companys headquarters in Shenzhen. BYD Auto is a
business unit of Hong Kong-listed
BYD Co.
What products is BYD Auto exporting?
We sell gasoline cars to more than 20
countries at present, mainly to Rus-

sia and countries in

Africa, the Middle East
and South America. We
exported about 7,000
cars last year, mainly the
F3 compact sedan. We
expect this years export
volume to increase by 50
percent to 70 percent
year-on-year.
Whats BYD Autos overall strategy for
oversea markets?

We may choose some countries

such as Denmark and Portugal
for pilot sales programs.
Henry Li

We plan to sell conventional gasoline

cars to developing countries and
new energy [plug-in hybrids and full
electric] cars to the developed mar-

kets such as the US and

Europe. We hope overseas sales could make
up more than 50 percent of our annual
sales, but we may need
10 years to realize this
target.

Whats your plan for Europe?

Like our schedule for the US, we plan
to launch sales in Europe in 2010 or
2011. We may choose some countries

such as Denmark and Portugal for

pilot sales programs. We have signed
a contract with the Hipogest Group
in Portugal to distribute our cars. By
the way, we may launch sales in Israel in 2009.
How is BYD Autos r&d ability?
We have about 4,000 automobile engineers, and the engineers from some
other r&d departments of our parent
company will also participate in the
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