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It's no World of Warcraft. But design engineers at Porsche Engineering's labs in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, have begun using gaming engines to give them a freer and faster hand at creating new models, components and vehicle control systems.…

New Delhi, May 31: Automaker BMW Group India on Monday said it has launched X7 M50d 'Dark Shadow' Edition in the country priced at Rs 2.02 crore (ex-showroom). The model comes to India as a completely built-up unit…

"If the car gets heavier, as you're driving along, you need to have much tougher damping control to keep the car from getting out of control. Manufacturers are forced to then put much stiffer dampers on the car," Ellaby said. "On top of…

GM's aggressive restart plans affirm the bullishness the automaker showed this month when it reported first-quarter net income of $3 billion. Its projection of a swift rebound from the chip crisis contrasted with Ford Motor Co.'s warning…

It is an innovation of a technology that's nearly a century old. Eaton's history in sodium-cooled valves, used for aircraft, goes back to 1930. The advanced design will go into production in 2023 and promises a reduction in old-fashioned…

In June 2018, Thompson said he witnessed copper being loaded onto a truck and contacted Tesla security, who called police. Several days later, management told Thompson that he wasn't allowed back inside the Gigafactory, the complaint…

Q:Based on what you've seen from Solid Power, is it specifically the battery technology that will power Ford's electric vehicles in this decade? A: We believe the transition to solid state is something that is not only technically…

Organizers of the Geneva auto show said the event will go ahead next February, after two years of forced cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic. The GIMS Foundation, the organization behind the show, said it would give exhibitors…

When asked about profit for a project that requires such intensive handiwork, Müller-Ötvös declined to specify a margin. "I would never enter the company into anything that is not profitable, rest assured. It is also, of course, quite…

Rolls-Royce confirmed it is working on an all-new vehicle called Silent Shadow as the ultraluxury brand prepares to offer a full-electric car to its customers this decade. The BMW unit last year filed a trademark with the German patent…

Rival Ferrari currently trades at an enterprise value of 21 times EBITDA, according to Refinitiv data, compared with 2.3 times at Volkswagen. Last year, sales at Lamborghini fell 11 percent to 1.61 billion euros. The company does not break…

Berlin: The Elon Musk-owned EV maker Tesla's Gigafactory at Berlin has been reportedly attacked by saboteurs who set cables supplying electricity to the construction site on fire. An alleged confession letter points…

DETROIT -- General Motors plans to restart production at several assembly plants affected by the global microchip shortage over the next month, including CAMI Assembly in Ontario, which has been down since February, the automaker said…

Canadian auto giant Magna International Inc. is building a $31 million plant near Spartanburg, S.C., to manufacture vehicle mirrors. Magna Mirrors, a unit of the world's third-largest auto supplier, says it expects the planned…

NHTSA's five-star crash ratings website includes check marks for up to four recommended advanced safety technologies. Automakers may use safety checkmarks to promote certain features to potential buyers, and consumers may use them to rate…

The automaker is reorganizing leadership at key production sites.

Gaydon, May 26: Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said on Wednesday it has partnered with Google to integrate the all-electric I-PACE with air quality measuring sensors and Street View mapping technology. The I-PACE is first…

Beijing: Elon Musk-owned EV maker Tesla has announced a new data centre in China to keep data collected from vehicles in the country locally. The news comes after the government banned Tesla cars from more locations…

"The management agreed to close the plant after workers expressed concerns over safety after two employees succumbed to COVID," E. Muthukumar, president of the Hyundai Motor India Employees Union, told Reuters. The unrest highlights the…

Daimler and its Chinese partner Geely are readying a new electric crossover for the Smart brand that will go into series production next year. The crossover, which is expected to debut at the IAA in Munich in September, will mark the…

Six of the U.S. market’s major automakers continue to operate in two tiers of supplier relations, according to the annual North American Automotive OEM-Supplier Working Relations Index Study by Plante Moran. Despite a year of supply chain…

Two major desires are emerging from the chaos of the past year of pandemic and supply chain disruption: the need to be more flexible in the face of a crisis and the ability to see trouble coming.Those were the recurring themes in comments…

Toyota and its purchasing operations still rank tops in the industry for supplier relationships. Honda still ranks second to only Toyota. General Motors still ranks third. And all three actually saw higher scores from their suppliers than…

Automakers are trying to keep production moving by cutting some luxury features, or storing some mostly-built vehicles in lots until chips are available.

A look at auto industry contributions to space exploration.

Last year, Hyundai Motor Group started its own urban air mobility division, which is exploring not only flying taxis but also new hubs on the ground to connect passengers traveling via multiple modes.Archer and Joby are two of three eVTOL…

A look at how automakers have dabbled in aviation throughout the years.

That's a well-timed achievement. Nissan projects sales in this fiscal year will increase to exactly that level — 4.4 million vehicles, a gain of 8.6 percent. If the automaker's math is correct, that would enable it to break out of the red.…

Korean supplier Duckyang Industrial is set to invest $10 million to open a manufacturing facility in Braselton, Ga., the company's first such facility in the U.S. The planned 230,000-square-foot plant will add an estimated 285 jobs in…

Ian Callum, former head of design at Jaguar, in 2016 cited the shrinking wagon market globally for the lack of an XE wagon (the brand did replace the larger XF wagon). The one market that still desired wagons was also the toughest to…