Manufacturing
Ford spends $25 million to boost Lincoln Navigator build rates
Navigator, Ford Expedition sales are growing more profitable as customers select extra options.
Author: Robert Schoenberger
Industry
Nikon Metrology to sell CMM business to ASF
Company plans to focus on optical measurement systems.
Manufacturing
Precision Surfacing Solutions buys Reform Grinding Technology.
Purchase will add Reform to the Micron, Elb, and aba brands.
Manufacturing
2018 Outlook: Rapid commercial truck growth, lower sales with better profitability in autos
Following three years of more than 17 million light cars and trucks sold, 2018 may miss that target, but production will stay near record levels, and industry profits and investments are projected to climb.
Manufacturing
Adding vision to process monitoring
Sciemetric Instruments’ software coordinates massive numbers of picture files generated by camera-based quality monitoring and management systems.
Manufacturing
General Motors strategically embraces aluminum trucks
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.
Vehicle Tech
Cummins buys Johnson Mathey’s battery business for electrification push
Diesel engine maker seeks to diversify power offerings with hybrids, electric options.
Fleets
Sunnen buys BTA Heller deep-hole drilling company
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.
Fleets
January auto sales start 2018 off at nearly an identical pace to 2017
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.
Manufacturing
Waymo orders thousands of Chrysler Pacifica minivans for driverless ride-hailing service
Phoenix operation could start later this year.
Vehicle Tech
Gerdau upsizes bloom size at Monroe, Michigan plant to improve automotive steel quality
Moving to 240mm square bloom from 210mm should improve surface finish, reduce inclusions.
Vehicle Tech
Drive fast in a powerful car, it’s good for you
Ford-sponsored research shows driving a sports car provides better mental health boost than shopping of television binge watching.