Behr America Will Invest $100 Million in Dayton Area.Business Editors & Automotive Writers DAYTON, Ohio--(AutomotiveWire)--Feb. 11, 2002 Behr America will invest $100 million to expand and modernize its newly acquired Dayton Thermal Products facilities here over the next three years. Hans Lange Hans Lange (* February 17th, 1884 in Istanbul; † August 13th, 1960 in Albuquerque) was a German-American conductor and musician. He was a son of Paul Lange, who had been a lecturer for music at the American College for Girls in Constantinople in the 1890s, and later was , president of Behr America, announced the company's investment plans, noting that Behr expects to expand Dayton Thermal's customer base in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and substantially increase Behr's share of the automotive climate control and engine cooling markets. The Chrysler Group and Behr America signed an agreement on February 11 for the ultimate sale of Dayton Thermal Products to Behr. Behr will immediately assume operational responsibility for the facilities while Chrysler Group will maintain a minority interest for two years to assist in the transition. "Behr Dayton Thermal Products already has received substantial orders to supply cooling modules for other U.S. customers starting in 2004," Mr. Lange said. "With this additional business, Behr's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market share will exceed 10 percent." Acquisition and investment in Dayton modernization and expansion will increase Behr's previously announced investment in North America facilities from $120 million to approximately $220 million over a 5-year period. The company opened a new multi-million-dollar manufacturing and product development center near Lansing, MI, a little over a year ago and is building a $30-million corporate headquarters and technical center in the Detroit area. Behr America and its parent company, Behr GmbH & Co. of Stuttgart, Germany, specialize in the design and manufacture of automotive air-conditioning and engine cooling systems. The Chrysler Group is a business unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, also based in Stuttgart. With annual sales of about $600 million, Behr Dayton Thermal Products employs about 2,000 people in the Dayton area and produces heating, ventilation and air-conditioning modules, evaporators, engine cooling modules, vapor canisters, PCV valves and related service parts. Its products currently are found on a variety of Chrysler Group models, including the Chrysler and Dodge Neon The Neon was a compact front wheel drive car introduced in January of 1994 for the 1995 model year by Chrysler Corporation's Dodge and Plymouth brands. It was branded as a Chrysler model in Mexico, Japan, and European export markets, as well as briefly in Canada. , Chrysler and Dodge minivans, the Chrysler PT Cruiser The Chrysler PT Cruiser is a typically American "retro"-styled station wagon or hatchback built by Chrysler, launched in 2000 as the entry-level Chrysler. The PT Cruiser was on Car and Driver's , Jeep Grand Cherokee The Jeep Grand Cherokee is a mid-size sport utility vehicle produced by the Jeep division of DaimlerChrysler. European Grand Cherokees are manufactured in Austria by Magna Steyr. Development The Grand Cherokee was a spinoff of the smaller Jeep Cherokee. and Dodge Ram
The Ram is a full-size pickup truck from Chrysler LLC's Dodge brand. The name was first used in 1981 on the redesigned Ram and Power Ram, though it came from the hood ornament used on . Behr America last year posted sales of $230 million with 1,000 employees at facilities in Michigan, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , South Dakota and Texas. In North America, Behr currently produces engine cooling modules and components, Visco fan assemblies and air conditioning systems for commercial vehicles, U.S. produced European cars and specialty vehicles. Behr GmbH & Co. is a systems partner for the international automobile industry. A specialist in vehicle air-conditioning and engine cooling systems, the Behr Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of original equipment for passenger and commercial vehicles. Behr Group sales Group sales Block sale (of large amounts) of securities to institutional investors. group sales The distribution of a new security issue to institutional clients. in the 2001 business year totaled approximately $2 billion. At the end of 2001, Behr employed 13,700 people at 25 production facilities in Europe, North and South America, South Africa and India. More information on the Behr Group is available on the Internet at http://www.behrgroup.com. |
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