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Ford adding knobs, buttons to MyFord Touch


June 18, 2013 1:23 pm ET

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. plans to revert to more traditional knobs and buttons in its MyFord Touch infotainment and control system.

North American vehicle output soars to 16 million


June 18, 2013 1:13 pm ET

Vehicle production in North America is back near record levels, with output forecast to surpass 16 million units this year for the first time in more than a decade.

Ford's Australian closure to impact plastics industry


June 6, 2013 1:23 pm ET

MELBOURNE, VICTORIA — Plastics industry bodies say the planned closure of Ford Motor Co. of Australia Ltd.'s Melbourne manufacturing operations in 2016 will result in job losses and potential closures for plastics manufacturers.

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GM, Chrysler work on supplier relations


May 31, 2013 2:37 pm ET

Are General Motors and Chrysler Group playing hardball with suppliers again? The latest automaker-supplier relations study by consulting firm Planning Perspectives Inc. was troubling.

Progress stalls in automotive supplier relations


May 13, 2013 12:12 pm ET

DETROIT -- John Henke, CEO of Planning Perspectives Inc. in suburban Detroit, says North America's six major automakers made zero progress improving relations with suppliers over the past year.

How Ford uses 3D printing


April 1, 2013 1:27 pm ET

Ford Motor Co. has created a pretty good video on how it uses 3D printing in its design and engineering efforts.The example just happens to be a nice plastics application, a new manual transmission shift knob.The process allows engineers to experience the real look and feel of a part that they are developing for Ford vehicles....

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Varroc setting up third plant in China, planning expansion in Russia or Brazil


March 25, 2013 12:37 pm ET

AURANGABAD, INDIA — India's Varroc Group is setting up a third automotive lighting plant in China.

U.S. Department of Energy makes modest push for fuel cells


March 4, 2013 10:50 am ET

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy soon will launch a campaign to promote hydrogen cars, embracing a technology that was favored by the administration of President George W. Bush but initially shunned under Barack Obama.

Carmakers prefer metal on cost savings, not weight


February 15, 2013 2:47 pm ET

ANN ARBOR, MICH. -- Plastics have a strong potential to help the auto industry reduce weight and improve efficiency, but for the next five to seven years, auto industry veterans and researchers say metal will still be the predominant material of choice.

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Engine part may resonate with buyers


February 8, 2013 1:49 pm ET

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. has put a lot engineering into its EcoBoost line of engines, which promise improved efficiency from smaller engines. But that engineering will not draw customers if they don't like the sound of those engines. So Ford...

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