Japanese automotive major Denso, which is focused on addressing challenges within the logistics industry, such as improving working conditions for truck drivers and achieving efficient energy utilisation, has developed an advanced cooling system that provides comfort and energy efficiency when a commercial vehicle’s engine is off. ‘Everycool’, as per the company, is a cooling system… Continue reading Denso launches advanced commercial vehicle cooling system
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AVL and Henkel join forces for battery development for EVs
German industrial group Henkel and AVL have joined forces to test and develop batteries for electric cars. In the new Battery Test Center of the Dusseldorf-based major corporation, batteries are virtually mapped during development, put through their paces and subsequently optimised. The goal is to enable OEMs and suppliers to implement reliable, fast as well as sustainable processes… Continue reading AVL and Henkel join forces for battery development for EVs
AVL and Henkel join forces for battery development for EVs
German industrial group Henkel and AVL have joined forces to test and develop batteries for electric cars. In the new Battery Test Center of the Dusseldorf-based major corporation, batteries are virtually mapped during development, put through their paces and subsequently optimised. The goal is to enable OEMs and suppliers to implement reliable, fast as well as sustainable processes… Continue reading AVL and Henkel join forces for battery development for EVs
U.A.W. Threatens Strikes at More Plants
The United Auto Workers said on Tuesday that the union would expand its strike against three U.S. automakers on Friday if it was unable to make substantial progress in contract talks with them. Nearly 13,000 U.A.W. members walked off the assembly lines at three plants last Friday, one each at the three companies — General… Continue reading U.A.W. Threatens Strikes at More Plants
McLaren Has High Expectations in F1 for Oscar Piastri
After three races of Oscar Piastri’s rookie Formula 1 season, Zak Brown, the McLaren chief executive, made a bold statement about his driver. “The indications are we’ve got a future world champion on our hands,” Brown said. “Oscar has been impressive since we’ve had him in the car. He’s very mature, very focused, very technical.”… Continue reading McLaren Has High Expectations in F1 for Oscar Piastri
U.A.W. Goes on Strike at 3 Plants in Midwest
Thousands of members of the United Automobile Workers union went on strike Friday at three plants in three Midwestern states in what was the first strike simultaneously affecting all three Detroit automakers. The union and the companies — General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis, the parent of Chrysler — remained deadlocked in negotiations over a… Continue reading U.A.W. Goes on Strike at 3 Plants in Midwest
U.A.W. Strike Looms Over Detroit Auto Show
The Detroit auto show kicked off this week with a burst of hoopla and glam, including a Darius Rucker concert sponsored by Ford Motor and an indoor test track built by Jeep that features a hill with a 40-degree slope. But beyond the excitement and bright lights, Detroit’s annual auto show has been clouded by… Continue reading U.A.W. Strike Looms Over Detroit Auto Show
The U.A.W. Could Go on Strike Friday. Here’s What to Know About the Issues.
The United Auto Workers union, which represents about 150,000 workers at U.S. car plants, could strike against three of the country’s largest automakers on Friday if the union and the companies are unable to reach new contracts. The three automakers — General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis, which owns Chrysler, Jeep and Ram — could… Continue reading The U.A.W. Could Go on Strike Friday. Here’s What to Know About the Issues.
Auto Strike Looms, Threatening to Shut Detroit’s Big 3
The United Auto Workers union and the three Detroit automakers have less than two weeks to negotiate a new labor contract, and a strike of some sort seems increasingly likely. The union’s president, Shawn Fain, has primed rank-and-file members to be prepared to walk off the job if the union’s long list of demands for… Continue reading Auto Strike Looms, Threatening to Shut Detroit’s Big 3
Driverless Taxis Blocked Ambulance and Patient Later Died, San Francisco Fire Dept. Says
Two Cruise driverless taxis blocked an ambulance carrying a critically injured patient who later died at a hospital, a San Francisco Fire Department report said, in another incident involving self-driving cars in the city. On Aug. 14, two Cruise autonomous vehicles were stopped in the right two lanes of a four-lane, one-way street in the… Continue reading Driverless Taxis Blocked Ambulance and Patient Later Died, San Francisco Fire Dept. Says