Vehicle Tech
Small cars continue to struggle with Insurance Institute overlap crash tests
IIHS gives acceptable ratings to Mini Cooper Countryman, fails Mazda 5 and others.
Category: Vehicle Tech
Software, electronics, propulsion, batteries, safety, and connectivity.
Vehicle Tech
Automakers, utilities collaborate on cloud-based grid technologies for electric cars
Future data network could allow cars to provide power to the electric grid.
Vehicle Tech
AK Steel buys OAO Severstal automotive steel plant
Massive mill traces its roots to Henry Ford's massive Detroit-area vehicle complex.
Vehicle Tech
Turbo-free engine boosting
Toyota expects to get 10% better fuel economy from small engines by boosting compression, fighting knock, and expanding use of the Atkinson cycle outside of hybrids.
Vehicle Tech
Managing raw material risks in procurement
Volatile commodities prices can be the difference between a profitable product program and big losses for suppliers.
Engineering
GM Foundation awards $2.5 million in STEM scholarships
Buick Achievers Scholarship Program targets women, minorities, first-in-family to go to college.
Industry
Continental develops aluminum-housed turbocharger for Mini
Engine booster offers better thermal management, lower weight than steel.
Manufacturing
Volvo ends production of XC90 crossover in Sweden
Plant to be retooled for updated model, old XC90 to stay in production in China.
Manufacturing
Nissan opens Infiniti engine plant in Decherd, Tennessee
Nashville-area facility will make engines for Infiniti, Mercedes vehicles.
Vehicle Tech
Toyota to show off production fuel-cell vehicle in Colorado
FCV to go on sale in Japan later this year, in California soon after.
Manufacturing
BorgWarner supplies Volkswagen with advanced diesel glow plugs
Pressure sensor plugs boost performance on small diesel car lineup.
Manufacturing
GM names Cathy Clegg head of North American manufacturing
Clegg to run 55 plants, manage 74,000 employees in U.S., Mexico, Canada.