BELMONT, CA—Earlier this month, Volkswagen rolled out its Type 20 concept microbus at its Engineering Center California. The vehicle features parts from the past, as well as those made with AI design software.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—GreenPower Motor Co. Inc., a designer, manufacturer, and distributer of all-electric buses, has announced it achieved a revenue of $6.1 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, an increase of 73 percent over the previous year, and the largest in the company’s history.
MARTORELL, Spain—Engineers at a car factory here are using drones to deliver parts to an assembly line. The autonomous aircraft are currently used to transport air bags and steering wheels.
PALO ALTO, CA—Engineers at Tesla Inc. have developed a new wiring architecture that enables more robot automation in the manufacturing process and uses fewer materials.
About 2 million electric vehicles were sold worldwide in 2018, a whopping 57 percent increase over 2017, according to consulting firm Research and Markets. Some 69 percent of those were battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and 31 percent were plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).
When a customer learns that his car's engine needs to be replaced, the shop mechanic typically mentions three options, new, rebuilt or remanufactured, with the latter two being much less expensive because they contain new and recycled parts.
Automatic crimping systems may get the glamour, but handheld tools are the perfect choice when the project involves small to medium wire, limited production runs or tight working spaces
To the general public, the term handheld is synonymous with mobility. But, to assemblers of wire harnesses, the term also refers to tools that offer simplicity, reliability and accuracy.
DETROIT—Automotive supplier Dakkota Integrated Systems plans to build a $55 million assembly plant here to produce parts for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.