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VIEWPOINT | 2013 SAE WORLD CONGRESS: ACHIEVING EFFICIENCY
2/5/2013This year's SAE World Congress focuses on perhaps the automotive engineering community's biggest challenge: improving efficiency in everything from design and engineering to vehicle production and functionality.
Bentley Gets Approval to Build SUV
2/5/2013Volkswagen AG's supervisory board has approved a proposal by its Bentley Motors unit to develop its own SUV, according to Handelsblatt, which cites board sources.
CR: Small Turbocharged Engines Are No Bargain
2/5/2013Carmakers routinely claim their smaller turbocharged four-cylinder engines delivers similar power and better fuel economy than larger naturally aspirated powerplants.
PSA Says New EGR System Boosts Fuel Savings 10%
2/5/2013PSA Peugeot Citroen claims its D-EGR exhaust gas recirculation system reduces both fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions from gasoline engines by 10%. EGR systems reduce the formation of oxides of nitrogen by lowering combustion temperatures.
Chrysler Brand Chief Eyes Broader Lineup
2/5/2013Saad Chehab, head of Chrysler Group LLC's namesake brand, tells Automotive News he'd like to expand the make's current three-model portfolio.
Fiat’s Mirafiori Factory Will Build SUVs
2/4/2013CEO Sergio Marchionne confirms that Fiat SpA will produce new Alfa Romeo and Maserati SUVs at its Mirafiori assembly plant in Turin, Italy.
Renault-Nissan Boosts Annual Sales 1%
2/4/2013The Renault-Nissan alliance says it sold a record-high 8.10 million vehicles last year compared with 8.03 million units in 2011.
DuPont Completes Sale of Auto Paint Unit
2/4/2013The Carlyle Group has finalized its acquisition of DuPont Co.'s automotive paint and coatings unit for $4.9 billion in cash and the assumption of debt.
Remy International Appoints New President
2/4/2013Pendleton, Ind.-based Remy International Inc. has promoted John Pittas, its chief commercial officer, as president and CEO, effective immediately.
UAW: Wage Gains Tied to Organizing Non-Union Plants
2/4/2013The United Auto Workers union won't win higher wages for new members until it succeeds in unionizing auto factories owned by foreign carmakers, says UAW President Bob King.