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Aug
5th

Multiphysics? Joining disciplines to design parts

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Complex technologies are forcing automotive engineers to work in areas outside their field of expertise.
Aug
5th

Fiat Chrysler U.S. posts second-quarter $598 million profit, down 3.4%

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Second-quarter earnings at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' U.S.-based subsidiary fell despite higher revenues and vehicle shipments.
Aug
5th

ARaymond expands in U.S. with unique training methods

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ARaymond, based in Grenoble, France, is expanding in the United States to meet demand for fluid connectors to handle urea for diesel engines, battery coolant and other new technology in vehicles.
Aug
5th

Go big or go home: Supplier mergers accelerate

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It's a banner year for mergers and acquisitions. In the first six months of the year, the world's automotive suppliers have spent $28 billion to buy other companies - more than in all of last year, when MandA deals totaled $20 billion.
Aug
5th

Jaguar Land Rover bets big on making its fleet connected

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Mike Bell was appointed to the newly created position of global connected car director at Jaguar Land Rover in 2012 when interest in the sector was just starting to develop. Times have changed quickly.
Aug
5th

The knock on higher octane

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Expect the debate over raising the octane levels at U.S. gasoline pumps -- perhaps making 93 octane the new regular -- to get a lot louder between now and 2017.
Aug
5th

German suppliers chase opportunities in China

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Companies in China with Western participation such as SAIC Motor Corp. and China FAW Group Corp. are still the engines of growth there. But domestic Chinese companies such as Chery Automobile Co.
Aug
5th

Key vehicles generate K.C. supplier boom

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Eleven suppliers have opened plants in the Kansas City area since 2013, generating 1,800 jobs and $75 millioncq in new payroll. Kansas City's supplier community is booming because of a lucky convergence.
Aug
5th

Production cost savings lure suppliers to Eastern Europe

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Thanks to lower production costs, suppliers continue to head to Eastern Europe, often following the trail of their customers.
Aug
5th

Takata’s tab for U.S. lobbying rises 22% as recall scrutiny intensifies

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Takata boosted spending on U.S. federal lobbying by 22 percent in the second quarter as it faced increased attention from regulators and lawmakers about faulty airbags behind the auto industry's largest combined parts recall in history.
Aug
5th

Common parts complicate suppliers’ efforts

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Automakers are making more common parts, globalizing their platforms and saving money in the process. But that doesn't necessarily save manufacturing costs for suppliers.
Aug
5th

Bloodhound SSC’s model rocket car challenge

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Features 5 Aug, 2015

We join teenagers learning basics of Bloodhound land speed record bid in miniature in a project inspiring next generation of engineers

Aug
5th

EPA studies potential benefits of higher octane gasoline

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The EPA is studying whether raising the octane level of gasoline could improve the efficiency of automobile engines, Christopher Grundler, director of the agency's office of Transportation and Air Quality told Automotive News today.
Aug
5th

UK: Why OEMs should consider ‘simpler’ materials over ‘fancy’ composites in pursuit of lightweighting

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The automotive industry should consider simpler materials over high-performance complex composites at the initial design stage so that cars can be more readily recycled at the end of their lives, according to UK-based plastics recycler Axion Polymers.
Aug
5th

NEW ZEALAND: Commercial vehicle sales rise ends

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Rising sales of new commercial vehicles are leveling off and New Zealand's Motor Industry Association has lowered its expectation of breaching the 130,000-unit mark this calendar year.
Aug
5th

Bloodhound inspiring youngsters – pictures

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Aug
5th

Design your own Volvo XC90 video (sponsored)

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Design your own Volvo XC90 video
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Explore the new Volvo XC90 with our interactive video...

Aug
5th

Toyota Safety Sense auto braking now on Aygo and Yaris

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News 5 Aug, 2015

Toyota’s smallest models now available with optional safety kit, including auto braking and lane departure warning

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Bold Juke rival heads new Kia boom

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News 5 Aug, 2015

Dramatic supermini-SUV set to replace Venga MPV and take cues from striking Niro concept

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5th

JAPAN: Isuzu boosts Q1 operating profit

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Isuzu's net sales for the fiscal first quarter ended 30 June 2015 rose 16.8% to JPY473.08m (US$3.81bn).
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