HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Alcoa Expansion Ready for Aluminum Vehicle Demand
$300 million expansion supports strategy to capture growing demand for automotive aluminum body sheet.
Mercedes to Invest $1.3bn to Expand SUV Plant
Plant capacity expansion to create 300 jobs.
Rubber Becomes Self-Healing
Self-healing tires could enhance safety and performance.
BASF Adds Engineering Plastics for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Plastics are said to meet flame retardant, color, mechanics and electrical isolation demands.
Apple Electric Car Could Hit the Road in 2019
Headwinds include low oil prices, vehicle price and driver range anxiety.
Watch: Porsche and Audi challenge Tesla. China and Russia to develop widebody aircraft. 10 carmakers pledge to pursue braking technology
Tesla faces a challenge as two rival brands unveil all-electric models. A report says that addressing land degradation could add trillions to annual world income. And is your favorite carmaker on the list of 10 pledging to install automatic braking technology?
EV Adoption Could Cut Greenhouse Gases by 64%, Says Study
Joint study by EPRI and NRDC examined multiple electric vehicle scenarios for greenhouse gas emission reductions.
Ford to Expand Use of Alcoa Alloy for 2016 Truck
The technology features an increase in metal malleability and an increase in strength.
Reference Board for 48 V Lithium Battery Monitoring
The ams board delivers cell balancing in hardware without MCU or processor intervention.
Porsche and Audi Challenge Tesla
Automakers unveil all-electric car models at Frankfurt Auto Show
Automatic Emergency Braking Promised by 10 Automakers
The safety technology could prevent or reduce the consequences by 80% due to rear-end collisions that cause 1,700 deaths and 500,000 injuries annually.
Ford to Pursue Single-Digit-Emission Diesel Vehicle
Ford announced at the Frankfurt Auto Show a research program in cooperation with the German government and Aachen University to produce a family of diesel-like fuels.
Jaguar Land Rover Invest in Flagship Manufacturing Plant
Latest investment raises total in Solihull plant to more than $950 million.
Innovation Could Lead to Less Expensive LIDAR for Automotive Use
New laser solution can remove the biggest barrier for LIDAR—price.
UPS Is Going Hybrid Electric
UPS buys 125 hybrid electric delivery trucks in the U.S. and begins trials for range-extended vehicles in the UK.
China Light Vehicle Sales Outlook Dims, IHS Cuts 2015 Forecast
Recent sales data suggests a significant rebound in light vehicle sales is unlikely in the coming months.
Additive Manufacturing Meets Bespoke Automaking
Morgan may produce hand-built autos, but its design team embraces technology to help hold on to tradition.
IHS Electric Vehicle Index Shows Gathering Momentum
IHS finds that EVs/PHEV adoption has not been as high overall as expected, but regional differences exist.
Toyota to Cooperate with MIT, Stanford on AI Research
Automaker to invest about $50 million over five years to set up a joint research center at each university.
Auto Industry Now the Third Largest Market for Power Semiconductors, IHS Says
Industry was particularly strong in advanced driver assistance systems and infotainment systems.