Arthur Wheaton, an automotive expert and senior extension associate at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on the impact of the Japanese earthquake on Honda, Toyota and other automakers.
Arthur Wheaton, senior extension associate at Cornell University’s ILR School, comments on the recent J.D. Power & Associates report concluding that battery-powered cars are “overhyped.”
When Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi and Ph.D. student Andrew Meintz offered the inaugural class on electric and hybrid vehicles last January at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), they made an instant connection with students from a variety of engineering disciplines.
The long-term viability of a Tesla plant is almost entirely dependent on legislation to force people to drive zero-emission vehicles. Art Wheaton, senior extension associate in workforce, industry and economic development in Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on Toyota’s $50 million investment in Tesla Motors.
Bob Carling, director of Sandia National Laboratories’ Transportation Energy Center in California, will give a plenary presentation on May 31 at 10 a.m. local time during the 11th International Conference on Present and Future Engines for Automobiles. The conference is scheduled to run May 30-June 3 in Shanghai, China.
Art Wheaton, senior extension associate in workforce, industry and economic development in Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on the implications of General Motors repayment of U.S. and Canadian government loans ahead of schedule.
The unenergetic progress shown by the Leading Index for Indiana (LII) over the last couple of months came to a stop in January.
Toyota's recall problems may cause government and the public to steer away from more effective safety-improvement strategies, says auto safety expert John Graham at Indiana University.
Two UofU faculty members offer their insights into the behavioral and operational questions involved in product recalls like that underway at Toyota.
Washington and Lee University economist Michael Smitka says that Toyota’s current dilemma results from a perfect storm of factors that include rapid expansion that led to strained resources and wishful thinking, both amplified by a parochial management structure.
Tim Howard, J.D., Florida State University, Ph.D., Northeastern University, Director of and a faculty member for Northeastern University College of Professional Studies' Doctorate Program in Law & Policy.
Toyota will bounce back but there is no doubt that the car maker made some significant PR missteps, reports a scholar of public relations ethics.
Toyota's recent recalls of almost 8 million vehicles worldwide, most for defective accelerator pedals linked to sudden acceleration, has put a dent in the company's reputation.
University of Iowa management professor and manufacturing expert Barrett Thomas thinks Toyota will find the design process problems that caused its cars to be recalled and work them out.
Dr. Kenneth Ragsdell, a professor of engineering management at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has advised U.S. and foreign carmakers, including General Motors and Nissan, since 1968. He has worked with three GM presidents over the years.
According to one Ryerson University researcher and newly elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the key to greener vehicles is found in magnesium alloys.
Art Wheaton, Cornell University automotive industry expert, comments on the impact of accelerator-part problems in several Toyota cars and trucks.
The U.S. ITER Project Office at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has awarded a basic ordering agreement for design and fabrication of the Tokamak Cooling Water System (TCWS) – a major U.S. contribution to the ITER Project – to AREVA Federal Services LLC of Charlotte, N.C.
A University of Delaware technology that could change the energy world is now on a roll. The University of Delaware has signed the first license for its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with AutoPort, Inc., a major vehicle processing and modification facility in New Castle, Del. Under the terms of the licensing agreement, AutoPort has been granted non-exclusive rights in the area of commercial fleet vehicles.
U.S. auto sales in October equaled an annualized rate of 10 million vehicles. That’s a steep drop from the 17 million cars sold each year from 1991-2007. Not even a robust recovery from the recession is expected to boost sales near previous highs. Bailouts, bankruptcies and cash for clunkers have helped keep the industry afloat this year. Yet, the reality of too many factories and workers remains as demand continues to dip. Supply chain expert Panos Kouvelis says auto makers need to keep the brakes on production and proceed with caution.
A failure to introduce new products at the same rate as foreign manufacturers explains the dwindling market share of United States auto companies, according to a new Virginia Commonwealth University study to be published in the Journal of Business Research.
Cash for Clunkers may have run out of money, but certainly not gas.
Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs) can be an important part of the solution to America's energy crisis, says Dr. Andrew Goudy of Delaware State University. He is leading a research team striving to solve a key technical FCV puzzle.
The American automobile industry, specifically the "Big Three" companies of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, has suffered deeply during the current recession.
The country's economic woes are forcing many companies to become lean and mean in their business practices -- most notably Detroit's "Big 3" automakers. In the current economic climate, "lean manufacturing" has now become all the rage within industry according to Danny Johnson, an Iowa State University associate professor of operations and supply chain management.
This year's list of the technologically most interesting new cars suggests that a radical rethinking of personal transportation is in the air.
Should U.S. taxpayers' dollars be used to bailout General Motors, Ford and Chrysler (80.1 percent owned by Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm)? My answer is NO. The bankruptcy system (Chapter 11) administered by the courts is designed to preside over financial situations like those being experienced by these auto makers. Let the bankruptcy courts handle the reorganization, not the politicians.
Congress's failure to pass a $14 billion emergency bailout proposal for the U.S. auto industry could mean the end of manufacturing in America, according to Dr. Kenneth Ragsdell, a professor of engineering management at Missouri University of Science and Technology who has worked with U.S. and foreign car companies for 40 years.
The financial system rescue package necessary; but think twice about politicians running the auto industry. "There are a number of significant misconceptions about the economic crisis," said George Morgan, the SunTrust Professor of Finance in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech.
The fallout on the Big Three's proposed bailout will have immediate and lasting implications for Michigan and the nation. The University of Michigan has experts who can lend insights on these issues.
Auto industry rescue plan or not, Michigan's economy will continue to be stuck in reverse, say University of Michigan economists.
The F700 concept vehicle offers luxury-car performance, comfort, and econo-car fuel efficiency.
A quick fix that fails to take into account the integration of all elements of the U.S. automobile industry and focuses on the Detroit Three will only exacerbate the problems, according to a Washington and Lee University economist.
Creighton University Economics Professor Ernie Goss says a bailout won't help ailing American auto companies General Motors or Chrysler.
From stiff plastic limbs and metal rods to complex virtual humans made of muscle, tendon and bone, the crash test dummies of yesteryear are evolving and researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine are among those bringing them to life.
Employees in the parts industry outnumber final assembly workers at the automakers by nearly four to one. Not only are these companies increasingly responsible for producing significant portions of motor vehicles, they are becoming more likely to design and engineer those parts as well.
Now that the Toyota production system has been applied to chip making, the electronics industry may never be the same.
When it comes to how much automobiles pollute, some makes are cleaner than others. A study using data on nearly 4 million cars found that cars manufactured by BMW were the least likely to fail state pollution tests.
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