Collins & Aikman Announces New Renault Business.Business Editors, Automotive Writers TROY, Mich.--(AutomotiveWire)--Jan. 2, 2001 Collins & Aikman Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CKC CKC Canadian Kennel Club CKC Chiang Kai-Shek (former leader of the Republic of China) CKC California Kiwifruit Commission CKC Cool Kids Club CKC Cairo Kidney Center CKC Cold Knife Cone (biopsy) ) announced today that it has entered into a multi-year agreement to supply floor and acoustic systems, engine acoustic products and interior components for the 2001 Renault Trafic Renault Trafic is the name used by Renault for recent generations of its light vans. Current Trafic The current Trafic is the Renault-branded version of a panel van developed in a joint venture with General Motors (GM), and also sold as the Vauxhall and Opel Vivaro; it Van, Trafic Combi and Trafic Bus vehicles. The components supplied include: the dash insulator insulator Substance that blocks or retards the flow of electric current or heat. An insulator is a poor conductor because it has a high resistance to such flow. Electrical insulators are commonly used to hold conductors in place, separating them from one another and from , air bag component insulation, battery cover, clutch cover insulation, front floor carpet and polyurethane polyurethane Any of a class of very versatile polymers that are made into flexible and rigid foams, fibres, elastomers (elastic polymers), surface coatings, and adhesives. flooring, middle and rear floor carpet and EVA-based laminated floormats (bus and combi only), and medium density fiberboard fi·ber·board n. A building material composed of wood chips or plant fibers bonded together and compressed into rigid sheets. Noun 1. mat (van platform). The acoustic systems will be produced at Collins & Aikman's St. Neots, U.K., facility, while the floor systems will be manufactured at Collins & Aikman's Newcastle-under-Lyme, U.K., facility. Final assembly for the vehicles will be at GM's Luton, England, facility beginning in March 2001. Commenting on this new contract, Brian Batey, President of Collins & Aikman's European Interior Systems Division, noted, "As evidenced by new business such as this, Collins & Aikman continues to strengthen its European position. This new award is the largest contract Collins & Aikman has obtained with Renault. Our entire European team is very excited about this opportunity which we believe is testimony to the high-quality, value-added systems that our Company provides to our global customers." Collins & Aikman Corporation (NYSE:CKC), is the global leader in automotive floor and acoustic systems and a leading supplier of automotive fabric, interior trim, and convertible top systems. The Company's operations span the globe with 63 facilities and more than 15,000 employees in 13 countries who are committed to achieving total excellence. Collins & Aikman's high-quality products combine industry-leading design and styling capabilities, superior manufacturing capabilities and the industry's most effective NVH NVH Noise, Vibration and Harshness NVH Nahverkehr Hohenlohekreis (German) NVH Noise Vibration and Harshness "quiet" technologies. For more information about Collins & Aikman, visit the Company's web site at www.collinsaikman.com. |
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