ATLANTA, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Hella has signed a multi-million-dollar
agreement with TI Automotive to expand its line-up of automotive fuel pumps
for the North American aftermarket.
Shown for the first time at the annual SEMA/AAPEX Show, November 4-7 in
Las Vegas, Hella's new range of electric fuel pumps is designed for both high-
performance and original-equipment replacement applications.
The agreement calls for TI Automotive to supply Hella with pumps for
domestic and imported cars and light trucks, according to John Remakis,
marketing manager for Hella's North American aftermarket operations. The new
line of more than 400 Hella-branded pumps will be produced at TI Automotive
facilities in Caro, Michigan.
The program expands Hella's aftermarket range of fuel pumps to include
vehicles produced by domestic, Japanese and Korean auto manufacturers. The
company currently offers a line of nearly 150 different aftermarket
replacement and high-performance pumps designed by German-based Pierburg Inc.
for vehicles built by European auto makers.
Remakis noted that Hella had nearly doubled its exhibit space at
November's SEMA/AAPEX show, one of the largest automotive specialty equipment
and aftermarket shows in the world.
"The decision to increase our presence at SEMA/AAPEX was in part due to
the launch of these new products," he said. "Hella has successfully
implemented a number of strategic alliances with major auto suppliers around
the world such as Behr, Pierburg, Siemens and Stanley, and we believe this new
program with TI Automotive will benefit both Hella and TI Automotive."
The Hella executive noted that the company's line-up of aftermarket pumps
now produced by both Pierburg and TI Automotive are designed and built to
original-equipment quality and engineering specifications.
Earlier this year, TI Automotive purchased electric fuel-pump
manufacturing facilities from Kolbenschmidt Pierburg in Neuss, Germany. "The
technology acquired from Pierburg combined with TI Automotive's extensive
experience in the design and development of OEM fuel-delivery systems will
enable us to provide Hella with the world's finest line-up of aftermarket fuel
pumps," said Mel Todd, TI Automotive's director of aftermarket operations.
With its North American headquarters for aftermarket sales in suburban
Atlanta, Ga., Hella is a leading supplier to the world's automotive, truck,
marine, agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers. Lighting,
electronics, complete vehicle modules, air conditioning systems, vehicle
wiring systems and signal processing for the automobile industry, as well as
automotive aftermarket components, are the core fields of competency for
automotive supplier Hella KG Hueck & Co.
Sales for the Hella Group are approximately $3.8 billion, placing Hella
among Germany's top 100 industrial companies. With its corporate headquarters
in Lippstadt, the company employs more than 22,800 people at 61 manufacturing
facilities, production subsidiaries and joint-venture companies in 18
countries. More than 1,800 engineers and technicians work in research and
development. All of the world's leading automobile and systems manufacturers
are Hella customers as well as the automotive components aftermarket.
Additional information is available on the Internet at http://www.hella.com .
TI Automotive is the world's leading supplier of fluid storage, transfer
and delivery systems, including brake, fuel and air conditioning applications.
Based in Warren, Mich., the company employs more than 21,000 people at more
than 130 facilities in 29 countries on six continents. Additional information
on the Internet is available at http://www.tiautomotive.com .
SOURCE Hella North America
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http://www.tiautomotive.com
CONTACT:
John Remakis of Hella Inc., +1-770-631-7500,
E-Mail: john.remakis@hinc.hella.com ; Andy Anderson of TI
Automotive, +1-586-427-3726, E-mail: ganderson@us.tiauto.com ; or
Larry Weis, lweis@usautocom.com , or Laura Oliveto,
loliveto@usautocom.com , of AutoCom Associates, +1-248-647-8621,
for Hella North America
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