All Entries in the Category : Auto/Trans

Transportation including Railway, Small Vehicle, Small Engine, Automotive and Transportation

Ford cranks up North American output

Ford Motor Co., which is running at nearly full capacity, plans to increase its North American manufacturing capacity by 200,000 vehicles this year through a series of production-line expansions and a shortening of its normal summer shutdown by a week at several plants, the Wall Street Journal reported.

: Auto/Trans, OEM

Global Automakers Stress the Importance of Infrastructure to Promote Fuel Cell Based Vehicles

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Association of Global Automakers (Global Automakers) and its member companies are meeting with California lawmakers today to discuss the auto industry’s impact in the state and to emphasize support for hydrogen fueling infrastructure.

: Auto/Trans

Delphi Slovensko to lay off over 300 - evertiq

Supplier and producer of wire harnesses for the car industry, Delphi Slovensko, is struggling with uncertainties in the market. The company is to lay off several hundred at their facility in Senica, Slovakia.

: Auto/Trans, OEM

Is Tesla's big announcement a battery swapping network? - SVBJ

Tesla does like to tease. It’s been keeping coy about a big announcement next week, one CEO Elon Musk has hinted at on Twitter. But the Christian Science Monitor dug up something interesting that may let the cat out of the bag.

: Auto/Trans, Energy, OEM

Visteon reports higher first-quarter results - Reuters

May 9 (Reuters) – Automotive parts supplier Visteon Corp reported a higher first-quarter profit helped by a jump in vehicle production in Asia and North America.

: Auto/Trans, OEM

GM Opening Cadillac Plant in China - PD&D

General Motors Co. confirms that it’s building a new Cadillac factory in China. GM will start building the $1.3 billion plant next month in Shanghai’s Jinqiao zone. It will produce 150,000 vehicles per year. The auto maker recently received regulatory approval for the new plant.

: Auto/Trans, OEM

Tesla earnings preview: New orders and cancellations are key - SVBJ

Tesla Motors Inc. will announce its first quarter earnings Wednesday and investors will be paying attention to the bottom line after CEO Elon Musk reported in April that the company would be profitable for the first time ever, exceeding its forecast for the quarter.

: Auto/Trans, OEM

Front-Seat TV Unwelcome in US Auto Market - Design News

Front-seat television technology is beginning to creep into the worldwide automotive market, but regulators, automakers, and suppliers say it’s unlikely to take hold in the US.

: Auto/Trans