Automotive

Volvo Plans to Go Electric, to Abandon Conventional Car Engine by 2019

July 10, 2017

For Volvo the internal combustion engine has run its course.

Inside HP's 3-D Shift to Additive Manufacturing

July 5, 2017

New products, new industries, new leadership and, of course, new companies. Yeah, these last two years have been unlike any in the nearly-eight-decade history of the tech leader formerly known as Hewlett-Packard.

Trump's Nafta Victory Rides on Big Changes to How Cars Are Built

July 5, 2017

Bloomberg

To President Donald Trump, America's $500bn trade deficit is a symbol of economic weakness. If he wants a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement to shrink that number, he'll need a seismic shift in how cars are made on the continent.

Transport Sector Primed for the Growth of Electric Vehicles

June 30, 2017

Environmental Leader

When it comes to reducing the greenhouse gas emissions, the electricity sector gets much of the attention, considering that it is responsible for 29 percent of those releases. But the transportation sector makes up 26 percent of them. If that is going to change, the electric car will have to make significant inroads.

Roiled by Airbag-Recall Crisis, Takata Files for Bankruptcy

June 29, 2017

Industryweek

Takata Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in the biggest postwar Japanese corporate failure in the manufacturing industry, as the 84-year-old company buckled under liabilities from millions of recalled air bags and agreed to be sold to a Chinese-backed investor.

Most-American Car Ranking Changes Criteria After Only Three Qualify

June 29, 2017

Bloomberg

Think "American-made" doesn't mean what it used to? You're right, at least if you're talking about how to define the world's "Most-American" vehicles.

These Companies Are America's Hungriest Wind and Solar Power Users

June 28, 2017

The New York Times

Major U.S. corporations such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc and General Motors Co have become some of America's biggest buyers of renewable energy, driving growth in an industry seen as key to helping the United States cut carbon emissions.

Ford Explores Bamboo Fiber for Lighter Materials, Stronger Supply Chain

June 26, 2017

Environmental Leader

Ford Motor Co. is the second major automaker in recent weeks to make the news for focusing on sustainably sourced materials for use in manufacturing.

UK Car Industry Says No Brexit Deal Would Cause Permanent Damage

June 26, 2017

The New York Times

Britain's thriving car industry could be permanently damaged and its supply chains crippled if the country falls out of the European Union without an interim deal, senior executives warned last week.

Race Is on to Mine Metal Powering Electric Vehicles

June 23, 2017

Bloomberg

The race is on to supply more of the cobalt needed for batteries in the fast-growing market for electric vehicles - and that means fresh competition for the big players Glencore Plc and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Automotive

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