Detroit Manufacturing Founder Sells Stake in Company

Andra Rush, who founded Detroit Manufacturing Systems LLC (DMS) in 2012, has sold her majority stake in the firm to Bruce Smith, the co-owner and CEO of Marysville, Ohio-based tooling maker BTM Co.

Process Engineering for an Automated Turning Cell

How does the average shop go about doing all the process engineering to make sure they get the best return on an automated turning center? Murata Machinery USA, makers of Muratec automated twin-spindle turning centers, breaks it down.

Waze to Steer VW Owners to Top U.K. Roads

Volkswagen AG is launching a new feature in the U.K. to help direct motorists to the region’s best-rated driving roads.

Hyundai Mobis Doubles Up for Autonomous Steering

While there is considerable attention on the development of things like cost-effective and compact LiDAR and camera and optical sensors for autonomous driving, there are some other portions of a vehicle that need to be addressed for safe, reliable driving with no hands, like the steering system.

IIHS Warns on Reliability of Driver-Assist Systems

Driver-assist systems that provide automatic steering and braking can be lifesavers, but they also can lead you into a crash, cautions the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

VW May Face Recall Over Carcinogen in Battery Chargers

Volkswagen AG may be ordered to recall 124,000 of its plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles because their high-voltage charging systems contain a carcinogenic part.

Ford Plant Workers Suit Up for Ergonomics

Workers at Ford Motor Co.’s vehicle and engine assembly plant in Valencia, Spain, are wearing special body suits to improve manufacturing processes and workstation layouts.

BMW Engine Fires in Korea Prompt European Recall

BMW AG says it will recall 324,000 diesel-powered cars in Europe to repair a defect that has caused at least 27 engine-compartment fires in South Korea, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports.

Startup Readies Solar-Powered EV

Germany’s Sono Motors GmbH says it has received 5,000 orders for its upcoming Sion electric car, which can be partially recharged by it attached solar panels.

Rimac C_2 Tour de Force

The high-performance Genovation GXE got us to thinking about other cars with what can be described only as exotic technology and brought to mind the Rimac C_2 which was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show this year by Rimic Automobili, which is located in Croatia.