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With more than 2.7 million sold last year, compact SUVs are the largest vehicle segment in the U.S., and customers say they want passenger and cargo space that fits their lifestyle without compromising on fuel efficiency. That was the task for the De- sign and Aerodynamic teams working on the shape of the new 2018 Equinox: to create an all- new compact SUV that is a per- fect balance of style, function and efficiency, said Jeff Perkins, Equinox design manager. “Working closely with the aero- dynamics team, we were able to craft a final design that is the ulti- mate win-win scenario,” said Perkins. “Together, we reached the aerodynamic goals intended to give the new Equinox an efficien- cy-enhancing edge on the high- way with the sculpted look and cargo space we set out to achieve.” The 2018 Equinox offers an EPA-estimated 32 mpg on the highway (FWD models). The teams took great care, said Perkins, in creating a refined new vehicle shape that maintains the key proportions of a small cross- over/SUV. In addition to delivering the utility and functionality cus- tomers look for in the segment, he said, the Equinox’s expressive exterior has a lean, sculpted form sporting Chevrolet’s signa- ture design cues. “Aerodynamic performance is a big contributor to fuel econo- my, but the box-like shapes of crossovers and SUVs are not con- ducive to aero efficiency,” said Nick Lico, Global Aerodynamics development lead. “Working with Design, we were able to craft an athletic shape that is both attractive and seg- ment-leading in aero efficiency.” The new Equinox’s overall length was reduced by 4.7 inches to further right-size the vehicle for customers, making it easier to park and maneuver. Despite the smaller exterior dimensions, in- terior volume increased by 3.5 cubic feet. The reduced length, however, posed another chal- lenge to aero efficiency, because it is tougher to push a shorter DETROIT (AP) – President Donald Trump’s decision to re- examine Obama-era rules that govern automobile gas mileage could be the first round of a po- tentially bruising political fight: revoking the ability of California and other Democratic-leaning states to set their own, tougher car-emission standards. Environmental groups are preparing for the clash, which began even before Trump acted and is likely to be settled by the courts. California’s unique status dates to 1970, in the early days of the Clean Air Act. Because of the state’s smoggy skies, Congress gave California a “waiver,” allow- ing it to set stricter pollution standards than the rest of the na- tion. The California standard is now used by at least a dozen – mostly Northeastern – states, in- cluding New York and Massachu- setts. The Trump administration has said it wants one uniform fuel mileage requirement for auto- makers across the U.S. Environ- mental groups and California offi- cials fear that the administration will try to revoke the waiver, and they’re taking action to fight it in court. California Gov. Jerry Brown de- nounced the Trump administra- tion’s move, telling Environmen- tal Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt in a letter March 15 it was a “gift to polluters.” Brown warned automakers in another letter last week that his state would take the “necessary steps” to preserve its current emissions standards. Buttressing Brown’s threats, California filed a motion last week to intervene in a new law- suit brought by auto manufactur- ers against the EPA, a move im- mediately joined by New York State. The actions will allow the two states to defend the tougher emissions standards in court. “President Trump’s action rep- resents a dramatic wrong turn in our nation’s efforts to fight air pollution from passenger cars and trucks and protect the health of our children, seniors Rinke Chevrolet joined with other members of the Metro De- troit Chevrolet Dealers Associa- tion to donate a couple of trucks’ worth of items to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen’s Services Center as part of the association’s “Truckloads for Hope” fundrais- ing effort. “Every year, the association does something for charity,” said Ken Swieczkowski, sales associ- ate at Ed Rinke Chevrolet in Cen- ter Line. “This year, we chose the Capuchin Soup Kitchen’s Servic- es Center to help. So, during Feb- ruary, we solicited donations from staff and customers to raise money for