Industry
Cleveland State wins second consecutive Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge
Lower weight, better pneumatic circuitry lead to win.
Category: Design
Manufacturing
GM begins mass production of ventilators, Honda begins component manufacturing
Indiana automotive electronics plant quickly repurposed for medical production.
Manufacturing
Ford to produce respirators in Michigan, expands medical supply efforts
Automaker plans to produce facemasks, COVID-19 test collection kits, hospital gowns for medical professionals, internal use.
Manufacturing
GM to build EVs for Honda
Honda to customize GM EV platform, use GM’s recently unveiled battery technology; GM to build Honda vehicles.
Manufacturing
Updates: Auto sales fall, Nissan, Volkswagen extend shutdowns
With potential car buyers being told to shelter in place, the retail market shuts down.
Vehicle Tech
Detroit’s North American International Auto Show cancelled
City’s TCF Center to be converted into COVID-19 field hospital, Chicago’s McCormick Center, New York’s Javits Center as well.
Engineering
COVID-19 response survey
With the coronavirus upending international trade and travel, how are businesses responding to the challenge.
Engineering
Automakers send office workers home to prevent COVID-19 spread
Ford, GM, FCA, Nissan impose work from home policies, Hyundai, Toyota limiting travel. Detroit automakers, UAW set up best practices task force.
Manufacturing
New York auto show moved to August
COVID-19 spreading in New York, forcing second major auto show cancellation in March.
Manufacturing
GM announces battery technology, EV production plans
Automaker plans to launch several electric vehicles with lower-cost batteries within the next three years.
Manufacturing
Geneva-ish motor show roundup
The show might have been cancelled, but automakers still showed off several upcoming electric vehicles.