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1 Feb, 2019
Musk revealed that Tesla has ordered the tooling for the Model Y, and its production will take place in the firm’s Nevada Gigafactory
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2 Aug, 2016
Electric car innovator Tesla is to expand its range even further with Model Y compact SUV and "high passenger density urban transport"
Honda's operating profit climbed 12 percent in the latest quarter as cost cutting efforts and a better mix of higher margin vehicles offset foreign exchange losses and the impact of an earthquake in Japan.
BMW's second-quarter profit climbed nearly 8 percent as the automaker kept a tight hold on costs to offset a reliance on less-expensive vehicles. BMW's car division profit margin remained above 8 percent for the 25th quarter in a row.
South Korea suspended the sale of 32 Volkswagen Group models and fined the German automaker 17.8 billion won ($16.06 million), accusing it of forging documents on emissions or noise-level tests.
Ride-hailing could transform worldwide transportation, but don't expect major disruptions in the U.S., concludes a report by the Center for Automotive Research.
Mike Downey's team at Fiat Chrysler shaved 250 pounds from the 2016 Chrysler Town and Country to create the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. But the challenge wasn't what to cut, but how to replace a part with something that works better.
The good news for an industry counting on aluminum to help make vehicles lighter is that aluminum suppliers are spending to create new capacity. The bad news? The capacity is already gobbled up.
General Motors' lightweighting strategy has resulted in a lineup of redesigned vehicles that potentially emit 137,000 fewer metric tons of carbon dioxide than before, a company official said here on Monday.
New-car sales in Italy grew by 2.9 percent in July -- less than the double-digit growth recorded in each of the previous six months.
Body shops are increasingly turning to laser technology to fuse parts together as automakers look for ways to make their vehicles lighter. That's according to Peter Busuttil, director of technology for KUKA Systems North America.
Manufacturers are preparing to take the next big step in automation -- so-called 'collaborative' robots that can work in close proximity to human workers.
Can technology build trust? Mitsubishi Electric is hoping to sway the naysayers of active safety systems, including emergency braking, lane keeping, etc.
While the auto industry racked up record sales last year, there are indications the party may be over soon. But there are still strong underlying fundamentals to support those who believe the good times could continue awhile.
The Industrial Internet of Things can enable automakers and suppliers to operate their plant floors more efficiently by mining data on their machines, Stu Johnson, director of product marketing for manufacturing software company Plex Systems, said...
Before Toyota Motor Manufacturing launched production of the Lexus ES-350 at its massive plant in Georgetown, Ky., last year, the automaker invested in its workforce with 1.5 million hours of training, the president of the plant said Monday.
Tesla says it has reached agreement to purchase SolarCity for US$2.6bn to create what it maintains is the world's only vertically integrated sustainable energy company.
The next generation of the Mercedes-Benz C class is likely to shed weight as Mercedes adds more aluminum and uses advanced new joining processes installed into its U.S. manufacturing plant.
Barb Samardzich, who last month announced plans to retire as COO at Ford of Europe, has been named to the board of Adient, the seating and interiors company being spun off from supplier Johnson Controls Inc.
Borgward, a German brand that has been revived with Chinese backing, has recruited Mini's former design chief, Anders Warming, as its head of design.