VW Plans New Diesel for 2014 Models in U.S.

Volkswagen AG confirms it will replace its current 2.0-liter diesel engine in the U.S. with a cleaner unit beginning in the second half of 2014.

VW to Decide Whether to Build New SUV in N. America

Volkswagen AG plans to decide in the fourth quarter of this year whether to produce a new crossover vehicle in North America and if so, where, says Frank Fischer, CEO of the company's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.

VW to Decide Whether to Build New SUV in U.S.

Volkswagen AG plans to decide in the fourth quarter of this year whether to produce a new crossover vehicle in North America and if so, where, says Frank Fischer, CEO of the company's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.

LG Chem Starts Battery Cell Production at U.S. Plant

LG Chem Ltd. says it has finally begun commercial production of lithium-ion cells at a $304 million plant it built in Holland, Mich., nearly two years ago.

Dutch Students Prepare Solar-Powered Family Car

Student engineers from the Netherlands' Eindhoven University of Technology are testing what they describe as the world's first four-passenger solar-powered car.

Daimler May Build Mercedes Plant in Brazil

Daimler AG plans to open a new assembly plant in Brazil in 2015 with capacity to produce 20,000 Mercedes-Benz C-Class cars per year, according to Der Spiegel.

The Lexus Loom. Yes, Loom.

Back in 2009 when the Lexus LFA was launched, chief engineer Haruhiko Tanahashi said, “The LFA is a thoroughbred supercar, a machine engineered to achieve a single goal – to deliver a supreme driving experience.

Accelerate: August 2013

Advancing Assembly

Some developments of interest in the area of putting things together.

Continental Helps Create the Vehicular Future

Addressing things like mobility, the environment and connectivity, Continental is developing game-changing technology for the automotive future--and that future, in some cases, is at hand.