Manufacturing
Tesla cutting 7% of workforce, projecting lower profits
Need to ship lower-priced Model 3 electric vehicles will lower profitability as the automaker tries to increase manufacturing volumes.
Category: Design
Manufacturing
Eaton launches range-extending power inverters
Systems can support electric vehicles (EVs), hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and other electrified vehicle types.
Vehicle Tech
Ford, Volkswagen to develop vans, pickups
Partnership falls short of broader alliance discussed in recent months.
Manufacturing
Detroit auto show launches (Photo Gallery)
Media launches at the North American International Auto Show included Mustangs, Supras, trucks, electric vehicles, and SUVs.
Manufacturing
Detroit’s auto show kicks off
Last January North American International Auto Show set to begin Monday morning.
Manufacturing
2018 auto sales top 17 million for fourth consecutive year
Sales grew less than 1%, easily beating predictions for a 2018 slump.
Engineering
Data interoperability supports connected cars
Shifting from 2D drawings to a mix of 2D and 3D digital documentation better connects design, analysis, manufacturing, inspection, and management.
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
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
Volvo crash tests carbon fiber Polestar electric car
Safety engineers study differences between steel, composite performance in Sweden.
Manufacturing
Renishaw, Altair partner for automotive 3D printing
Design software experts, 3D metal printing producer to collaborate on research projects, customer training.