RVW adds $27 million California technology center to aid sales 2:56 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 20, 2012  Volkswagen opened a $27 million technical center in California today to expand its engineering capabilities in the region as part of a push to accelerate U.S. sales.... Read More »
Michigan, auto industry begging for $100,000 engineers amid economic recovery 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 19, 2012  Michigan's unemployment was the worst in the United States at 14.2 percent in August 2009, shortly after General Motors and Chrysler emerged from a government-backed rescue, and has since plunged to 8.6 percent, roughly in line with the national average. Employment in skilled positions is rising, reversing a decline under way since the turn of the century. Now Michigan and the auto industry are stretching to find the engineers needed to handle expansion.... Read More »
Ford boosts investment for battery-powered cars 12:50 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 15, 2012  Ford Motor, debuting five battery-powered models this year, is spending $135 million to design electric-drive parts and double battery testing capacity.... Read More »
DAVE GUILFORD Who will control electric vehicle technologies? 11:00 am U.S. ET | Aug. 13, 2012  No doubt, the near-term future of electrified vehicles in this country is dicey. But my guess is that -- however bumpy the next few years are -- within a decade or two, electric-drive vehicles will have a noticeable share of the fleet in the United States.... Read More »
2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS Honda's U.S. team goes on product offense 3:50 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012  Honda America will take the lead in a growing list of global vehicle development projects to help the automaker fend off competitive challenges in North America and hedge against a strong yen. The United States organization will engineer and develop the new-generation Acura NSX sports car, the next-generation Civic compact car, and other models, says Erik Berkman, the new president of Honda R&D Americas.... Read More »
GM Canada to invest $834 million in r&d 3:58 pm U.S. ET | July 24, 2012  GM said today it plans to increase research and development in Canada significantly by 2016, meeting a commitment to boost those activities as part of the automaker's 2009 government bailout. GM said it will spend $750 million over the next five years, or $150-million a year until 2016.... Read More »
BMW invests in EV charging station maker Coulomb 1:55 pm U.S. ET | July 24, 2012  BMW AG is investing in Coulomb Technologies, a California-based provider of electric-vehicle charging stations and software. BMW declined to disclose the amount of the investment in Coulomb, which has EV development agreements with GM, Ford, Nissan, and Fisker.... Read More »
India's Mahindra says it halted development plans for U.S. pickup 12:54 pm U.S. ET | July 11, 2012  India's Mahindra & Mahindra has halted development work on a pickup truck aimed at the U.S. market, the company said today, following legal disputes and failure to win needed certification.... Read More »
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