Manufacturing
2018 auto sales top 17 million for fourth consecutive year
Sales grew less than 1%, easily beating predictions for a 2018 slump.
Category: Cars/Light trucks
Vehicle Tech
Lincoln Continental suicide doors, a sign of future autonomous designs?
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.
Industry
Jeep returns to the pickup market following 26-year hiatus
Toledo-built Gladiator mid-sized truck offers Wrangler off-road capability with a bit of cargo space.
Manufacturing
Ford boosts pickup, SUV production, cuts car output
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.
Manufacturing
GM closing 5 North American plants, chopping nearly 7,000 jobs, slashing car production
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.
Vehicle Tech
Colorado to adopt California fuel economy standards as Trump seeks to end them
California rules would stick to aggressive Obama-era mileage standards that Trump's administration says are not practical.
Manufacturing
Tenneco to buy Öhlins Racing for $160M
Premium suspensions for motorsports to complement Tenneco’s lineup.
Manufacturing
Tesla under investigation for Model 3 production claims
Regulatory filing confirms reports of Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice probes on electric vehicle manufacturing information.
Vehicle Tech
Volvo crash tests carbon fiber Polestar electric car
Safety engineers study differences between steel, composite performance in Sweden.
Manufacturing
Ford launches 2019 Ranger production in Michigan (Video)
Assembly plant shut down early this year to retool from slow-selling Focus to new small pickup, SUVs.
Manufacturing
Toyota-backed STEM program offers manufacturing education from pre-k through grad school
Kentucky FAME program educates all available students but stresses the importance of manufacturing careers to women, minorities.
Manufacturing
Renishaw, Altair partner for automotive 3D printing
Design software experts, 3D metal printing producer to collaborate on research projects, customer training.