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Suzuki to Double Capacity of Upcoming India Plant
Suzuki Motor Corp., which is opening an assembly plant in Gujarat, India, in 2017, says it will double the facility’s annual capacity to 500,000 units in 2019.
Musk Touts Best-in-Class EV Battery Density
Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk claims the next-generation lithium-ion cells the company will produce with partner Panasonic Corp. at their Gigafactory in Nevada will have the highest energy density of any electric vehicle battery.
Ford Readies More Driver Assist Features
Ford Motor is developing a new wave of advanced driver-assist systems that it plans to introduce on production vehicles over the next two years ahead of the fully autonomous system the company is targeting for 2021.
Renault to Assemble Cars in Pakistan
Renault SA plans to partner with two local assembly partners to begin making cars in Pakistan by 2018, Reuters reports.
VW Hopes to Settle U.S. Diesel Probe by Mid-January
Volkswagen AG hopes to settle the U.S. criminal investigation into its diesel cheating scandal before the country’s next president takes office on Jan. 20, Bloomberg News reports.
CAE from Powertrain to Radar Systems
A major update to the flagship CAE/FEA/CFD/simulation software from Ansys responds to the variety of new engineering in automotive.
Diesel Cold Start System for SsangYong
Borg-Warner Automotive Inc. (borgwarner.com) is supplying SsangYong Motors with an advanced diesel cold-start system for two new diesels from the South Korean OEM, a 1.6- and a forthcoming 2.2-liter, engines that are used in products like the Tivoli and Korando SUVs.
VW Drops Out of World Rally Racing
Volkswagen AG says it will exit the FIA’s World Rally Championship series at the end of next year to help meet the financial burden of electrifying its powertrains and paying for its global diesel engine cheating scandal.
Nissan Tsuru Crash & End
According to Nissan, the Tsuru model that it makes and sells in Mexico, a compact, has been a solid success for more than 30 years.