While teams of advanced engineers around the globe search for tomorrow's alternatives to the internal combustion engine, automakers and suppliers are refining current powerplant designs to meet the demands of today's consumers obsessed with longer...
Life-Cycle assessment (LCA) is a systematic approach used to manage the environmental impacts of products and service systems, and it is applied at several levels:* Conceptually as a thought process that guides the selection of options for design...
Racing to establish itself as a first-tier supplier of complete automotive interior systems, Lear Seating Corp. announces in mid-July plans to aquire Automotive Industries Holding Inc., a major supplier of interior components.Under the merger...
One might say the Big Three are temporarily in neutral after the model-launching frenzy of '95. Apart from Ford Motor Co.'s all-new '96 Taurus/Sable, slightly revamped sheetmetal and new interiors are the main thrust for 1996, holding the...
After having supply problems earlier in the year with the innovative cast aluminum crossmembers on its new minivans, Chrysler Corp. reportedly has reached an agreement with The Budd Co. to supply conventional steel crossmembers. It is not known if...
The A4 comes packed with standard equipment, including a 172-hp V-6, an anti-theft system and power windows with one-touch down feature and one-touch up ability for front passengers. Other automakers have shied away from the one-touch-up...