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On French Concept, Inclusive Mobility, Nissan Frontier, and More
French conceptual mobility vehicles, VW addresses mobility for the disabled, a look at the 2022 Nissan Frontier, MINI surveys people about EVs, engineering the Sportster S engine, Honda’s avatar robot, and a driver shortage addressed
On Propulsion, Security, Sustainability and more
MAHLE sees hybrids continuing, Dodge has software to protect SRT models, Jenson Button is developing vehicles at a race track in Arizona, Audi is using green aluminum, BMW is investing in green steel, Mercedes is reducing its production emissions footprint, Bentley builds its 200,000th, and Sonata N Line impressions
Machining Gummy Materials: A New Use for Sharpies
Organic films help metal removal Purdue researchers discover
Engineering the 2021 Ford F-150
When you’re making a new F-Series, you’ve got a lot riding on everything you do
GM Adds Some Vroom to 3D Printing
Cadillac sports sedans to use additive manufacturing for functional and appearance parts
Increasing Use of Structural Adhesives in Automotive
Can you glue a car together? Frank Billotto of DuPont Transportation & Industrial discusses the major role structural adhesives can play in vehicle assembly.
Engineering the 2021 Acura TLX
The second-generation sport sedan is designed and engineered to perform.
2021 Nissan Rogue: Five Ways They’ve Improved the Brand’s Best Seller
It is the ever-vexing challenge: Making something popular better—with what it takes to get new customers without alienating the existing ones.
The Case of CASE
A presentation at the Society of Automotive Analysts’ 5th Annual Mobility Innovations Summit
BMW Unveils the iX EV SUV
While it isn’t going to be available until early 2022, BMW wants to show that it is in the lux EV SUV space, too
Face Milling Aluminum Without Burrs
Sandvik has developed a face milling approach that is analogous to rotary broaching
2020 Land Rover Defender 110 SE
Yes, it can manage the hills and dales and rocks and rills. And it simply looks great.
JLR Uses Aerospace Sensors to Test Lightweight Materials
New metals and advanced composites will be subject to extreme conditions
Polestar 2: The Start of the Company’s EV Era
Yes, there is a Polestar 1. But it is a hybrid, not an electric vehicle (EV). The Polestar 2 is the company’s first EV—the first of what promises to be many
The Volkswagen ID.4: What You Need to Know
It was officially unveiled and is ready for order. What Scott Keogh, CEO, Volkswagen Group of America, calls “The most important launch for VW since the Beetle”
2021 Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak By the Numbers
Some of these digits are absolutely remarkable, as the car itself undoubtedly is, as well
Cars, COVID-19 and Climate Change: Driving Sustainability Forward
Life cycle assessments show vehicles designed with lightweight aluminum result in reduced emissions without product sacrifices
JLR Targets Increased Use of Recycled Aluminum
Putting materials back to work to help curb manufacturing emissions
More Aluminum on Tap for Future Cars
North American content per vehicle due to jump 24% by 2030
Toyota, Harley-Davidson Nab Top Lightweighting Awards
Electric motorcycles, free-standing seat frames, composite steering knuckles and tension leaf springs
Mixed Material Joining Study Performed
Let’s face it, steel and other materials—say aluminum—are going to be joined, so the Auto/Steel Partnership decided to determine what processes work best
Structural Engineering the 2021 Lexus IS
The compact sport sedan from Lexus is not just track-tested, but track-developed
What’s It Weigh?
A comparative look at vehicle mass. The attention to weight certainly seems to be a common thread among OEMs.
Laser Blanking Line Means Significant Material Save
Increase production and save material. Seems like a double win for the sheet metal shop.