Safety first is music to Takata Corp.'s ears. Top executives can hear the corporate cash register ring up more and more sales of the company's occupant restraint products now that safety is one of the top priorities for today's vehicle buyer...
Chrysler Corp. will have two electric minvans ready by 1997. Built in Windsor, Ontario, off the '96 Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager, they'll be priced about $20,000 above internal-combustion-engine vehicles, says Chris Theodore, general manager...
Borrego Springs, CA -- Tiny Kia Motors America Inc. is not shy Bas it carves its way into the crowded U.S. vehicle market. The South Korean automaker has plans for two upscale models and is eyeing U.S. assembly, just a year after it entered the...
ARVIDSJAUR, Sweden - If you thought doing wheelies in the church parking lot was fun, try turning off ITT Automotive's Automotive Stability Management System (ASMS) on the slippery blue ice of Lake Arvidsjaur.The ASMS system controls individual...
Automotive design and engineering could be completely paperless within three years if computer technology and the industry's collective mindset continue to evolve at their current pace.Advances in computer aided design and engineering (CAD/CAE)...
No structural changes come with the new name; nothing is being sold off. However, the six divisions are renamed. Packard Electric becomes Delphi Packard Electric Systems; Delco Chassis becomes Delphi Chassis Systems; Inland Fisher Guide becomes...