Fleets
Mack, New York City plan electric refuse truck fleet
Vehicles to begin testing soon for availability in 2019.
Category: Design
Manufacturing
Honda wins ENERGY STAR ratings in Ohio, Indiana
Plants have improved energy efficiency via lighting, leak reductions.
Manufacturing
Nissan, Volkswagen investing in Deep South plants
Nissan to add shift in Mississippi, VW to add new vehicle variant in Tennessee.
Fleets
Hino jumps into US Class 8 truck market with XL series trucks
Powered by inline-six-cylinder engines, the trucks come in on the light side of heavy-duty.
Vehicle Tech
Cummins buys Johnson Mathey’s battery business for electrification push
Diesel engine maker seeks to diversify power offerings with hybrids, electric options.
Manufacturing
NAIAS 2018: Ford unveils 2019 Ranger pickup
Few details available for the F-150's little brother.
Vehicle Tech
Ford diesel F-150 targets Ram, Nissan offerings
Ford's V-6 offers nearly the towing and payload of Nissan's V-8, offers higher mileage, lower sticker price.
Vehicle Tech
Best of 2017: Polycarbonate windows for vehicle lightweighting
Already used in a handful of niche applications, automakers continue experimenting with lightweight plastics to replace glass in vehicles.
Vehicle Tech
Nissan uses Fanuc robot for door-slam testing (Video)
Nissan's Farmington Hills, Michigan, tech center uses a Fanuc R-2000iC robot to open and slam doors every six seconds, putting vehicles through as much use in a day as they typically experience throughout months.
Manufacturing
October auto sales strong, Tesla delays production goals
Traditional automakers celebrated better-than-expected results for October while Tesla officials delayed Model 3 targets to 2018.
Vehicle Tech
Ford-partnered Argo AI buys LiDAR company, Delphi buys autonomous driving software maker
Ford, Delphi deals come on the heals of GM investment in self-driving technologies.
Manufacturing
Google’s Waymo to test driverless cars on snow, potholed Michigan roads
Initiative will tap into Waymo tech office, Chrysler engineering support.