What’s the Difference Between Collision and Comprehensive Automotive Insurance?
Friday, June 20th, 2008Liability insurance, which covers the cost to repair damages caused by you, is usually your state’s minimum automotive insurance requirement; however, if you are still making payments on your vehicle, your financer may require you to purchase additional automotive insurance coverage until you own the vehicle.
There are many different kinds of additional automotive insurance, and […]
Automotive Logo Designs - Components Of Automotive Logo Designs
Friday, June 20th, 2008Automotive logo designs are probably one of the most stylish logos around. Cars, bikes and other similar stuff are incorporated in automotive logo designs to make them look classier and more eye-catching. Your automotive logo designs can benefit you by certain ways; it can setup a base for you to market your products well and […]
Retro Rob is back on the job - Street Smarts - Diesel and Gas Turbine Publication acquires Automotive Industries magazine
Monday, September 3rd, 2007Life’s twists and turns just get more interesting for me all the time. We at Diesel & Gas Turbine Publications have just purchased Automotive Industries magazine and I will be its publisher and editorial director.
Several years ago, I had a premonition that such a thing might be in the cards. After all, it’s such a […]
Hy-Drive Technologies Ltd. and Martinrea International Inc. announced that they have signed a license agreement under which the companies will jointly develop an automotive Hydrogen Generating System for automobiles and light trucks based on proprietary, patented technology developed by Hy-Drive and its predecessor company
Monday, September 3rd, 2007Hy-Drive Technologies Ltd. and Martinrea International Inc. announced that they have signed a license agreement under which the companies will jointly develop an automotive Hydrogen Generating System (HGS) for automobiles and light trucks based on proprietary, patented technology developed by Hy-Drive and its predecessor company.
The HGS generates and injects small amounts of hydrogen gas into […]
On the Case: Rita and Rick Case have built an automotive empire from here to Ohio on the premise that obsessing over customers is a good thing
Monday, September 3rd, 2007Several years ago, Rita and Rick Case saw details of a series of gruesome automobile accidents played out on South Florida media. The car crash victims drowned in canals, trapped in cars whose electrical systems were rendered useless by the murky waters. A simple tool to smash open a window and provide a mode of […]
Bright strategies: Hella’s independent approach; Here’s how an automotive supplier of lighting, electronics, and other advanced technology products is working to gain market share through innovation, competitive pricing, and collaborations. All indications are that it’s working
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007A BUSINESS APPROACH
In a business environment characterized by companies working to get bigger largely through acquisition, this is not an approach that Hella KgaA Hueck & Co. (Lippstadt, Germany) is taking. Rather, according to its CEO, Dr. Rolf Breidenbach, as the company moves forward, it will do so as it has for more than 100 […]
Steeling plastics: having conquered interiors and trim parts, plastics are now making inroads into automotive structural components with the help of an unlikely ally—steel
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007Let’s face it, when it comes to structural components in vehicles, parts that have to stand up to the kind of forces crash tests inflict, there is a strong and understandable bias toward steel. Yet there is some concern with mass. So there is a burgeoning trend toward plastic/metal hybrids for structural applications. They are […]
Australia ascendant: with decades of automotive development and production experience, a reputation for doing more with less and an address next door to the world’s fastest growing markets, Australia is on the rise
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007Decades of designing and building what are essentially unique vehicles have allowed the Australian automotive industry to achieve a level of global relevance despite the fact only 380,000 cars are produced there each year. It is a success predicated largely on skills developed by making the most of limited resources, which may explain why Oz […]
Series designed for automotive production line
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007Mori Seiki’s NX series is comprised of horizontal and vertical machining centers, in addition to a turning center designed on a common platform. Each forms a module for use in an automotive production line.
To accommodate the compact workpieces for which they are intended, the machines measure 26.8″ in width and 90.4″ deep. They also feature […]
Queens Automotive Center to drive job creation
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007Local and state government officials, along with automotive executives, area dealers and educators, helped celebrate the grand opening of the Greater-New York Automobile Deals Association’s Center for Automotive Education & Training recently in Whitestone, Queens.
The $25 million project, a first-of-its-kind to be built on this scale by an automobile association, will help curb the shortage […]