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◆ NOVEMBER 4, 2002 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE 17 ◆
SUPPLIERS TO THE RENAULT ESPACE
TIMING BELTS:GATES
DIESEL GLOW PLUGS:
BERU
FRONT WIPER SYSTEM:
BOSCH
DECOUPLINGPULLEY:
VIBRACOUSTIC
OIL COOLER ON1.9L DIESEL:
MODINE
SUNROOF:WEBASTO
WIRE HARNESS AND
JUNCTIONBOX:LEAR
MODULARHEADLINER:
GRUPOANTOLIN
TOPCOAT ANDCLEARCOAT:
DUPONT
SUN SHADES:JOHNSON CONTROLS
HEAD ANDCHEST
AIRBAGS:AUTOLIV
CD CHANGER:ALPINE
UNDER-FLOORCLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM:
DELPHI
SEAT RAILS:WAGON
FRONT CORNER MODULE:AUTO CHASSIS INTERNATIONAL
TIRES:CONTINENTAL
PAN GASKET:FREUDENBERG
ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE:
KÜSTER
FRONT STABILIZERBAR LINK:
TRW
FASTENERS FOR FLUIDSYSTEMS:
A. RAYMOND
POWER STEERING HOSES:CONTITECH
HEADLAMPS:HELLA
TAILGATE:PLASTIC OMNIUM
FRONT ANDREAR BUMPERS:
FAURECIA
TURBOCHARGER ON 3.0L DCI:
GARRETT
PISTON RINGS:FEDERAL-MOGUL
REAR WIPER SYSTEM:VALEO
CATALYTIC CONVERTER:
FAURECIA
REAR AXLEMODULE:
AUTO CHASSISINTERNATIONAL
EXHAUST SYSTEM:ARVINMERITOR
REAR LAMPS ANDFOG LAMPS:
VALEO
SEATHEATERS:
KONGSBERG
FUEL FILLER NECK:HUTCHIINSON
NAVIGATION SYSTEM:
SIEMENS VDO
VALVESTRINGS:
MUBEA
ENGINE BEARINGSON RENAULT
ENGINES ONLY:DANA
ELECTRIC EGR VALVE:COOPER STANDARD
ENGINE COMPARTMENTHEAT SHIELD:
RIETER
STABILIZER BAR:THYSSENKRUPP
ALL GLAZING:SAINT-GOBAIN
SEKURIT
OPENING ROOF FRAME:PEGUFORM
COMPLETE SEATING SYSTEM:
FAURECIA
EXTRUSIONS FORSEAT RAILS:
HYDROAUTOMOTIVE
(TIER 2)
STEEL WHEELS:FERGAT
RENAULT BRINGS ESPACE BACK IN-HOUSEThe new Renault Espace is built in Sandouville, France. Assembly of the outgoingEspace minivan had been outsourced to coachbuilder Matra. The old Espacecaptured about 20 percent of the European minivan segment, with 370,000 unitssold over the product cycle. Volumes for the new model are forecast at 60,000 per
year and Renault expects to build 450,000 units in this generation. Sandouvillehouses several Tier 1 suppliers including Faurecia (seats), Grupo Antolin(headliner) and Lear (wire harness). Delphi’s under-floor climate-control system,located mainly under the front passenger seat, is an industry first. The contract isworth E100 million to Delphi over the life of the model. — Edmund Chew
SEAT BELTS:AUTOLIV
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