the Capuchins. We then used the money to purchase items from a list that will help ® Tech Center News ® VOL. 41 NO. 28 MARCH 20, 2017 Covers the Tech Center and the Immediate Area WARREN, MICHIGAN View This Week’s Edition at http://TechCenterNews.com [email protected] 2018 Equinox’s New Design is ‘Attractive, Aero-Efficient’ Perkins shows off the latest Equinox design, where sleekness and aerodynamics were the goals. President Trump to Look at Changing Old Emissions Rules Dr. James O. Sawyer IV The Macomb Community Col- lege Board of Trustees has final- ized the appointment of James O. Sawyer IV, Ed.D, as the col- lege’s next president, approving an employment contract at its meeting on March 14. The three-year contract pro- vides for an annual salary of $225,000 and yearly cost-of- living increases of at least one percent. Sawyer will assume the presidency on July 1, 2017, said MCC spokeswoman Jeanne Nicol. “As Macomb’s next president, Dr. Sawyer will not only ensure a seamless, positive transition for the college, but he also possess- es the dual strengths of being an experienced educator with a comprehensive grounding in business and industry,” said Jennifer Haase, chair, Macomb Community College Board of Trustees. MCC’s Board Approves New School Leader CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Opel, formerly owned by GM, will now be controlled by PSA Group. by ANGELA CHARLTON and TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) – By shedding the bulk of its European opera- tions, General Motors is getting rid of a perennial money drain and gaining essential cash that it can use to reward shareholders and invest in future technology such as electric cars and ride-sharing. The Detroit automaker also indicated that there’s a possibili- ty it may pull out of more unprof- itable markets in the future. GM on March 6 sold its European Opel and Vauxhall brands to French carmaker PSA Group for roughly $2.33 billion, retreating from the world’s third-largest auto market after almost two decades of futile ef- forts to make money. The brands have lost $20 billion in the fiercely competitive region since last making a full-year profit in 1999. “I think they’re ready to cut their losses and move on,” said GM’s Sale of Opel, Vauxhall Seen as Strong Effort to Focus on Profits CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 Ken Swieczkowski with Rinke-raised goods for the Capuchins. Ed Rinke Among Chevy Dealers Donating to Capuchins CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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With more than 2.7 million soldlast year, compact SUVs are thelargest vehicle segment in theU.S., and customers say theywant passenger and cargo spacethat fits their lifestyle withoutcompromising on fuel efficiency.That was the task for the De-
sign and Aerodynamic teamsworking on the shape of the new2018 Equinox: to create an all-new compact SUV that is a per-fect balance of style, functionand efficiency, said Jeff Perkins,Equinox design manager.“Working closely with the aero-
dynamics team, we were able tocraft a final design that is the ulti-mate win-win scenario,” saidPerkins.“Together, we reached the
aerodynamic goals intended togive the new Equinox an efficien-cy-enhancing edge on the high-way with the sculpted look andcargo space we set out toachieve.”The 2018 Equinox offers an
EPA-estimated 32 mpg on thehighway (FWD models).The teams took great care, said
Perkins, in creating a refined newvehicle shape that maintains thekey proportions of a small cross-over/SUV.In addition to delivering the
utility and functionality cus-tomers look for in the segment,he said, the Equinox’s expressiveexterior has a lean, sculpted
form sporting Chevrolet’s signa-ture design cues.“Aerodynamic performance is
a big contributor to fuel econo-my, but the box-like shapes ofcrossovers and SUVs are not con-ducive to aero efficiency,” saidNick Lico, Global Aerodynamicsdevelopment lead.“Working with Design, we were
able to craft an athletic shapethat is both attractive and seg-ment-leading in aero efficiency.”The new Equinox’s overall
length was reduced by 4.7 inchesto further right-size the vehiclefor customers, making it easier topark and maneuver. Despite thesmaller exterior dimensions, in-terior volume increased by 3.5cubic feet. The reduced length,however, posed another chal-lenge to aero efficiency, becauseit is tougher to push a shorter
