Manufacturing
Ford modifies train rail cars for new Transit vans
High roofs of new vans didn't fit into old rail cars, trucking vehicles too expensive.
Author: TMV Staff
Engineering
Wolverine Advanced Materials buys MCS brake business.
MCS to focus on mass-reduction technologies as Wolverine expands auto supply business.
Industry
Independent report details GM’s failings in Cobalt recalls
15 people fired, five disciplined, CEO Mary Barra cleared of any wrongdoing.
Fleets
Liberty Electric Car produces delivery van concept
Green Automotive Co. subsidiary hoping to expand electric commercial market.
Engineering
Saleen, BASF sign deal for new car colors
Exclusive agreement will expand colors and create state-of-the-art paint facility in Calif.
Industry
Clean enough to coat reliably, effectively
Solutions for clean parts and surfaces and a bilingual expert forum – Cleaning expertise for process optimization – happening at parts2clean.
Engineering
Specialty alloys go mass market in wrapped bearings
Technology developed for smartphones allows Materion to roll out a high-strength, niche alloy to a much wider industrial marketplace.
Fleets
Tablet computers on the shop floor
Industry-specific, cloud-service apps delivered via mobile tablets can provide crucial machine maintenance support to the highly automated, intensively competitive construction equipment-manufacturing sector.
Fleets
Fontaine opens upfit center near N.C. Freightliner plant
Growing demand for outfitted commercial trucks drives headquarters, manufacturing.
Industry
E-Z-GO buys airport vehicle company TUG Technologies Corp.
Textron subsidiary will add TUG to Cushman, Bad Boys Buggies brands.
Fleets
GM prices Chevy competitor to Ford Transit Connect
Chevrolet City Express to start at $22,950, expanding small commercial van market.