Production Machining Magazine
Mercedes GLE Hybrid Gets Extended Range
Daimler AG says the new plug-in hybrid variant of the Mercedes-Benz GLE crossover will be able to travel 100 km (62 miles) in electric-only mode.
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Car Sales Fall Again in India
India’s wholesales of cars and light-duty trucks shrank year-on-year in September for the third consecutive month, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers.
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Tesla Model 3 Sales Top 100,000 Units
Tesla Inc. has produced more than 100,000 of its Model 3 electric sedans since the car went into production last year, Bloomberg News estimates.
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Global Car Sales Drop 9%
Worldwide sales of light-duty vehicles shrank 9% to 7.89 million units last month, according to LMC Automotive.
Read MoreFord Tests “Smart” Intersection System in the U.K.
Ford Motor Co. is testing a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology in the U.K. that promises to eliminate the need for traffic lights or road signs at standard crossroads.
Read MoreJaguar Mulls All-Electric Future
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd.’s Jaguar unit, which launched its first electric vehicle this year, may switch to an all-electric lineup as soon as 2027.
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Audi and Aluminum
It seems almost a lifetime ago that Audi, thanks to the Audi Space Frame program that was initiated in 1983 and gave rise to the then-revolutionary aluminum-intensive A8 in 1994, was almost synonymous with aluminum, as the company developed and executed all manner of approaches to using the nonferrous material for vehicle construction.
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Tata’s PR Chief Put on Leave Amid Allegations
Suresh Rangarajan, Tata Motors Ltd.’s communications chief, has been put on leave following allegations of inappropriate behavior with female employees.
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Brilliance China Shares Plunge 30%
Shares in Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Co. plummeted 30% in early trading today after BMW AG revealed plans to boost its 50% ownership in a joint venture with the Chinese company.
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NHTSA May Allow Adaptive High-Beam Headlights
A change in U.S. safety standards that would permit cars to be equipped with so-called adaptive driving beam headlights has been proposed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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