Faces: ZF Chassis plant manager Brad Newman finds his dream job
From the time he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps, Brad Newman believes he has
been on a course plotted by a higher power...
Expert View: Maximizing the Benefits of Self-Driving Vehicles
Editor’s note: There are lots of opinions and much speculation about what will happen with self-driving or autonomous vehicles -- when it will happen,...
Prepping the Workforce of the Future
On a windy day in late April, more than 200 people crowded into the new Automation and Robotics Training Center (ARTC) next to Motlow...
Executive Q&A: How Mazda Toyota is coming together
Back in January 2018, two Japanese car manufacturers announced a joint venture plant to be built in Huntsville, Alabama. The Mazda Toyota facility marked...
Built by Design: Bristol Group offers concrete solutions
Kentucky, known for thoroughbred horse racing, bourbon and college basketball, has another seriously strong asset - the auto industry. Leading sellers Camry and F-Series...
Workforce Development: SAAVing Manufacturing
A little-known organization is quietly, and virtually, incubating in a cozy college town in South Alabama and quickly gaining momentum in bringing solutions to...
Quality Still Comes First at RMF
A company that plated parts for textile looms was a perfect fit for South Carolina in 1961, so it was no surprise that Roy...
Industry Outlook: The EV charge
David L. Greene says his wife calls his car “hyperdrive, like from the Star Wars movie.”
“Hyperdrive,” for non-Star Wars fans, allowed starships to travel...
Innovation: FIXD on giving drivers piece of mind
Car posters filled John Gattuso’s room growing up in Virginia, and at an early age he knew he wanted to be an engineer. In...
Vision: What do drivers want? Ask Johnell Brooks
People are funny about their cars. Give them $30,000 worth of engineering, fuel economy and safety features, and what do they go nuts about?
The...
What's New
First Look: Mazda’s CX-50
Mazda revealed the look of the CX-50 on Monday, touting its off-road ability as a key driver in its design and function.
“Today we are...
Toyota to invest in automotive battery production
Toyota Motor North America announced today that it will invest $3.4 billion in automotive battery production in the U.S. through 2030, including building an...
Regional automakers gather at Southern Automotive Conference
More than 1,000 attendees are expected to walk through the doors of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Alabama for the 14th annual Southern Automotive...
Volkswagen and The Conservation Fund donate acreage
Volkswagen of America and The Conservation Fund have completed a multi-year effort to buy, conserve and transfer approximately 1,500 acres of land to the...
Nissan unveils plan for carbon neutrality, intelligent factory
Nissan unveiled its production line at the Tochigi Plant in Japan featuring the Nissan Intelligent Factory initiative. The initiative is part of Nissan’s overall...