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Jaguar Land Rover to electrify every new vehicle from 2020

Jaguar intends to release many new electric vehicles, include the new I-PACE (pictured). Image courteys of Jaguar Land Rover.

Posted on 11 Sep 2017 by Marc Hauschild

Jaguar Land Rover has announced that, from 2020, all new Jaguar Land Rover vehicles will be electrified.

Hurricane Harvey to disrupt US auto market

Hurricane Harvey destroyed many vehicles in the Houston area. Image courtesy of US National Guard.

Posted on 6 Sep 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

The destructive effects of Hurricane Harvey will have a massive impact on the US automotive market for months after the emergency is over.

Audi banks on human-robot without protective fence

Human-robot cooperation: KLARA facilitates greater diversity of versions in production at Audi - image courtesy of Audi

Posted on 24 Aug 2017 by Marc Hauschild

German car maker Audi is using for the first time a human-robot cooperation in its main plant in Ingolstadt for applying adhesive in final assembly.

Great Wall confirms interest in buying Fiat-Chrysler

Great Wall Motors is China's seventh-largest automaker by sales. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Posted on 22 Aug 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

Chinese automotive manufacturer Great Wall Motor Co. is reportedly looking to buy European auto-making conglomerate Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA).

Sports car firm agrees £30m driverless vehicle deal with South Korea

South Korea has ordered five of the autonomous electric pods for initial testing, with a further option on 195 - image courtesy of Westfield Sportscars.

Posted on 18 Aug 2017 by Marc Hauschild

Factory built and kit versions UK sportscar manufacturer, Westfield has secured a deal worth up to £30m to export self-driving vehicles to South Korea.

Autonomous robots to manufacture innovative car interiors

Since the components are visible after installation and gap dimensions need to be accurate to a tenth of a millimetre, the entire process had to be reliable and precise - image courtesy of toolcraft.

Posted on 17 Aug 2017 by Marc Hauschild

Automotive plastics supplier, Nifco, has partnered with German firm toolcraft to develop autonomous robot cells to manufacture innovative car interiors.

Mazda develops super-efficient gasoline engine

Mazda will deploy its new super-efficient engine in 2019. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Posted on 9 Aug 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

Japanese automaker Mazda has announced that it will be bringing a new super-efficient gasoline engine to market.

Mercedes announces “first 3D printed metal spare parts for trucks”

The working cavity of the laser printer at whose centre a metallic thermostat cover has been produced for the first time using selective laser melting. When the work platform is raised, the powdered aluminium/silicon material moves to the side and the contours of the component become visible – image courtesy of Mercedes-Benz Trucks.

Posted on 9 Aug 2017 by Marc Hauschild

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has reportedly taken its 3D printing strategy one stage further by printing robust, heat resistant metal parts from digital data records.

German carmakers attempt to save diesel fuelled vehicles

Volkwagen was one of the major players at least week's diesel summit. Image courtesy of Flickr-Gerry Lauzon

Posted on 7 Aug 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

A group of large German automobile manufacturers met last week in Berlin to discuss the future of diesel fuel cars.

McLaren Automotive: Driven to win

McLaren Automotive posts successive sales record 2015

Posted on 27 Jul 2017 by The Manufacturer

Supercar manufacturer, McLaren Automotive took home the top prize for Manufacturing in Action at last year's The Manufacturer MX Awards, organised and hosted by The Manufacturer. Peter Osborne lifts the bonnet to find out what drove the company to enter.

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