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Laser Scanning for Improved Prototyping
When you’re doing production prototype work for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), you’ve (1) got to be good and (2) you’ve got to be able to prove it. Which is what Redditch, U.K.-based Birmingham Prototypes discovered when it began to supply JLR with stampings and brackets a few years back.
VW Begins Diesel Recalls in Europe
Volkswagen AG has begun the first phase of a year-long recall of some 8.5 million vehicles in Europe to fix diesel engines that had been rigged by the company to evade nitrogen oxides emission rules.
GM Forms Team to Lead Self-Driving Vehicle Work
General Motors Co. has named Doug Parks, currently the company’s vice president for global product programs, to become vice president for autonomous technology and vehicle execution, effective Feb. 1.
Ford Testing Diesel F-150 Pickup?
Internet videos of a camouflaged F-150 suggest Ford Motor Co. is preparing to add a diesel engine in the popular pickup truck.
PSA Bolsters Production Base in Iran
PSA Peugeot Citroen and Iranian carmaker Iran Khodro say they will invest €400 million ($439 million) to upgrade their 50-year-old assembly plant outside Tehran.
Bosch Reiterates Its Innocence in VW Diesel Scandal
Robert Bosch GmbH CEO Volkmar Denner tells reporters that Volkswagen AG—and not suppliers such as Bosch—is solely responsible for rigging diesel engines to evade emission standards.
EU Proposes Regional Oversight on Emission Testing
The European Commission is proposing a plan that would give it power to monitor emission certification testing by EU member nations and levy fines for non-compliance.
Penn State Team Develops Self-Heating Lithium-ion Battery
Researchers at Penn State University and its new-energy spinoff EC Power LLC say they have developed a lithium-ion battery structure capable of heating itself without external devices or electrolyte additives at temperatures below freezing levels.
China to Phase Out Subsidies for New-Energy Vehicles
China’s finance minister says the country will phase out government incentives for electric and other new-energy vehicles after 2020 but increase spending on grants and infrastructure improvements.