Class 8 truck makers have nearly enough orders going into 2019 to keep them busy for the full year, and automotive sales should stay near historic highs, even with declines and production cuts.
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.
Ford plans to produce 80 limited edition Continentals with doors that open toward the back of the car, a design featuring increasingly becoming common on autonomous concept cars.
Toledo-built Gladiator mid-sized truck offers Wrangler off-road capability with a bit of cargo space.
Workers in Kentucky and Michigan will move from one Ford facility to another as the automaker rebalances its portfolio to boost production of high-profit large vehicles.
Up to $3.8 billion restructuring effort would follow Ford's near exit from the car business, slashing jobs in Ohio, Michigan, Maryland, and Canada.
California rules would stick to aggressive Obama-era mileage standards that Trump's administration says are not practical.
Regulatory filing confirms reports of Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice probes on electric vehicle manufacturing information.
Safety engineers study differences between steel, composite performance in Sweden.
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.
Shift to Des Plaines, Illinois, from Lombard gives Swiss turning specialists a larger showroom.
Assembly plant shut down early this year to retool from slow-selling Focus to new small pickup, SUVs.