Vehicle Tech
LA Auto Show expects 60 vehicle introductions at 2014 event
Major product announcements expected from most automakers.
Author: Manufacturing Group
Vehicle Tech
Importer to bring in Nissan Skyline performance cars from Japan
Montu Motors to import cars that were not street legal upon release.
Fleets
Stoneridge completes wire harness business sale to Motherson
Divestiture will allow company to focus on higher-growth areas.
Manufacturing
Panasonic, Tesla agree to terms on Gigafactory for electric car batteries
No location set yet for massive plant.
Vehicle Tech
Small cars continue to struggle with Insurance Institute overlap crash tests
IIHS gives acceptable ratings to Mini Cooper Countryman, fails Mazda 5 and others.
Vehicle Tech
Automakers, utilities collaborate on cloud-based grid technologies for electric cars
Future data network could allow cars to provide power to the electric grid.
Vehicle Tech
AK Steel buys OAO Severstal automotive steel plant
Massive mill traces its roots to Henry Ford's massive Detroit-area vehicle complex.
Manufacturing
IMTS 2014 Conferences: Lean manufacturing in a high-mix/low-volume shop
Implementing low-inventory, cost-saving processes for smaller companies.
Fleets
Voith Turbo to supply transit bus transmissions for Pittsburgh metro
Specialized transmission cuts energy use at lower speeds.
Fleets
Volvo loses appeal of $74 million emissions case
Appeals court upholds lower court rulings that Volvo violated consent decree.
Manufacturing
Oshkosh Defense completes RAM testing for new military vehicle
Auto sales finally got back above pre-recession levels in 2014 with August sales reaching a seven-year high. After six long years, sales levels have matched 2007’s pace. More importantly, several research groups expect 2015 continue to grow. Today’s Motor Vehicles allows marketers direct access to this healthy industry with continued growth.
Engineering
GM Foundation awards $2.5 million in STEM scholarships
Buick Achievers Scholarship Program targets women, minorities, first-in-family to go to college.