Air-bag thefts pop up more often (The Plain Dealer) Your

Air-bag thefts pop up more often (The Plain Dealer)
Your car's air bags can fetch hefty sums on the black market, making them increasingly attractive to thieves. While there are no comprehensive statistics on air bag theft, insurance and auto industry officials say its incidence appears to be rising with the climbing cost of car repairs.

Managing Globalization: Education's value in the export column (International Herald

Managing Globalization: Education's value in the export column (International Herald Tribune)
Canada is becoming an exporter of something less tangible than oil, wood or auto parts: children's education.

Advance Auto Parts Reports Record Fourth Quarter Initiates First-Ever Cash

Advance Auto Parts Reports Record Fourth Quarter Initiates First-Ever Cash Dividend (The Auto Channel)
ROANOKE, Va.--Feb. 16, 2006--Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items, today announced record revenue and earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005.

Car parts makers expanding (Asahi.com) NAGOYA--Auto parts makers affiliated with

Car parts makers expanding (Asahi.com)
NAGOYA--Auto parts makers affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp. are aggressively expanding capacity. Denso Corp., Aisin Seiki Co. and Toyota Industries Corp. are spending a combined 75 billion yen on five new factories.