Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has started production of the updated Multivan in Hanover. Rather than carrying out major line ...

Zonal architectures, greater automation and continuous data flows are changing not only the wire harness itself, but also the ...

Data compiled by McKinsey shows that back in 2019, Japan was the biggest global vehicle exporter, with 4.8m units exported. At this point China exported only around 700,000 vehicles. Fast forward to ...

The application of tariffs has upended long established norms in trade policy and exerted greater influence on which vehicles are being produced and where they are made for the US market, this as the ...

Trade wars, geopolitical tensions, mergers, increasing competition are all considerations that need to be addressed and navigated by vehicle makers and suppliers. Ian Henry highlights some of the key ...

As the electric Cayenne joins the line in 2026, Bratislava highlights how Volkswagen balances complexity, volume and flexibility at a single site. The Swiss army knife within the VW Group's production ...

Mercedes-Benz confirms plans to assemble the GLC SUV at its Alabama plant starting in late 2027, a move influenced by US tariffs and the need for localised production to meet North American demand.

HORSE, the Renault-Geely joint venture, is harnessing digital twins at its Valladolid plant to transform powertrain production, boost flexibility in EV output, reduce emissions and embed data-driven ...

Ford Motor Company has confirmed it will expand Lincoln production within the United States from 2030, drawing a firm line under the brand's brief experiment with Chinese-built imports. The ...

With each new vehicle generation, the complexity of automotive production continues to increase. Platform strategies, a growing number of derivatives and shorter development cycles mean that ...

The choice is revealing, less for the architecture's novelty than for what it signals about Ford's read on the European market. GEA was designed from the outset to absorb ambiguity in powertrain ...

AI-driven inspection, edge computing, and digital twins are reshaping automotive manufacturing by predicting defects before they occur and enabling real-time process correction Automotive ...