For the production of the new C-class, Mercedes has taken the opportunity to add flexibility by way of cellular manufacturing in the body shop and with so-called ‘TecLines’ for assembly. Illya ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and software-defined vehicles (SDVs) are transforming the automotive industry, though the path forward is far from smooth. These technologies promise to reshape everything ...

The carmaker’s Japanese production suffers a sudden system failure, impacting one-third of global output and exposing supply chain vulnerabilities and recovery hurdles. Toyota, the world’s largest ...

Performance vehicle structures have long made extensive use of composite materials and the new generation of GM’s flagship sportscar, the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, continues the push. A key ...

Every OEM roadmap now assumes centralised compute, zonal E/E architecture, 800V electrification and high-speed in-vehicle data networks. Far fewer roadmaps answer a harder question - can these systems ...

Data compiled by McKinsey shows that back in 2019, Japan was the biggest global vehicle exporter, with 4.8m units exported. At this point China exported only around 700,000 vehicles. Fast forward to ...

Ford Motor Company has confirmed it will expand Lincoln production within the United States from 2030, drawing a firm line under the brand's brief experiment with Chinese-built imports. The ...

For years, humanoid robots have existed in the imagination of automotive engineers as a distant promise, compelling in theory but frustratingly elusive in practice. BMW Group has now made a decisive ...

HORSE, the Renault-Geely joint venture, is harnessing digital twins at its Valladolid plant to transform powertrain production, boost flexibility in EV output, reduce emissions and embed data-driven ...

They protect the most valuable part of an EV—but what are battery enclosures currently made of? What could they be made of? And what are their key design considerations? One of the most important ...

Jaguar Land Rover is undergoing a leadership transition as Barbara Bergmeier steps down from her role as executive director of industrial operations. Nigel Blenkinsop, a seasoned JLR executive, will ...

The choice is revealing, less for the architecture's novelty than for what it signals about Ford's read on the European market. GEA was designed from the outset to absorb ambiguity in powertrain ...