Manufacturing
Volkswagen begins electric vehicle production site prep in Tennessee
Chattanooga plant to build EVs, battery packs starting in 2022.
Category: Vehicle Tech
Software, electronics, propulsion, batteries, safety, and connectivity.
Manufacturing
Hardinge subsidiary buys lightweighting workholding technology
Soft-Touch chucking systems for die-cast aluminum and thin-walled automotive and aerospace parts hold workpieces without deforming them.
Manufacturing
GM completes sale of Lorsdtown plant to electric truck maker
Lordstown Motors Corp. hopes to make electric commercial pickups at site; deal terms not disclosed.
Manufacturing
Ford UAW contract includes investments (mostly for EVs) in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky
Detroit-area Romeo Engine Plant would close, but workers could transfer 16 miles south to Van Dyke Transmission Plant.
Manufacturing
Fiat Chrysler agrees to merge with Peugeot Citroen
Many hurdles need to be cleared before such a deal could close.
Vehicle Tech
LiDAR technology for autonomous vehicles
Advanced technologies enhance range, resolution, and speed of critical safety equipment while improving cost competitiveness.
Manufacturing
UAW sends tentative Ford agreement to union locals
Ford reaches deal without a strike following GM’s 6-week work stoppage
Engineering
High-gloss painting/injection molding
Dedicated to covering the latest manufacturing technology and components related to the motor vehicle industry.High-gloss painting/injection molding
Manufacturing
Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot considering merger
Complex foreign ownership, subsidiary spinoffs could complicate the potential pairing.
Manufacturing
UAW strike cost GM $3 billion
Lost sales cost company $1 billion in third quarter and will depress full-year results.
Vehicle Tech
Toshiba, Gestamp partner on chassis weld monitoring technology
AI, IoT weld-seam inspection system could improve vehicle quality.
Manufacturing
GM workers agree to UAW contract, ending six-week strike
Union to bargain with Ford next, urging similar terms to the General Motors deal.