The company also makes accumulators and cylinders (for oil hydraulic, pneumatic, and water hydraulic equipment); vibration and sound isolating products; and pressure rollers used in photocopiers. In another segment, NOK produces flexible printed circuit boards found in mobile phones and other electronic equipment. NOK was founded in 1939.

Norstar Founders Group (Norstar) manufactures and sells auto brake parts (brake plates and brake shoes) and construction decorative hardware products (door hinges and door tracks). It also produces other automobile spare parts, such as oil cylinder covers and hose brackets. The company produces more than 35 million brake shoes and 50 million brake plates per year. The majority of Norstar's products go to customers in North America. Key clients include Honeywell, UTIL Automotive, and NUCAP Industries. Norstar's manufacturing facilities are located in Anhui Province. Chairman Lilly Huang founded Norstar in 1998.

North American Lighting, Inc., is the largest non-affiliated lighting supplier in North America. NAL has been manufacturing lighting products for the majority of vehicle manufacturers in North America since 1983. The company began as a joint venture and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., of Japan.

NSK Corporation, a subsidiary of Japan's NSK Ltd., designs, markets, and manufactures automotive anti-friction bearings. The company's other products include precision machinery and parts, automotive products such as steering columns and shafts, and mechatronics (mechanical and electronics engineering). NSK also offers complete pinion and column type electric power steering systems. In addition to its automotive customers, NSK also serves industries such as mining and construction, food and beverage, and paper manufacturing. The company distributes over 100,000 types of bearings, linear motion, and automotive component products. NSK Corporation was formed in 1997 after NSK Ltd. acquired Hoover Ball and Bearing.

The auto parts company makes tail, brake, interior, and turn signal lights for major car manufacturers in Europe, including Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Porsche, Volkswagen, and Volvo using such light technologies as LED (light-emitting diode) and electroluminescence. Most of its tail lights are sold to customers in Germany, where it holds roughly 20% market share. The company also operates a manufacturing facility in Slovenia. In North America, about 2% of all tail lights are produced by odelo.

Ogihara America Corporation is a majority-owned subsidiary of Ogihara Corporation (Japan). Ogihara America was established in Howell, Michigan in 1987 with the goal of supporting the sheet metal stamping and assembly needs of our North American customers. Our 796,000 square foot facility houses transfer and tandem press lines, tryout presses, assembly bays, tool and die services, warehousing space, and engineering and administrative areas. Our location in southeastern Michigan and ready access to interstate highways and railway lines enables us to efficiently service customers throughout the Midwestern United States and Ontario, Canada.

The company manufactures tool-and-die assemblies, especially for the automotive industry. It also makes die-press automotive body parts and assemblies out of high-strength steel and aluminum. In addition to the company's five Japan-based manufacturing plants, Ogihara has operations in China, Mexico, Thailand, the UK, and the US. Ogihara traces its beginnings to a private company founded in 1951. In 2004 Ogihara Machining, Ogihara Seiki, and Ogihara Koki merged to form Ogihara Corporation. Thai Summit Group, an auto parts manufacturer, invested in the company in 2009.

OnStar offers a range of services to motorists that make driving easier and safer. With OnStar's Safe & Sound Plan, you can have your doors unlocked, get roadside assistance, or notify emergency personnel -- all with the push of a dash-mounted button (or a phone call if you're locked out). Other basic services include airbag deployment notification and remote diagnostics. Under OnStar's Directions & Connections Plan, drivers also enjoy services like turn-by-turn navigation and hotel reservations. The OnStar service is available in most of the US and in parts of Canada.

Orbital is going from Down Under to all over the world with its direct-injection engine technology for automobiles, boats, and motorcycles. The technology, known as the Orbital Combustion Process (OCP), is used in engines to reduce fuel consumption and emissions output. Orbital is pushing licensing as a way to establish OCP as a commercially viable product. Although the company is more successful at getting its engine technology into motorcycles and watercraft, it does sell license agreements to vehicle and engine makers, including Mercury Marine. Orbital also earns revenues from royalties and from prototype and component manufacturing. The Asia/Pacific region generates about three-quarters of Orbital's sales.

company's Pendaliner is a patented non-abrasive, skid-resistant surface used in pickup beds. Pendaliner is made by Penda's truck accessories division, which also offers fiberglass products such as tonneau covers. Another division, Penda Premier Solutions, makes fiberglass and thermoformed plastic components that can be found on vehicles ranging from golf carts to tractors and from cars to heavy trucks. Penda Water Management makes plastic liners for drainage ditches. Private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners and Penda's management control the company. Penda merged in late 2008 with competitor Durakon Industries.

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