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Saving Pounds with Plastic-Metal Hybrids
Eaton has found ways to save weight by using plastics and metal together in differential parts, and to leverage composites exclusively for applications in its superchargers for small, sub-liter engines.
Mazda Says Mexico Is Its “Most Important” Base
Mazda Motor Corp. describes its new $770 million small-car assembly plant in Mexico the company's most important strategic base.
A New Porsche Under $10K
When people ask me what my all-time favorite car design is, without hesitation I say, “Porsche 911.” What other car can you think of that has had a consistently outstanding design for 50 years?
Tesla Sketches Plan for Giant EV Battery Factory
Tesla Motors Inc. plans this spring to begin construction of a huge "gigafactory" capable of building enough lithium-ion batteries to power 500,000 electric cars per year by 2020.
Toyota Latest to Test Myanmar Car Market
Toyota Motor Corp. has joined at least three other carmakers who are testing the potential for new-car sales in Myanmar, The Nikkei reports.
Citroen Is a Little More Serious
Although the forthcoming Geneva auto show is a place where vehicle manufacturers are going to be debuting some rather, um, elaborate vehicle designs, in some cases the automotive versions of the women’s hats worn at the Kentucky Derby, PSA/Peugeot Citroen is pretty much in a position whereby it needs to have some volume, saleable sheet metal on the market rather than flights of fancy.
CR Declares Tesla EV “Best Overall” Car
Last year Consumer Reports gave Tesla Motors Inc.'s Model S electric sedan the magazine's highest car test score ever 99 out of a possible 100.
Navistar Will Close Diesel Engine Plant in Consolidation Move
Navistar International Corp. says it will trim its diesel engine capacity by closing a factory in Huntsville, Ala., this summer and moving the facility's work to a plant in Melrose Park, Ill.
Snow Storms Slow Car Production in Japan
Some of the worse snowfall in 50 years cut of supplies to nine Japanese assembly plants on Monday, forcing them to suspend operations, the Financial Times reports.
C-Class Starts in Bremen with Execs Wielding Fastening Tools
Last week, Mercedes started production of the new C-Class in its factory in Bremen, Germany.