2021 Nissan Rogue: Five Ways They’ve Improved the Brand’s Best Seller
It is the ever-vexing challenge: Making something popular better—with what it takes to get new customers without alienating the existing ones.
#Nissan
The Case of CASE
A presentation at the Society of Automotive Analysts’ 5th Annual Mobility Innovations Summit
#people #GeneralMotors #Tesla
BMW Unveils the iX EV SUV
While it isn’t going to be available until early 2022, BMW wants to show that it is in the lux EV SUV space, too
#Cadillac #Tesla #BMW
Additive Advances at General Motors
The OEM is finding the ways and means to deploy the process throughout product development and production
#GeneralMotors
Automotive Lighting & Shining a Light on the Past
We talk advanced lighting strategies and learn from a historian on the “Autoline After Hours”
#Bosch #AutolineAfterHours #MercedesBenz
It’s “Only” an Escalade
Executing the interior of the new version of Cadillac’s venerable flagship, Escalade
#MercedesBenz #Bosch #Magna
Putting Material in Its Place
Shedding weight to make cars more efficient is complicated by the economic advantages of using as many of the same components as possible in multiple models, says Altair Engineering’s Richard Yen.
#Bosch #MercedesBenz #Magna
Revolutionary Hydrogen Storage Tank Design Could Propel H2 Deployment
Rather than storing hydrogen in a large cylindrical tank, Noble Gas has developed a conformal system
#safety
Machining Gummy Materials: A New Use for Sharpies
Organic films help metal removal Purdue researchers discover
A Briefing on Hot Stamping
Yes, heat makes the material malleable. But it’s what happens in the die that matters
#Ford #Volkswagen
Tesla Inks 5-Year Lithium Deal with Chinese Supplier
Materials strategy mimics multi-sourcing battery plans
#Tesla
Building a Case for Hemp-Based Car Parts
A natural high for sustainable biomaterial
#tech #sustainability
GM Adds Some Vroom to 3D Printing
Cadillac sports sedans to use additive manufacturing for functional and appearance parts
#Cadillac #tech
Increasing Use of Structural Adhesives in Automotive
Can you glue a car together? Frank Billotto of DuPont Transportation & Industrial discusses the major role structural adhesives can play in vehicle assembly.
#Polestar #DuPont
Hyundai’s Innovative Approach for Innovative Developments
Accelerator program is looking for the expected—and the unexpected
#tech #Hyundai
Face Milling Aluminum Without Burrs
Sandvik has developed a face milling approach that is analogous to rotary broaching
2020 Land Rover Defender 110 SE
Yes, it can manage the hills and dales and rocks and rills. And it simply looks great.
#Land Rover #chassis
Why Materials Matter—To People
Porsche and Ford are among OEMs addressing how materials are acquired
#sustainability #Porsche #Ford
2020 Volkswagen Arteon 2.0T SEL Premium R-Line
The Volkswagen sedan that people don’t seem to know about—but ought to
#Suzuki #Volkswagen