Automotive
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Dassault acquires engineering software firm SFE GMBH
The transaction includes the purchase of SFE GmbH, its various products, SFE CONCEPT, as well as its acoustic and NVH simulation offerings, SFE AKUSMOD, SFE AKUSRAIL, and SFE MECOSA.
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Ford hiring 3,000 salaried workers in US this year; 800 more than planned
Jobs in product development, manufacturing, quality, purchasing and information technology
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Mercedes Sprinter van wins top honours in Canadian lowest cost of ownership study
Won all three categories it entered in 2013 Vincentric Best Fleet Value in Canada awards
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Former GM executive on Toyota board sees automaker becoming less insular, more responsive
Mark Hogan worked with Toyota president Akio Toyoda more than a decade ago at California plant
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Toyota opens $90M training centre in response to recall fiasco
The company’s president said quality must remain a priority even as the company becomes ever more global, with buyers driving on a range of road conditions.
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Ford offers surveillance system in police vehicles to boost officer safety
Backup camera, cross-traffic alert used “to give police officers added situational awareness”
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Did the auto sector’s fall drag Detroit into bankruptcy?
Here’s a look at how the city spiraled into financial ruin and why it’s in so much trouble
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Gentex buys Homelink from Johnson Controls for $700M
The deal includes all of Johnson Controls’ HomeLink assets, intellectual property, testing facilities and employees
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Ford offers free hybrid ugrades to owners in bid to boost efficiency
Upgrades available on 77,000 2013 Ford C-Max, Fusion Hybrids and Lincoln MKZ hybrids
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US Steel and Severstal to dissolve Double Eagle joint venture
The company cited a decline in market demand for electro-galvanized products and a shift toward hot-dip coated technology
