ALMONT – Vehicle Research and Development, which provides automotive powertrain and physical test equipment and services, announced on Tuesday an alliance with Lapeer-based Testing Services Group to create a partnership to develop business opportunities for physical and powertrain test services.
Services include life cycle and mechanical testing, temperature and humidity testing, and engine and transmission testing. TSG also will provide VRD with exclusive sales representation for the automotive, off-highway and aerospace industries for all testing services.
?Just as VRD has evolved its products and services, so must our marketing efforts,? said Thomas Rinke, VRD general manager. ?VRD specializes in providing engineered testing solutions and equipment for multiple markets. With TSG?s concentration on developing new client relationships, we at VRD can focus on delivering quality test equipment and services to our customers.?
TSG will add VRD?s physical testing and powertrain testing services to their list of fuel component and emissions testing service offerings.
?Our sales force is highly skilled and able to work with all types of customers to develop the appropriate testing services needed today by most manufacturers,? said Lonnie Arnold, vice president of business development for TSG. ?Years of experience in providing automotive testing services and the ability to reduce manufacturers? testing costs, has made our team the ideal partner for Vehicle Research & Development.?
VRD?s test capabilities include large drive-in thermal chambers and engine dynamometer durability testing.
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