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TRW Stockholders Give Nod to Acquisition by ZF
TRW stockholders representing 79% of the company's shares outstanding have voted to allow the proposed acquisition of the company by ZF to proceed. Under the terms of the agreement, ZF will...
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2015 GT350 Mustang Aimed at Track-Day Dominance
The original Shelby GT350 Mustang introduced nearly 50 years ago wasn’t built for comfort, or even street use. It was built to dominate the B-Production class in Sports Car Club of America...
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Integrated Automotive Gateway Can Enable Connected Cars
Connected-car technology has become a key differentiator for carmakers and and their Tier 1 suppliers. One of the biggest challenges connected cars pose is the integration of...
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Big Changes, and Challenges, Ahead for Automotive Industry
The rise of new geographical auto markets (and stagnation of others), the proliferation of new "connected-car" technologies including automated driving, and a diminishing case for car...
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Remanufacturing Cited as Recycling Alternative to Materials Separation and Re-Use
Recycling has been embraced by engineers worldwide, and making the automobile ever more recyclable has become an engineering mantra. But there’s a...
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Can Toyota’s Mirai Be the Next Prius?
A decade and a half ago, low gasoline prices and rebounding car sales did nothing to stop Toyota from introducing its fuel-saving Prius hybrid-electric vehicle. During those years the Prius, whose...
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Flat-Plane Crankshaft Spins 'Voodoo' into Ford’s New Shelby V8
So you think the Corvette Stingray and Jaguar F-Type play the wildest V8 soundtracks through their active-exhaust systems? Or you say nothing beats a Ferrari 458 for pure...
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Mazda Reveals 2016 Global MX-5 Cup Racer at SEMA Show
Following the recent unveiling of its fourth-generation MX-5 Miata (see Mazda Trickles out More New MX-5 Details and Mazda Takes Wraps off 2016 MX-5 Miata), Mazda took the wraps off of a...
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Automaker Group Commits to Privacy for Vehicle Personal Data
The Association of Global Automakers and its 12 member companies have unveiled auto industry consumer privacy protection principles for vehicle technologies and services. These...
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Hyundai Controls CO2 Level Inside Genesis Cabin
Among the many premium interior features in the 2015 Hyundai Genesis is a “world-first” safety technology—an in-cabin CO2 sensor control system, located under the glove box, that combats...
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Dodge Charges Ahead with SRT Hellcat
Dodge debuted the new 2015 Charger with refreshed sheet metal, updated cabin, and revised chassis, with a new top-of-the-range SRT Hellcat model serving as the new flagship of the line. The new sheet...
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2015 Mustang's Glovebox-Integrated Knee Airbag, Other Plastics Innovations Recognized by SPE
A Ford Motor Co. safety application took the grand prize at the 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive Innovation Awards gala on...
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GKN's New Two-Speed EAxle Powers BMW I8
The BMW i8 is the first production application of GKN’s new two-speed eAxle, which is used to drive the front wheels of the plug-in-hybrid sports car. The AWD i8, launched earlier this year, also...
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Ford Names New VP of Environmental and Safety Engineering
Announced as part of a large change in personnel, Ford has named Kim Pittel its Vice President, Sustainability, Environment & Safety Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2015. In this...
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Next-Generation Level 2 Charger Is Grid-Smart
A Level 2 electric vehicle charger that can dispense power based on the available grid supply is undergoing its first field test in Detroit, MI.
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Supercar Concept Previews Lamborghini Plug-In Possibilities
The Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4, revealed at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, demonstrated how the Italian company could produce a plug-in hybrid supercar concept using technology...
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Connected Vehicles, Cloud Services Bring Big Data Issues to Vehicles
Connected vehicles bring many benefits, helping both drivers and traffic managers. However, it can be difficult for traffic managers to analyze and use the enormous...
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Demos Highlight Ethernet’s Market Potential
A number of product introductions at SAE 2014 Convergence highlighted growing industry support for Ethernet. Support from chip makers and tool providers will help expand the infrastructure for...
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GM Announces LT1 Crate Engine Availability at 2014 SEMA Show
The basic architecture of General Motors’ small block V8 has remained the same since 1955, but now a new crate engine with modern-day advanced technologies is available on the...
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Plastic 'Airbumps' Protect Citroën Exterior
For its quirkily styled new Cactus, Citroën uses UV-stable thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) for unpainted exterior cladding called “Airbumps” to give protection against low-speed impacts and...
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Assembling Aluminum Vehicles in Volume
The next six months will be challenging times for Ford workers. Dearborn has redesigned its best-selling and most profitable model, the F-150 pickup truck. The tried-and-true, all-steel truck has been...
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ECU Advances Take Many Paths
The demand for automated features and functions is prompting electronic engineers to alter their design strategies, distributing intelligence throughout the vehicle. As more electronic controls are added, the...
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Connectivity for Comfort
Connectivity is a hot topic in the automotive industry, as consumers increasingly expect more in-vehicle integration of mobile devices and linking to the Internet. But seating suppliers are taking connectivity...
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A Hundred Innovations for Renault’s Eolab Concept
When Renault prepares a motor show concept, it invariably does so comprehensively. But for Paris this year it has excelled itself, claiming that its ultra-lightweight Eolab environmental...
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Racecar with Composite-Intensive Suspension Gets Track Tested in 2015
The tangy yellow-colored 1986 Honda CRX emblazoned with SANLUIS Rassini on its hood uses a patents-pending rear suspension as a replacement to its most recent setup of...
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2015 Engines Ride a Technology Tidal Wave
As MY2015 approaches, the debut of Atkinson-cycle engines for non-hybrids, diesel-like compression ratios on gasoline engines with sophisticated cooled EGR, low-friction roller-bearing camshafts,...
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New Book Spotlights Latest Turbocharging Technologies
Concepts in Turbocharging for Improved Efficiency and Emissions Reduction, the new book published by SAE International, explores the many ways that turbocharging will deliver concrete...
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Fiat-Chrysler to Spin off Ferrari
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) on Oct. 29 announced its intention to sell its Ferrari S.p.A unit. The separation will be effected through a public offering of FCA's interest in Ferrari equal to 10% of...
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