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This Is the Week That Was
This week, the UAW members of FCA US are going to be voting on a new labor agreement.
Audi Expands Plant in Hungary
Audi AG plans to invest €104 million to update its assembly plant in Gyor, Hungary, according to the country’s foreign minister.
Police Raid VW Offices in France in Diesel Cheating Scandal
Police conducted searches at two Volkswagen AG offices in France on Friday as part of an investigation into “aggravated deception” by the company over diesel-powered vehicles rigged to cheat emission tests, Reuters reports.
European Group Targets New Fuel Cell Stack Design
U.K.-based Intelligent Energy Holdings plc is leading a European working group to further develop its proprietary 90kW “evaporatively cooled” fuel cell technology.
Follow the Bouncing (CFD) Balls
While it may seem as though this picture shows a Chrysler 200 being surrounded by some sort of colorful bouncing balls, an automotive analog to one of those ball pools found in fast food joints. . . . . .in point of fact, this is an aerodynamic simulation of the sedan being run in PowerFlow, a software package from Exa Corp. that allows designers and engineers to see things on a vehicle that are not readily apparent through wind tunnel testing (e.g., airflow within wheel wells). According to Dr.
VW to Recall 8.5 Million Diesel Vehicles in Europe
Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority has ordered Volkswagen AG to recall 2.4 million diesel-powered vehicles equipped to cheat emission tests.
Global MRV Touts Onboard Emissions Testing System
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Global MRV Inc. says its new Firefly emissions testing system is the first onboard device that continuously monitors tailpipe emissions.
FTC Joins U.S. Probe into VW Diesel Test Cheating
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission confirms it has joined the Dept. of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency in investigating Volkswagen’s efforts to cheat federal diesel engine emission tests.
VW Denies Report on Size of Diesel Scandal
Volkswagen AG dismisses as “completely unfounded” a report by Der Spiegel claiming that at least 30 of the company’s managers will be suspended for helping to rig as many as 11 million of the company’s diesel-powered cars to cheat government emission tests.
Renesas Development Platform Targets Advanced Mobility Technologies
Santa Clara, Calif.-based Renesas Electronics America Corp. unveiled a fleet of prototype cars this week that it hopes will serve as an open platform for suppliers to develop next-generation technologies for autonomous and connected cars.