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Mazda to Develop Diesel Hybrid
Mazda Motor Corp. is expected to introduce a diesel hybrid car in Japan and Europe as early as April 2016, according to The Yomiuri Shimbun.
Mazda to Develop Diesel Hybrid
Mazda Motor Corp. is expected to introduce a diesel hybrid car in Japan and Europe as early as April 2016, according to The Yomiuri Shimbun.
GM Plans $174 Million Expansion at Michigan Stamping Plant
General Motors Co. plans in 2016 to open a new stamping plant at its vehicle assembly complex in Lansing, Mich.
Steel Pistons for Passenger Car Diesels
Although steel producers seem to be taking it on the chin of late from aluminum, word out of Stuttgart ought to be somewhat encouraging to them.
Mercedes Switches to Steel Pistons for V-6 Diesel
Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz unit is replacing the aluminum pistons in the V-6 diesel for its E 350 BlueTEC sedan with more compact steel pistons.
Mercedes Switches to Steel Pistons for V-6 Diesel
Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz unit is replacing the aluminum pistons in the V-6 diesel for its E 350 BlueTEC sedan with more compact steel pistons.
Autos Up North
If it is early August, then it is time for the annual Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars at the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme, Michigan, time for John McElroy of “Autoline” and me to head north to do more listening than talking, then talking after all of our listening.
A Better Way to Crash-Test Rivets
Carmakers are turning to a broader array of materials to reduce vehicle weight.
A Consequence of Electrification
Although there is a whole lot of talk nowadays in the auto industry about materials including aluminum, ultra-high-strength steel, and composites, there is another material that, Jeff Owens, chief technology officer and executive vice president, Delphi Automotive, told the audience this week at the CAR Group Management Briefing Seminars that is going to have huge growth in automotive: Copper.
GM Vows More Diesel Models
Steve Kiefer, head of global powertrain for General Motors Co., tells attendees at the Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Mich., that GM will expand its skimpy U.S. diesel lineup over the next several years "as appropriate and as the market accepts them." GM currently offers a diesel option in only two models in the U.S.