Robots soak up sun at Mini plant; Continental specialty tires keep hybrids’ cabin noise down; TRW emergency-steering assist gives driver extra set of eyes....More
Johnson Controls, SAIC subsidiary form auto-interiors JV; new Plastic Omnium factories will supply Volkswagen, General Motors; Mexican aluminum supplier opening first Russian plant....More
The current patchwork of procedures makes designing global cars and trucks difficult, as well as more costly, because some technologies work better under some drive cycles....More
Ricardo, Dana grow R&D capabilities; Dow Automotive, Henkel introduce new adhesive technologies; Ford huddles with Stanford, MIT on autonomous-car development....More
Database to keep tabs on global supply chain; ZF grows business in U.S. and Asia; BorgWarner says acquisition enhances capability in EGR technology....More
Dana strenghtens ties with India’s Mahindra; composites developer opens new Detroit-area headquarters, R&D operation; Visteon subsidiary bids for Thai auto-electronics business....More
A consumer survey shows traditional auto makers are the overall preferred developers of autonomous vehicles, but younger respondents choose high-tech companies....More
Steve Carlisle, a GM lifer beginning his career in 1982 at the Oshawa, Canada, assembly plant, replaces de Nysschen. Carlisle has trotted the globe for GM over his 36 years with the automaker....More
Conceived as a virtual race car for the 15th anniversary of the Gran Turismo video game on Sony’s PlayStation 4, Audi has turned the e-Tron Vision Gran Turismo into reality as part of a marketing campaign built around its new e-Tron electric-vehicle sub-brand....More
When Ford revealed its F-150 Power Stroke engine earlier this year, engineers said 30 mpg highway was their target. Testing by the EPA confirms that rating for the truck that goes on sale in May....More
The 2018 Wards 10 Best Interiors competition is under way, and 40 vehicles are facing close inspection for fit-and-finish, ergonomics, materials, comfort and aesthetics. Today's gallery focuses on the ’19 Volvo XC40, a 5-passenger compact luxury CUV with a sticker price of $45,935.
WardsAuto speaks with Tim Russi, Ally’s president-auto finance, and Clearlane founder Jeff Danford about a car-buying process that started at dealerships’ special-financing operations but now is online and appealing to more than just the credit-challenged....More