DETROIT (AP) – PresidentDonald Trump’s decision to re-examine Obama-era rules thatgovern automobile gas mileagecould be the first round of a po-tentially bruising political fight:revoking the ability of Californiaand other Democratic-leaningstates to set their own, toughercar-emission standards.Environmental groups are
preparing for the clash, whichbegan even before Trump actedand is likely to be settled by thecourts.California’s unique status
dates to 1970, in the early days ofthe Clean Air Act. Because of thestate’s smoggy skies, Congressgave California a “waiver,” allow-ing it to set stricter pollutionstandards than the rest of the na-tion. The California standard isnow used by at least a dozen –mostly Northeastern – states, in-cluding New York and Massachu-setts.The Trump administration has
said it wants one uniform fuelmileage requirement for auto-makers across the U.S. Environ-mental groups and California offi-
cials fear that the administrationwill try to revoke the waiver, andthey’re taking action to fight it incourt.California Gov. Jerry Brown de-
nounced the Trump administra-tion’s move, telling Environmen-tal Protection Agency chief ScottPruitt in a letter March 15 it wasa “gift to polluters.”Brown warned automakers in
another letter last week thathis state would take the“necessary steps” to preserveits current emissions standards.Buttressing Brown’s threats,
California filed a motion lastweek to intervene in a new law-suit brought by auto manufactur-ers against the EPA, a move im-mediately joined by New YorkState. The actions will allow thetwo states to defend the tougheremissions standards in court.“President Trump’s action rep-
resents a dramatic wrong turn inour nation’s efforts to fight airpollution from passenger carsand trucks and protect thehealth of our children, seniors
Rinke Chevrolet joined withother members of the Metro De-troit Chevrolet Dealers Associa-tion to donate a couple of trucks’worth of items to the CapuchinSoup Kitchen’s Services Centeras part of the association’s“Truckloads for Hope” fundrais-ing effort.“Every year, the association
does something for charity,” saidKen Swieczkowski, sales associ-ate at Ed Rinke Chevrolet in Cen-ter Line. “This year, we chose theCapuchin Soup Kitchen’s Servic-es Center to help. So, during Feb-ruary, we solicited donationsfrom staff and customers to raisemoney for the Capuchins. Wethen used the money to purchaseitems from a list that will help
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Perkins shows off the latest Equinox design, where sleekness and aerodynamics were the goals.
President Trump to Look at Changing Old Emissions Rules
Dr. James O. Sawyer IV
The Macomb Community Col-lege Board of Trustees has final-ized the appointment of JamesO. Sawyer IV, Ed.D, as the col-lege’s next president, approvingan employment contract at itsmeeting on March 14.The three-year contract pro-
vides for an annual salary of$225,000 and yearly cost-of-living increases of at least onepercent. Sawyer will assumethe presidency on July 1, 2017,said MCC spokeswoman JeanneNicol.“As Macomb’s next president,
Dr. Sawyer will not only ensure aseamless, positive transition forthe college, but he also possess-es the dual strengths of being anexperienced educator with acomprehensive grounding inbusiness and industry,” saidJennifer Haase, chair, MacombCommunity College Board ofTrustees.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Opel, formerly owned by GM, will now be controlled by PSA Group.
by ANGELA CHARLTON andTOM KRISHERAssociated Press
DETROIT (AP) – By sheddingthe bulk of its European opera-tions, General Motors is gettingrid of a perennial money drain andgaining essential cash that it canuse to reward shareholders andinvest in future technology suchas electric cars and ride-sharing.The Detroit automaker also
indicated that there’s a possibili-ty it may pull out of more unprof-itable markets in the future.
GM on March 6 sold itsEuropean Opel and Vauxhallbrands to French carmaker PSAGroup for roughly $2.33 billion,retreating from the world’sthird-largest auto market afteralmost two decades of futile ef-forts to make money. Thebrands have lost $20 billion inthe fiercely competitive regionsince last making a full-yearprofit in 1999.“I think they’re ready to cut
their losses and move on,” said
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Ken Swieczkowski with Rinke-raised goods for the Capuchins.
