Industry
2018 Auto Sales: Unexpected Gains
Despite predictions for 3% declines for 2018, sales increased slightly last year as automakers continued to push trucks, SUVs, and crossovers as car numbers fell.
Author: Robert Schoenberger
Manufacturing
Orange County Choppers Hydromat 40th anniversary bike to debut Feb. 12
Shown off at IMTS 2018, the creating of the custom motorcycle will get a national audience on the Discovery Channel.
Fleets
Paccar posts record 2018 earnings, shares bright 2019 outlook
$2.2 billion in net income on $22 billion in sales breaks two records for the commercial truck manufacturer.
Manufacturing
General Motors expanding engine production in Tennessee
$22 million expansion adds V-8 production to SUV facility.
Manufacturing
Tesla cutting 7% of workforce, projecting lower profits
Need to ship lower-priced Model 3 electric vehicles will lower profitability as the automaker tries to increase manufacturing volumes.
Manufacturing
Eaton launches range-extending power inverters
Systems can support electric vehicles (EVs), hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and other electrified vehicle types.
Vehicle Tech
Ford, Volkswagen to develop vans, pickups
Partnership falls short of broader alliance discussed in recent months.
Manufacturing
Detroit auto show launches (Photo Gallery)
Media launches at the North American International Auto Show included Mustangs, Supras, trucks, electric vehicles, and SUVs.
Manufacturing
Detroit’s auto show kicks off
Last January North American International Auto Show set to begin Monday morning.
Manufacturing
2018 auto sales top 17 million for fourth consecutive year
Sales grew less than 1%, easily beating predictions for a 2018 slump.
Fleets
Best of 2018: Marine foam technology lowers refrigerated trailer weights
Wabash National’s next-generation reefer trailers increase their thermal efficiency without sacrificing interior space, thanks to foam technology developed for boats by Structural Composites.
Manufacturing
TMTS 2018: Automation & Integration
Taiwan's machine tool show highlight's Industry 4.0/Industrial Internet of Things.