Audi’s Advanced Diagnostic Robot
Audi of America has been on an impressive upward trajectory for some time now.
GM Reconsiders Expansion Plan for Russia
General Motors Co. says Russia's worsening auto slump has prompted it to revisit plans to expand its assembly plant in St.
Ford Halts C-Max, Focus Sales for Steering Fix
Ford Motor Co. is recalling C-Max and Focus cars manufactured in the Michigan Assembly Plant in the August 8 15 period.
GM Slashes Output in Russia
General Motors Co. says its assembly plant in St. Petersburg, Russia, will operate at only four days this month, four days in September and eight days in October.
Eurozone Growth Slows
Business activity in the eurozone continues to expand, but the pace has slowed, according to Markit Economics' Composite Purchasing Manager's Index.
Three Executives Arrested in China Parts Plant Explosion
Chinese police have arrested the chairman and two other high-level executives of Kunshan Zhongrong Metal Products Co. following an explosion on Aug. 2 that killed 75 people at the company's wheel-finishing factory in Kunshan.
A123 Hires Former JCI Exec to Be Chief Technology Officer
Lithium-ion battery supplier A123 Systems LLC has hired Patrick Hurley formerly head of global core engineering for Johnson Controls Inc.'s Power Solutions division as its new chief technology officer.
UAW Edges Toward Recognition at VW Plant
The United Auto Workers union claims the local it created five weeks ago for employees at Volkswagen AG's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., has already signed up at least 670 of the facility's 1,500 hourly workers, Reuters reports.
The First to Own the BMW i8 plug-in Hybrid Sports Car
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Study: EV Makers Should Target a Range Below 100 Miles
Until battery prices drop below $100 per kilowatt-hour, electric vehicle buyers would be wise to shop for models with a range of less than 100 miles, counsels an analysis in Transportation Science.