Microchip shortages forced automakers to cut another 70,265 vehicles from production plans this week in North America, according to the latest estimate by AutoForecast Solutions. North American factories are being hit harder by a lack of semiconductors than those in other regions this week. Companies removed 5,776 vehicles from European assembly plants production schedules, in
FRANKFURT — Continental wants to get creative as it sources materials for the tires it sells moving forward. The German parts supplier and tire maker last month revealed its UltraContact NXT tire, made of up to 65 percent sustainable materials, the most of any of its tire models in production. Those materials include recycled and
As the electric vehicle era dawns, automakers are looking left and right for ways to make their vehicles more efficient and to streamline their manufacturing. Because of that, much attention is given to battery performance, the lightweighting of huge components such as body frames or door panels, the development of new supply chains, and other
Mitsubishi Electric‘s new in-cabin system can detect potholes, black ice and other hazardous road conditions and relay that information to the driver through the vehicle’s display. It’s intended to show a driver, on the infotainment screen, where hazardous conditions are on the road ahead. The system uses basic automotive cameras, as well as lidar sensors
Diversified parts supplier Magna International Inc. said Thursday it will spend $790 million to build three new factories in Tennessee to provide Ford Motor Co. with components for its upcoming electric pickup production there. Two of the factories will be built at BlueOval City, Ford’s 3,600-acre manufacturing complex in Stanton, Tenn., where the automaker will
There are more signs that the microchip shortage is easing, even as automakers cut 82,573 vehicles from production plans worldwide last week, according to the latest estimate from AutoForecast Solutions. North American factories lost 38,677 vehicles because of a lack of semiconductors last week, in addition to 21,700 cut from assembly plants in China and
The faces of the world’s biggest auto suppliers are changing — and fast. As automakers race to roll out new electric vehicles to meet rising demand and government rules, battery manufacturers are rising on the Automotive News list of the world’s largest auto suppliers. The annual list, which ranks companies by global sales to automakers,
As automakers, battery manufacturers and governments spend unprecedented sums of money to ramp up electric vehicle production in North America, parts makers are pouring in billions of dollars of their own to supply those new factories. Each new EV project requires a new supply chain where one didn’t exist before, including battery systems and modules,
FRANKFURT, Germany — Continental AG today debuted its greenest tire, as the German parts supplier and tire maker looks to meet environmental targets set by its customers, governments and itself. Continental’s UltraContact NXT tire is made of up to 65 percent sustainable materials, the highest proportion of any of its tire models in production. Those
Assembly plants in each auto-building region of the world cut vehicles from their production schedules because of microchip shortages last week, according to AutoForecast Solutions. Plants in China were the most impacted, with 14,013 vehicles lost due to a lack of semiconductors. Still, the total number of vehicles expected to be cut by year’s end
