Vehicle Tech
GM to race GMC Hummer EV pickup
Extreme off-road race series to highlight capabilities of electric propulsion.
Category: Cars/Light trucks
Manufacturing
Bugatti cuts vehicle weight with precision 3D printing
Pushrods in supercar vehicle chassis weigh 100g and can transmit 3.5 metric tons of force.
Manufacturing
Smalley wins GM supplier quality award
Eighth consecutive win recognizes zero-defect, reliably on-time delivery.
Vehicle Tech
Toyota partners with Stanford for safety research
Researchers to study how to bring race car driver reflexes to computer algorithms.
Manufacturing
GM announces electric product delivery system
Electrified pallet, EV delivery van to be released this year.
Industry
Ford ending production in Brazil
Nearly $3 billion in South American losses in past four years, coupled with COVID-19 sales declines, leads to strategy change.
Vehicle Tech
Schaeffler to provide drive-by-wire systems for autonomous race program
Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) race for university teams set for October.
Manufacturing
Tesla hits 2020 sales target, more or less
499,550 deliveries falls slightly short of 500,000-vehicle target but automaker reaches production goals.
Manufacturing
Best of 2020: Lordstown Motors pioneering hub motor electric trucks
Higher power and smaller components will allow Lordstown Motors to power its Endurance pickup with hub motors in each wheel, greatly simplifying vehicle build.
Manufacturing
Best of 2020: The year of EV investments
Despite being the worst year for manufacturing in more than a decade, automakers dramatically ramped up spending on electric vehicles this year, preparing for increased demand for such vehicles in the coming years.
Manufacturing
Best of 2020: Speed machining for autonomous vehicles
Sandvik Coromant worked with Local Motors to increase manufacturing efficiency 20x on the Olli autonomous shuttle.
Manufacturing
Best of 2020: Improving takt time
With connected tool controllers, automotive manufacturers can boost productivity, save costs.