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U.S. unit will get bigger role in Honda plans
12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 13, 2012
Honda R&D Americas will engineer and develop the new-generation Acura NSX sports car, the next-generation Civic compact car, and other models, says Erik Berkman, the new president of the vehicle-development subsidiary of Honda Motor Co.... Read More » Comments [0] | Recommendations [0]
Slow recovery dims optimism for auto sales
12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 13, 2012
U.S. auto sales have been an outlier in an economy that remains weighed down by joblessness, a still-sluggish housing market and global uncertainty. But those factors have started to drag on the auto industry, leading executives and analysts to inject a note of caution last week.... Read More »| Related topics: | Suppliers | Manufacturing | Shareholder Value | Surveys and Studies | Regulation and Safety | Auto Shows | Cutaways | Final Assembly | Green Car | Executives | Future Product | Vehicle Design | Vehicle Technology | Europe Manufacturing | Americas | Asia | Global News | China | Europe | Eastern Europe | Western Europe | New Product | PACE Awards | Talk from the Top | Vehicle Sales |
Toyota keeps sharp eye on struggling suppliers
12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 13, 2012
As Toyota prepares for record North American vehicle production in each of the next two years it is closely monitoring a group of suppliers struggling to keep up with demand.... Read More »MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
How Ford picks its green cars for volume sales
12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 13, 2012
About 1 in 4 car buyers is willing to pay extra for a fuel-efficient powertrain if the investment can be recouped in four years or less, a senior Ford executive said.... Read More »MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
Ford: 2-tier wages should be 'permanent solution'
12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 13, 2012
The top global manufacturing executive at Ford Motor Co. said he wants the Detroit 3's two-tier wage system, in which some hourly workers earn lower pay and benefits than others, to remain in place permanently.... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
Toyota prods lagging suppliers to boost output
8:43 am U.S. ET | Aug. 9, 2012
As Toyota prepares for record North American vehicle production in each of the next two years, the company is intensifying its scrutiny of suppliers that are struggling to keep up.... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
Why auto quality ratings don't mean as much
4:44 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
Telling a good car from a bad one is not as easy as it used to be. But that does not mean each one is necessarily as good as the rest.... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
Chrysler's Busse: Interiors now have soul
4:05 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
Chrysler Group's head of interior design said the automaker's bankruptcy helped transform its autos' new interiors.... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
Honda's U.S. team goes on product offense
3:50 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
Honda America will take the lead in a growing list of global vehicle development projects to help the automaker fend off competitive challenges in North America and hedge against a strong yen.... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
Ford faces big test with new Fusion, Consumer Reports says
6:49 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
Ford, after two years of consumer complaints about its touch-screen dashboard controls, faces a big test with its remodeled Fusion mid-sized sedan, Consumer Reports magazine's auto-test chief said.... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
Toyota considers moving some Lexus production to U.S.
11:04 am U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
Toyota is considering moving some production of its Lexus luxury brand to the United States because of the strength of the Japanese yen, the automaker's top sales executive in the country said today.... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
Four governors form caucus for automotive collaboration
2:03 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
Four state governors today announced the formation of a bipartisan caucus to create initiatives and policies to aid growth in the nation's largest manufacturing industry.... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
GM turns to MTV to reach new employees
10:36 am U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
As it tries to attract new employees for the years to come, General Motors has gone to one of the youth market's biggest global watering holes -- MTV.... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
Canadian official chides auto execs on stalled bridge
2:51 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
The Canadian government is expressing increasing frustration with politics on the American side of the Detroit River that are stalling plans to build a new bridge for auto trade between Canada and the United States.... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
Engines' new sweet spot: 4 cylinders
2:07 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
The North American auto industry's migration to four-cylinder engines is picking up speed. Over the next five years, automakers in North America are expected to produce 8.8 million vehicles powered by four-cylinder engines, up from an estimated 6.... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
Decades-old manufacturing process gets new life
2:14 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
A 26-year-old manufacturing process is gaining traction around the world as a cheaper alternative to traditional machining.... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
Supplier: Plastic body panels are coming back
1:51 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
The future looks brighter for plastic exterior vehicle parts as automakers intensify their search for weight-saving ideas.... Read More »Suppliers to the 2013 Acura ILX
1:40 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
Suppliers to the 2013 Acura ILX includes Takata, Sika, Weastec, Clarion, TS Tech, Dow Automotive, Cooper- Standard, Nissin Brake, F&P America, Weastec, Delfingen, Van-Rob/Kirchhoff Automotive, BorgWarner, Tigerpoly, INA, Burgess-Norton,...... Read More »Suppliers to the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL
1:36 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
Suppliers to the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL includes Kiekert, Fisher Dynamics, Autoliv, Dow Automotive, Marquardt, Valeo, Federal-Mogul, ElringKlinger, Dana, Pentosin, ZF Lenksysteme, Van-Rob/ Kirchhoff Automotive, Winkelmann, Bourns, Albany Chicago,...... Read More »
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 GM's Boler-Davis: Be the 'best' in customer care12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 16 2012
Alicia Boler-Davis has been charged with designing a system to make General Motors tops in customer service -- not just among... ...  watch the video | |
 Toyota's Jim Lentz: 'Better years are still ahead' 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 9 2012
U.S. sales boss Jim Lentz credits CEO Akio Toyoda with spurring the automaker's rebound by driving emotion into Toyota vehicles. ... watch the video | |
 Sales outlook: Cloudy, with a chance of sunshine 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 8 2012
Forecasts for U.S. auto sales remain clouded by global economic uncertainty and a fragile housing market. ... watch the video | |
 Manufacturing Job 1: Cutting costs, saving time12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 7 2012
Automakers are at a turning point as they deploy post-recession profits to sharpen their manufacturing edge while dealing with... ... watch the video |
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Vehicle-to-vehicle 'talk' may cut crashes
3:24 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
Automakers and suppliers believe vehicle-to-vehicle communications systems someday will radically reduce the frequency of accidents.... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
Gamers are key to CAD's comeback
3:18 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
Despite the 1990s hoopla over 3-D computer-aided design systems that could help engineers see factory lines that hadn't yet been constructed or catch chassis design flaws before prototypes were built, there was a dirty secret: Computers weren't good...... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
Forecasts drop for 2012, 2013 U.S. auto sales
11:09 am U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012
For much of this year, gains in United States auto sales have been a bright spot in an economy that remains weighed down by joblessness, a still-sluggish housing market and global uncertainty.... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
How engines will get smaller, more efficient
2:39 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012
Automakers say they will squeeze much more efficiency from the internal combustion engine. For instance, they will use excess heat to warm engine lubricants more quickly to reduce friction.... Read More »2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS
Consumers want 4-year payback on green cars, Ford says
12:58 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 7, 2012
About 1 in 4 car buyers is willing to pay extra for a fuel-efficient powertrain if the investment can be recouped in four years or less, a senior Ford executive said today.... Read More »
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