MARCH 9, 2016

Chrysler Touts Pacifica’s Fuel-Economy Gains

The ’17 Chrysler Pacifica minivan gains in all measures of fuel economy, but the bigger jumps come later this year when additional efficiency measures are added, including stop/start technology and a plug-in hybrid.

Some of the challenges car seat/interiors suppliers and airbag manufacturers face are:
• shorter production cycles
• greater product diversity
• rising raw material prices
• stricter quality requirements
Discover how Lectra’s automotive industry expertise and advanced cutting solutions can maximize productivity, quality and profitability.

Autoline Daily

Apple & Google Face New Competition, New Act to Protect Racing Enthusiasts, Cadillac XT5 Impressions

Georgia Confident About Auto-Sector Growth

“Even in an industry that isn’t growing, we still believe we’ll be able to recruit suppliers from other places,” says one state official.

ZF TRW The Single Supplier Solution for Automatic Emergency Braking
Seeing is Believing.

Top Labor and Employment Issues to Watch in 2016

INDUSTRY VOICES
Increased legal scrutiny, plus new contract terms at the Detroit 3, could pose new labor challenges for U.S. automotive suppliers this year.

Modern steel solutions are surprisingly lightweight and flexible, offering superior stamping performance for tomorrow’s vehicles with the smallest carbon footprint and lowest cost. That’s why the most enterprising engineers are collaborating with ArcelorMittal on the design solutions of tomorrow. Discover tomorrow’s steel at auto.arcelormittal.com/NA .

Supplier Magna to Build Seats for Volvo

The Canadian auto-parts supplier will make seating systems for a small CUV at a facility in Taizhou, China, due to open in midyear.

XT5 Much More Than Utilitarian Hauler

TEST DRIVE
On sale in April, the 5-passenger CUV benefits from softer edges in the sheet metal, an excellent 3.6L V-6, sophisticated all-wheel drive and aggressive mass reduction. Inside, the XT5 is ergonomically sound and isn’t trying too hard to be flashy.

'17 Cadillac XT5

GALLERY
With a Wards 10 Best Engines winner under the hood, excellent driving dynamics and a warm, inviting interior, the all-new Cadillac XT5 should pick up where the SRX left off -- as the brand's most popular vehicle.

Airbag Concerns Prompt GM Recall of 1,750 Vehicles

GM says the action, which covers about 1,750 '16-model Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickup trucks and Chevrolet Malibu sedans, does not involve Japanese supplier Takata, whose airbag modules are the focus of a multimillion-vehicle recall.

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