Conti May Abandon EV Battery Venture

Continental AG says a lackluster market may prompt it to exit the joint venture it set up last year with South Korea's SK Innovation Co. to make batteries for electric vehicles, Bloomberg News reports.

Two More Indian Car Models Flunk NCAP Crash Test

Nissan Motor Co.'s Datsun Go and Maruti Suzuki India's Swift small cars are strong sellers in India.

VW Trims Production in Russia

Volkswagen AG has idled its assembly plant in Kaluga, Russia, again, this time for five days to help reduce inventories of unsold cars as the country's auto market continues to deteriorate.

Are Two Strokes Better than Four?

A typical internal combustion engine at work in any car or truck today is a four-stroke: intake, compression, combustion, exhaust.

New Crash Test Dummy Packs on the Pounds

A typical adult crash test dummy weighs about 170 lbs and has a body mass index around 24.

Siemens Launches NX 10

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JLR to Make Discovery Sport in Brazil

Jaguar Land Rover says its Land Rover Discovery Sport SUV will be one of the models it makes at the assembly plant it plans to open in Itatiaia, Brazil, in 2016.

Some NewTech for Manufacturing

From machining centers to robots and plenty in between, here is a look at some recent developments in the field.

Volkswagen's e-Golf: Adding Electric Power to the Golf Lineup

You can buy gasoline engines. A diesel. And now a Golf that is a full electric vehicle. Here’s a look.

Making CAD Immersive

Here’s technology that helps transform 2D CAD designs into the third dimension.