SUZUKA, Japan — Max Verstappen survived a dramatic first lap then coasted to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday to move a step closer to securing his third consecutive Formula One championship. The Red Bull driver, who missed out on the podium a week ago in Singapore, started from pole and held on
Automotive labor negotiations are a forum for the Detroit 3 and union representatives to agree on a contract that serves the companies and the workers who build their vehicles. It is not a bargaining table for past or present U.S. presidents. It may be unavoidable that state and federal officials would visit picket lines and
Subaru sold the versatile Leone in the United States starting with the 1972 1400, with sales continuing until the final 1994 Loyale left its showroom. Over the decades, Leones were available as sedans, wagons, hatchbacks, pickups and coupes, with front-wheel-drive, four-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive. We just saw a used-up 1989 Leone sedan with naturally-aspirated engine and
The No. 1 challenge for building electric autos is cost, said Joerg Reger, managing director of ABB Robotics. The Swiss production innovator is addressing that by making its robots more adaptable and more autonomous. Reger, 56, told Automotive News Europe Correspondent Nick Gibbs why ABB is seeing a surge in auto plant investment during an
Artificial intelligence could upend the automotive parts purchasing process, making it quicker and more efficient for buyers and suppliers still grappling with supply chain shortages. It’s an innovative idea that could speed up procurement, save companies money and reduce the amount of mundane, manual work that goes into purchasing, said Edmund Zagorin, chief strategy officer
BMW is going smaller on its driver info displays, as seen on the concept-version electric vehicle from its Neue Klasse architecture, revealed this month in Munich. The Bosch system, called BMW Panoramic Vision display, sits farther back on the dashboard just below the windshield and projects high-contrast “matrix backlight” content from three screens onto the
Automakers have cut about 63,400 vehicles from their production schedules over the previous three weeks because of the microchip shortage, according to the latest estimate by AutoForecast Solutions. Most of those cuts occurred in North America, where automakers axed 56,642 vehicles from plans at their assembly plants since the forecasting firm’s Sept. 1 estimate. Companies
TO THE EDITOR: As someone who once worked on the assembly line of a nonunion manufacturing plant, I’m very pro-union. But the UAW’s stance has been all wrong — they asked for way too much, offered nothing in return and acted very militant. This “us against them” mentality is the big reason why the UAW’s
Supercar brands are staring into the maw of an existential crisis. The automakers must find a way to comply with tightening global emissions rules without sacrificing the world-class performance that their one-percenter clientele demands. Brands from Aston Martin to Rolls-Royce are speeding down different roads to reach that balance. Aston Martin is racing into the
When it comes to autonomous vehicles, the federal government has the opportunity — and the resources, now — to act decisively for safety. NHTSA should establish a comprehensive view of safety that accounts for both cutting-edge real-world and virtual testing. This is important to recognize as we see more commercialization of autonomous vehicles, and Congress
