Chrysler PT Dream Cruiser Series 3 Features Solextra Glass by PPG.Business Editors/Automotive Writers PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2003 The Chrysler Groups' newest PT Dream Cruiser features Solextra blue-tinted automotive original equipment glass by PPG Industries PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) was founded in 1883 as the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. PPG is an American manufacturer of glass and chemical products, including automotive safety glass. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PPG PPG Points Per Game (basketball player statistic) PPG Power Play Goals (hockey) PPG Planning Policy Guidance (UK) PPG Programmable Pulse Generator PPG Power Puff Girls ) in the first North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. use of colored glass as standard equipment for aesthetic value in a production vehicle. The latest in Chrysler's limited-production series of Dream Cruiser vehicles, the 2004 Chrysler PT Dream Cruiser Series 3 uses Solextra glass to complement its midnight blue and bright silver two-tone paint scheme. The driver and passenger windows will use lighter aquamarine-colored Solextra vision glass, while the rear side windows and rear window will use darker blue-colored Solextra privacy glass. "We are very excited Solextra glass is being used to help differentiate the Chrysler PT Dream Cruiser Series 3," said Paul M. Eichenberg, North American marketing manager for PPG automotive OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and glass. "We expect other manufacturers to follow suit in the constant effort to create unique-looking cars for extra consumer appeal." Many concept cars use the VistaGray, Solargreen, Optibronze and Solextra colored glasses manufactured by PPG, Eichenberg said, and Mercedes-Benz has offered Solextra glass as part of an option package in recent years. "Consumers in the luxury and limited-edition markets want the look and flash of color," he said. The aquamarine aquamarine (ăk'wəmərēn`, äk'–) [Lat.,=seawater], transparent beryl with a blue or bluish-green color. Sources of the gems include Brazil, Siberia, the Union of Myanmar, Madagascar, and parts of the United States. and blue colors of Solextra glass result from a chemistry that makes it the best solar-absorbing uncoated automotive glass available. The glass absorbs ultraviolet and infrared energy to improve passenger comfort, protect interior materials and reduce air conditioner load for improved fuel efficiency. Pittsburgh-based PPG is the largest manufacturer of automotive glass for original-equipment and replacement applications 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 the leading maker of transportation coatings worldwide. Additionally, PPG Industries is a global supplier of flat glass; architectural, packaging and industrial coatings; fiber glass; and commodity and specialty chemicals, with 113 manufacturing facilities and equity affiliates in 23 countries. Sales were US$8.1 billion in 2002. |
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