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Honda Process Recoups Rare Earth Metals from Hybrid Batteries
3/3/2013Honda Motor Co. has begun recycling costly rare earth metals found in nickel-metal hydride batteries to make negative electrodes for new NiMH batteries.
Auto Sales Grow 4% in U.S.
3/1/2013Deliveries of cars and light trucks in the U.S. rose to 1.19 million units last month from 1.15 million units in February 2012, according to Autodata Corp.
U.S. Auto Sales Rise 4% on Pickup Truck Demand
3/1/2013Deliveries of cars and light trucks in the U.S. grew to 1.19 million units last month from 1.15 million units in February 2012, according to Autodata Corp.
Volvo Unveils High-Beam-Only Headlamps
3/1/2013This spring Volvo Car Corp. will introduce new headlamps that operate continuously on high beam and use shutters as needed to block glare.
Land Rover Debuts Prototype Electric Defender SUV
3/1/2013Land Rover will display a fleet of seven experimental Defender SUVs that have been converted to electric drive.
Edsel Designer Roy Brown Dies at 96
3/1/2013Roy Brown, a longtime auto designer at Ford Motor Co. best known for penning the infamous Edsel 57 years ago, died on Feb. 24.
Roy Brown, Designer of Ford’s Edsel, Dies
3/1/2013Longtime Ford Motor Co. designer Roy Brown died on Feb. 24 at age 96.
Researchers Pursue Lower Carbon Fiber Costs
2/28/2013Making a component of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) can reduce its weight compared to aluminum or steel by 33% and 50%, respectively.
GM’s Opel Unit Reaches Labor Deal on Restructuring
2/28/2013General Motors Co.'s Opel unit and the IG Metall union reached a pact that will freeze wages through 2015 for the company's more than 20,000 hourly workers in Germany.