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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.

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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.

SPE auto group honoring designer who worked on Corvette and Viper


May 28, 2013 1:50 pm ET

DETROIT — A former General Motors and Chrysler design and development specialist who worked on both the Corvette and the Viper will be honored by the Society of Plastics Engineers' Automotive Division with its lifetime achievement award later this year.

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.

SPE names Environmental Stewardship Award winners


March 27, 2013 3:33 pm ET

NEW ORLEANS — The Society of Plastics Engineers' Plastics Environmental Division recognized seven companies with 2013 Environmental Stewardship Awards, honoring them for their work improving the environment.

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GM puts cars on strict diet: Lighter materials keys to effort


March 18, 2013 12:36 pm ET

DETROIT — When General Motors CEO Dan Akerson vowed earlier this month to cut the weight of new models 15 percent by the 2016 model year, he put his engineers on a rigorous schedule.

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.

International Automotive Components investing $5.1 million in Michigan plant


January 30, 2013 4:06 pm ET

MENDON, MICH. -- International Automotive Components Group will invest $5.1 million to expand its Mendon, Mich., facility to keep up with new business orders.

Dreamliners and Volts share batteries, but safety regimes differ


January 28, 2013 12:40 pm ET

CHICAGO -- As Boeing Co. and federal regulators wrestle with the safety issues plaguing the launch of the Dreamliner 787 and its lithium-ion batteries, there are parallels with the experience of the auto industry but far more differences -- due largely to the divergent approaches of government safety regulators.

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Skilled workers scarce


August 21, 2012 6:00 am ET

In the struggle to reshape itself, the North American auto industry cut its workforce by 51 percent between 2000 and 2012. And now as it rebuilds its production, industry forecasters expect that the auto base will need to add 140,000 positions...

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