Overview Of: Automotive Materials

Whether it is steel, aluminum, glass, plastic, magnesium , or something else, you’re going to find it in a car or truck and you’re going to find it here. Even wood. Really.

Automotive Materials

Polyurethane Resin for Composite Parts

A polyurethane-based composite matrix material, which features greater flexibility and higher impact resistance than traditional epoxy resins, is now offered by Henkel.

Automotive Materials

Engineering the 2012 Hyundai Veloster
Gary S. Vasilash

Sure, it looks like nothing else on the road. Yes, there is a cleverly hidden third door. There’s plenty of tech on the inside. It drives like something a couple segments above. And the MSRP is incredible. Go figure.

Automotive Materials

How the Chevrolet Sonic Proves Times Have Changed @ GM
Gary S. Vasilash

As vehicle manufacturers begin to focus on global products, small cars take on a new emphasis. And the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic is a new global car, one that is representative of GM’s new competitiveness.

Automotive Materials

BamBoo: Whimsical Concept with Hard-core Engineering

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Automotive Materials

Powering the 2012 Cadillac SRX

“When we started planning to equip this vehicle with the 3.6-liter engine, I challenged our engineers to achieve fuel efficiency.” That’s Liz Pilibosian, vehicle chief engineer for the 2012 Cadillac SRX.

General Motors and PSA?

Gary S. Vasilash

  Apparently General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën are looking at some sort of agreement whereby the two will bolster their respective engineering and manufacturing activities.

About those Veloster Sales. . .

Gary S. Vasilash

  Last week when we took at look at the Hyundai Veloster we observed that while we think the design is best in class, with “class” being almost anything on four wheels that ordinary people could afford without having to spend the rest of the time they’re making car payments eating kibble, Hyundai Motor America president and CEO John Krafcik chimed in and pointed out: “You can’t read anything into the sales results…we’re incredibly short of Velosters, with just a few per dealer right now.  It remains the fastest turning Hyundai.” Given the meteoric sales rise across the Hyundai lineup, that’s pretty damn fast.

Design and Engineering and the Ford B-MAX

Gary S. Vasilash

  The importance of the collaboration between designers and engineers is shown in the development of a door system for the Ford European market B-MAX compact car.