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Wescast wins new European business in the production of cast exhaust manifolds.


Wescast Industries Inc., Brantford, Ontario Coordinates:

Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in southwestern Ontario, Canada. This single-tier municipality was once part of Brant County.
, Canada, announced that its European business unit, Wescast Hungary Zrt., Oroszlany, has been awarded several new programs from automakers in the region.

Beginning in 2007, Wescast will provide cast and machined exhaust manifolds This is a list of particular manifolds, by Wikipedia page. See also list of geometric topology topics. For categorical listings see and its subcategories. Generic families of manifolds
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 for BMW BMW
 in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s.
, Audi and PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce.  Peugeot Citroen. The BMW manifolds are for the 1.6-L I4 engine program (Mini Cooper), being built in the U.K.. Manifolds for the Audi 3.2-L V6 engine program (Audi A4 and A6) will be shipped to Audi's Gyor, Hungary, engine plant, while the PSA Peugeot Citroen business is for the 1.4-L 14 engine program at the Douvrin, France, engine plant.

"The customer relationships we have formed in Europe have allowed us to diversify our customer base and capture an increased share of the very competitive European market," said Ed Frackowiak, Wescast chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. .

Wescast produces a variety of products for the automotive market, but the majority of its business stems from cast exhaust manifolds.
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Publication:Modern Casting
Date:Jun 1, 2007
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