Already a year ahead in its drive to build 720,000 cars in Ohio and Ontario, Honda North America Inc. is spending $200 million to raise its 1998 target for engine production from 750,000 to 900,000 a year at its Anna, OH, engine plant.Meanwhile...
The Expedition is a 4-door, 9-passenger SUV that Ford says fits easily into a standard garage. It will replace the 2-door Bronco and give the company a heavy-duty SUV to compete with General Motors Corp.'s Tahoe/Yukon and Suburban.The Expedition...
The technological innovations in the auto industry go deeper than the tales of cast iron, steel and rubber. It's about people, intuition and some good-ol' engineering.America's early automobiles were rudimentary, at best, but they were easy on the...
Maybe reverse psychology works. After relentless lobbying by the Big Three and Japanese automakers, the California Air Resources Board drops its requirement that 2% of what every major manufacturer sells in the state in 1998 be battery-powered...
A major challenge facing the Automotive Industry is the development of an affordable "Supercar" that has drastically lower fuel consumption. One of the goals defined by the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) calls for a production...
Later this month Honda Motor Co. will begin assembling a new car, code-named EK, in Thailand, designed specifically for Asian customers. By 1999 Honda expects to assemble up to 100,000 cars annually with assembly plants in seven countries...
But Jaguar takes a decidedly unhistoric tack with its powertrain -- a Ford-designed 4L V-8 with variable-valve timing and a ZF AG 5-speed automatic replace the inline 6-cyl. found in the old E-type. An XISM ragtop derivative will debut at the New...
Who says tariffs don't bring jobs to the U.S.? Another Asian automaker is ready to build a small sport/utility vehicle for the 1998 model year at its Subaru-Isuzu Automotive plant in Lafayette, IN. The new SUV will be smaller than the Amigo, which...
The alternative-fuel debate has carmakers and lawmakers struggling to meet the challenge of improving air quality with automotive technology that is both affordable and convenient for consumers.Not only does controversy swirl around the likely...
There's neither a nick, scar or speck of grease on Tom Stephens' hands these days, but that wasn't always true.If the term "hands-on" engineer fits anyone, it's Thomas G. Stephens, vice president and general manager-engineering Operations for...