Amcast awarded DaimlerChrysler aluminum rear knuckle. (Industry News).Amcast Industrial Corp., Dayton, Ohio Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. , was awarded its first cast aluminum suspension component from DaimlerChrysler Corp., Stuttgart Stuttgart, city, Germany Stuttgart (sht  t`gärt), city (1994 pop. 594,406), capital of Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, on the Neckar River. , Germany Germany (jûr`mənē), Ger. Deutschland, officially Federal Republic of Germany, republic (2005 est. pop. 82,431,000), 137,699 sq mi (356,733 sq km). . The component, a rear knuckle knuckle /knuck·le/ (nuk´'l) the dorsal aspect of any phalangeal joint, or any similarly bent structure. knuck·le n. 1. , will be produced for the 2004 1/2 model year Dodge and Chrysler full-sized vehicles. Initial production shipments will begin in the fourth quarter of 2003. "This award recognizes our growing relationship with DaimlerChrysler and contributes toward our goal of diversifying our automotive customer base," said Jeff Dornseifer, vice president of sales and marketing for Amcast Automotive. The project is expected to fill approximately 5% of Amcast's rear knuckle capacity for the 2004 fiscal year. Amcast serves the automotive, construction and industrial industries. Its two business segments are flow control and engineered components for original equipment manufacturers. |
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