REVIEWS
What do the customers think of the CTL technology?
CTL Single Motor Universal Latch
"I want to say that I will be the Executive Champion for this programme, I will put my name on it"
Anna Kretz
Vehicle Line Executive
North America Car Group
"Door handle levers feel smooth"
"How does one motor work the latch? ...fascinating"
Joe Fannon
Engineering Group manager
"Whoever designed this latch knew what they were doing, they must be experienced. They have looked at the past latches and then to the future. They have designed a latch with all the features that are needed for the future using just one motor."
"One motor is definitely the right way to go, it is the future."
"... this will be our Global Corporate Latch including SAAB and Opel"
"the pull on the door handle very smooth."
"Sound is very nice."
"Electrical Child Safety is also very nice."
"Whole latch is very good."
"Packaging of the CTL latch is much more desirable than any other that I have seen."
"For all the objectives of GM, CTL are spot-on"
"That latch is very clever"
"You guys are right in line with our requirements needed for the future"
Jeffrey L. Konchan
GM
Technical Integration Engineer
Global Body Center
"Very interesting, very new"
Peter R. Woodcock
GM Europe
Senior Engineer
"Very impressive, the single motor latch is definitely the latch for the future"
"BMW wants to have future technologies. You have the future"
Rainer Pollman
BMW
Manager Access Systems
Window Regulator Systems
"The speed of the latch is very fast. It is the fastest that I have heard of"
Thomas Fellner
BMW
Door Mechanisms
"That sound is very good; very quiet"
"Ideally suited for our global latch requirements"
"That is very impressive, very quick, I have never heard of another latch that is as fast as that"
"Best in Class"
Timothy O. Goodchild
Ford "USA"
Responsible for door latches
NAE-Body Engineering Systems
"Satisfies all PAG's present and future requirements - very impressive... "
Steve Cox
Ford PAG Group
Chief Engineer
Door Systems
" this latch is a much better product than the latch we currently fit in our cars"
" due to its size and weight it would be an ideal latch to fit into all of our vehicles - making it our corporate latch"
Bernd Degen
Hyundai "Germany"
Head of Regulations & Homologation
"...our analysis indicates that the CTL Latch is a significant advancement in the marketplace"
AlixPartners
Chicago, USA
CTL Passive Keyless Entry System
"I can see that there is 'not' a need for any special handles; that is good"
"Very interesting"
"We will be pushing for this"
Kai Schrenke
VW
Door Latch Systems
CTL Kick-Drive Mechanism
"You surely do have something here"
Gerard DeVito
Eaton Inc.
Chief Engineer
Transmission Products
CTL Electronics Parking Brakes
"It is very clever and simple"
"It is very lightweight"
Gregor Poertzgen
TRW (Lucas Varity GmbH)
Design EPB
Foundation Brakes
"This will give us a serious edge in the market place"
Boris Koeth
TRW (Lucas Varity GmbH)
Project Manager
CTL Window Regulator
"What I have seen today was very impressive"
"The size is very good ...it is lighter than our existing motor"
Mickaël Turpin
Renault
Responsible for Window Actuators
CTL Gear Box Shifter
"That's an interesting piece of technology you have there!"
Bill Kelley
Borg Warner (BW)
Vice President
Drivetrain Research & Technology