If General Motors Corp. gives the green light to Cadillac's midengine 2-seat Cien V-12 concept supercar, it could be built in the U.K. Personally, I'd very much like to do it, says Bob Lutz, GM's product czar. We're in the process to see what...
The departure of the major Tier 1 suppliers from the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit was a blessing of sorts this year for lower-tier suppliers that often toil in obscurity but nonetheless play a vital role in testing...
BARCELONA, Spain There is a cathedral here in this partying port city that the Spanish have been working on for more than a century. When the Sagrada Familia Church is completed in about 25 years, huge amounts of money will have been spent, years...
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. kicks off sales of its all-new, gasoline/electric hybrid-powered 2003 Civic, and the company isn't about to relinquish its burgeoning lead in the development of hybrid-powered passenger vehicles. We view hybrids as an...
Denso Corp. will be ready in the event the auto industry adopts carbon dioxide (CO2) as an air-conditioning refrigerant in future vehicles. The world's top supplier of climate control systems supports CO2 because it is an abundant refrigerant, has...
It's a Matter of Cost No. Fuel cells will only become viable when the technology proves more cost effective than the systems now in use. Auto makers around the world are already working on the problem, and government funding of research in the U.S...
General Motors Corp. is planning to re-start construction on its Delta Township, MI, assembly plant, industry sources tell WAW, but objections from a neighborhood association might delay work at the nearby Craft Centre that is scheduled to build...
What diesel engine technology needs, says Ford Motor Co. Chief Operating Officer Nick Scheele, is some good PR. That's why he plans to bring a fleet of European diesel-powered Focuses on a U.S. tour that includes availability to general media and...
SAVANNAH, GA American Suzuki Motor Corp. picks an unseasonably chilly week in late February to bring journalists here for the intro of its all-new Aerio sedan and Aerio SX hatchback. But skies are blue and the roads are dry, and Southern...