Continental has developed an air spring system featuring an integrated polyamide plastic roller piston, which it claims represents a “groundbreaking step” towards reducing the weight of buses and trucks
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Mazda has developed what it believes to be the world’s first cold-stamped vehicle body parts made from 1,310 MPa-class high-strength steel, an achievement that can result in lighter weight vehicle bodies, which in turn can contribute to improved vehicle handling, stability and fuel economy
The new BMW 330e plug-in hybrid saloon offers a 30% speed increase, 50% electric-only range…
Designers at the Elemental Motor Company have developed an innovative manufacturing technique that enables an increasing number of carbon composites to be used in its RP1 sports car, in areas they would previously have been ruled out for on the basis of cost and fragility
Textile engineering specialist, ZSK, has developed novel carbon composite manufacturing techniques, which the German company believes will overcome the cost and productivity challenges that have held back more widespread use of the material
Simulation technology specialist, Altair and the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) have announced the winners of…
Today saw Mike Flewitt, CEO of McLaren Automotive, call for the “power race”, a rivalry…
Arlanxeo, a synthetic elastomers specialist, has developed a self-sealing rubber compound which it claims can make…
Electric powertrain technology is advancing month on month, but the challenge for car manufacturers is…
FCA US is exploring an innovative way to poke holes in conventional vehicle engineering. Naturally,…