Bob Lutz isn’t the only automotive oldtimer back in the saddle. Paice Corp., which has developed a new hybrid vehicle technology that’s creating a buzz worldwide, has several well-known senior citizens involved. Two are former General...
Improved throughput that has helped cut overtime, plus increased on-line purchasing and reductions in inventory are leading the Chrysler Group to $1 billion in manufacturing cost savings this year, says Tom LaSorda, DaimlerChrysler AG senior vice...
For Nissan dealers the news is generally optimistic. From all indications, the dark days for the Japanese auto company appear to be over. Nissan reported profits of $2.7 billion for the fiscal year ending in March up from a loss double that amount...
Ford Motor Co.'s plan to reopen an Ohio engine plant is the first in a series of moves to overhaul it's powertrain products and operations, WAW has learned. By late 2003, Ford says it will be building all-aluminum 2.5L and 3L Duratec V-6s at the...
We're all going to be driving fuel cell-powered vehicles eventually. It's just that nobody can agree on how and when we'll be able to fill up with the hydrogen that fuel cells need to produce power. The lack of infrastructure issue just took a...
OKAZAKI, Japan Speculation that Mitsubishi Motor Corp. may de-emphasize its hallmark gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine is premature. To the contrary, in fact, as the automaker late last month promoted its two top GDI engineers. Akira Kijima...
Question of the MonthJune 2001 Will Covisint ultimately be successful as a for-profit company? Yes 100% No 0% Covisint will make it I believe that Covisint will be successful as a for-profit company. With the combined strength of the Big Three...
With the fall introduction of the 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, General Motors Corp. engineers show that they're hardly done fettling with either the Corvette or its trademark small-block V-8's performance. Last year's reinstatement of the fabled...
The spin from Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. since its now-legendary turnaround plan kicked in almost two years ago is that good product is going to save the automaker. Sure, new management and parent company Renault SA may have something to do with its...
Webasto Thermosystems says its Thermo Top fuel operated heater, popular in Europe, will debut as a factory installed option on an unnamed U.S. vehicle in 2004. Thermo Top is an engine independent, auxiliary coolant heater that burns diesel or gas...