Carmakers quit using trees to build automobiles relatively early in the motorized age – steel was adopted as the main workhorse for constructing frames and bodies. However, some brands – particularly ...

The single most important factor that influences the way your car performs on the road is not its engine or suspension. It’s all down to the chassis design. Chassis design, either body-on-frame or ...

IUPUI professor Andres Tovar recently won an international automotive design competition by using advanced technology to mimic Mother Nature’s own blueprints. More specifically, he designed a ...

TOKYO -- UACJ plans to acquire a U.S. aluminum automotive frame manufacturer, aiming to tap expected growth in the North American market.

As reported in the CompositesWorld March 2016 article, “Natural fiber composites: Market share, one part at a time” (see Learn More located under Editor's Picks on the top right), the natural fibers ...

Tower Automotive has announced that a decision has been finalised to move the production of the frame assembly for the Dodge Ram light truck from Tower Automotive’s Milwaukee manufacturing facility to ...

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