ArvinMeritor, Inc. has announced its commitment to develop its global ride control businesses as an integral part of the company’s overall vehicle stability strategy. This will involve the integration of design, manufacturing and distribution of light-, medium- and heavy-duty original equipment and replacement shock absorbers and struts. The new organization will also include the 100-year old Gabriel light vehicle aftermarket business previously held in discontinued operations.

CRST International, one of the largest privately-held transportation companies in the country, has announced that it has formed two new Operating Companies in response to customer and market demand. The two new companies that it has formed are CRST Dedicated Services and CRST Capacity Solutions.

Mitsui USA and Steel Technologies Inc. have announced the signing of a definitive agreement pursuant to which Mitsui USA will acquire all outstanding shares of Steel Technologies for $30 per share. The all-cash transaction, valued at approximately $532 million, is subject to shareholder approval and regulatory review, and is expected to close by the end of June.

Allied Holdings, Inc. has announced that a joint plan of reorganization of Allied Holdings, Inc. and affiliated debtors was filed on Friday, March 2, 2007, by Allied, affiliates of The Yucaipa Companies, LLC and the Teamsters National Automotive Transportation Industry Negotiating Committee ("TNATINC"). Allied announced that a disclosure statement in regard to the plan of reorganization was filed as well. The filings were made in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

The Misc. Synthetic Automotive Lubricants Chart is the sixth of an eighteen chart set of the Second Edition of our Synthetic Lubricant Cross Reference Chart Series. The complete series consists of over 6,500 (fully) synthetic lubricants marketed by over 400 worldwide lube manufacturing & marketing companies and OEMs.