Fleets
Eaton testing EV transmission for commercial trucks
4-speed system for electric commercial vehicles could be in regular use by 2022.
Category: Vehicle Tech
Software, electronics, propulsion, batteries, safety, and connectivity.
Manufacturing
UAW releases GM contract outline, will keep workers on strike
The tentative deal provides large incentives for those continuing with the company and a path to full-time status for temporary workers, but three of the four plants GM said it would close will stay closed.
Manufacturing
FCA, AM General develop military version of Jeep Gladiator pickup
Gladiator XMT light tactical vehicle shown to U.S. Army officials in Washington.
Engineering
CAM credentials offered by NIMS
Computer aided manufacturing (CAM) credentials, CAM Milling and Turning, are based on standards developed in partnership with, sponsored by Autodesk.
Engineering
TMV October 2019 issue video
Auto sales finally got back above pre-recession levels in 2014 with August sales reaching a seven-year high. After six long years, sales levels have matched 2007’s pace. More importantly, several research groups expect 2015 continue to grow. Today’s Motor Vehicles allows marketers direct access to this healthy industry with continued growth.
Vehicle Tech
UAW, GM talks take a giant step back
Signs of progress last week break down during the weekend.
Manufacturing
Honda hosts Manufacturing Day factory visits
More than 2,000 students in Ohio, Indiana, South Carolina, Alabama tour car plants, design facilities.
Vehicle Tech
Corvette convertible gets hard top for 2020
Two-piece design depends on high-tech die-cast parts, electric motors.
Vehicle Tech
Best practices: Electric Vehicle (EV) battery pack leak testing
Material choices, facility temperatures, and other variables determine how companies should test for quality flaws in lithium-ion battery enclosures.
Vehicle Tech
Keeping your lunch down in autonomous cars
Auto sales finally got back above pre-recession levels in 2014 with August sales reaching a seven-year high. After six long years, sales levels have matched 2007’s pace. More importantly, several research groups expect 2015 continue to grow. Today’s Motor Vehicles allows marketers direct access to this healthy industry with continued growth.
Vehicle Tech
Hardness testers
Auto sales finally got back above pre-recession levels in 2014 with August sales reaching a seven-year high. After six long years, sales levels have matched 2007’s pace. More importantly, several research groups expect 2015 continue to grow. Today’s Motor Vehicles allows marketers direct access to this healthy industry with continued growth.
Manufacturing
GM makes a strike-ending offer to UAW, union counters
Talks have entered a back-and-forth stage as the UAW says GM’s latest comprehensive offer falls short.