Manufacturing
Chevy Malibu Hybrid rated for 46mpg
Class-leading fuel economy stems from Chevy Volt components.
Author: TMV Staff
Industry
Thor expanding RV production in Indiana
Company buying Bristol plant to add more Class C motorhomes.
Industry
Automakers, regulators agree to add automatic braking to all cars by 2022 [Video]
Voluntary agreement gets technology on vehicles three years faster than regulatory process.
Manufacturing
UPS orders CNG systems from Agility
Behind-the-Cab systems improve aerodynamics for natural gas trucks.
Fleets
Ford launches several company for mobility research
Ford Smart Mobility LLC to invest in new technology, develop projects.
Engineering
Variable helix carbide roughing end mill
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
Matrix Design to more than double capacity for Fanuc robot integration
New facility opens additional facility in South Elgin, Illinois.
Engineering
AVL EXCITE, AVL FIRE M join Altair APA
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
Ford Interceptor wins ballistics Level IV rating
Ford will offer ballistic panels on their Police Interceptor sedan and utility with protection from armor-piercing rifle ammunition. “Ford is well-known in the police community for going further to enhance officer safety. It’s what our product is all about, first and foremost,” says Raj Sarkar, general marketing manager, Ford North American Fleet, Lease, and Remarketing operations. The factory-equipped vehicles are the first pursuit-rated police vehicles in the United States to offer ballistic p
Industry
Honda to work with MassChallenge incubator #WhyMFG
Automaker hopes to work with startups, developers in Boston.
Engineering
DMG MORI & Porsche partnership leads to racing success
Adopting manufacturing and simulation technology from DMG MORI helps Porsche Motorsport tackle increasingly difficult part production to support its teams.
Industry
Ford Escape adds windshield wiper defroster
Heated windshield element gets rid of snow and ice.