Ed Rinke Among Chevy Dealers Donating to Capuchins
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General Motors will be addingor retaining approximately 900jobs across three Michigan facili-ties during the next 12 months.The 900 jobs are in addition tothe 7,000 jobs and $1 billion inU.S. investments GM announcedearlier this year.GM on March 15 outlined a se-
ries of programs the company issupporting to promote the over-all development of skills requiredfor future job growth in Michiganand the U.S.As a result of working closely
with the UAW to grow the busi-ness, the company, GM spokes-man Pat Morrissey said, hasidentified the following job op-portunities:• Romulus Powertrain Plant:
Approximately 220 new jobs toincrease production of the 10-speed automatic transmissionfor use in multiple GM products,
including the current 2017Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.• Flint Assembly Plant: About
180 retained jobs by redeployingteam members from LansingDelta Township to support pro-duction of the Chevrolet Silvera-do HD and GMC Sierra HD pick-up trucks.• Lansing Delta Township: Ap-
proximately 500 retained jobs tosupport production of the newChevrolet Traverse and Buick En-clave in the first quarter of 2018.“The job commitments an-
nounced today demonstrate theconfidence we have in our prod-ucts, our people and an overallpositive outlook for the auto in-dustry and the U.S. economy,”said GM CEO Mary Barra.As previously announced, Mor-
rissey said the Lansing DeltaTownship Plant will be adjustingproduction plans this spring asthe plant transitions from build-ing three models – the ChevroletTraverse, Buick Enclave andGMC Acadia (new GMC Acadianow built in Spring Hill, Tenn.) –to two models, the new Chevro-let Traverse and Buick Enclave.During this transition, the plantwill not operate a third shift.When the plant has fully
launched the new crossovers byearly 2018, GM will bring back ap-proximately 500 jobs to give thecompany flexibility to meet mar-ket demand for the newcrossovers, Morrissey said. Since2009, GM, along with the UAW,announced investment commit-ments in Michigan of nearly $10billion. GM also outlined its sup-port for several initiatives aimedat promoting the development ofengineering and technical skillsrequired for future job growth inMichigan and the U.S.:• FIRST Robotics: It inspires
and recognizes science and tech-nology education.
• Take 2: An internship pro-gram for professionals with tech-nical backgrounds who took a ca-reer break of two or more yearsand are interested in returning tothe workforce.• Girls Who Code: A partner-
ship to inspire and empowerthousands of U.S. middle andhigh school girls to become fu-ture leaders in technology andengineering fields.• SAE International’s A World
in Motion (AWIM): A teacher-ad-ministered, industry volunteer-
assisted program that bringsSTEM education to life in K-12classrooms.• Detroit Area Pre-College En-
gineering Program (DAPCEP):Program to encourage and pre-pare students across southeastMichigan for the technical jobs ofthe future.• TechForce: Partnership with
Arizona Science Center andPhoenix public schools provid-ing middle and high school stu-dents with hands-on experi-ences that encourage both
STEM and career and technicaleducation.• Student Corps: An intern-
ship program in underservedMichigan communities partner-ing high school students with GMretirees and college students onjob training and life skills devel-opment.“With the rapid pace of change
in our industry, it’s very importantthe U.S., and Michigan, are able toattract the best technical talent inthe world for our most criticaljobs and careers,” said Barra.
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“In addition, Dr. Sawyer’s workin spearheading the college’s cul-tural shift from student access tostudent success will be a valu-able aspect of his institutionalleadership.”The appointment of Sawyer as
Macomb’s sixth president is theculmination of a national searchinitiated in September 2016 tofind a replacement for retiringpresident James Jacobs, Nicolsaid.Sawyer was one of four final-
ists for the position.Sawyer has 14 years of experi-
ence at Macomb, previouslyserving as vice provost forCareer Programs and dean ofEngineering and Advanced Tech-nology, as well as 17 years ofbusiness experience in leader-ship positions in engineering,quality and operations prior tojoining the college.Sawyer earned a bachelor of
science in mechanical engineer-ing from Lawrence TechnologicalUniversity, and master’s in ad-ministration and doctorate ineducational leadership fromCentral Michigan University.More detailed biographical in-
formation is available atwww.macomb.edu/presidential-search.“I appreciate the support and
confidence of the college’s boardof trustees, and I am humbled tobe following in the footsteps ofDr. Jacobs,” said Sawyer.“I look forward to continuing
to emphasize student success,working with Macomb’s out-standing faculty and staff indeveloping meaningful re-sources and support in helpingstudents overcome barriersthat sometimes interfere withtheir goals, whether that beearning a credential that pro-vides direct entry to the work-force, working toward anadvanced degree, mastering anew skill or learning for personalsatisfaction.”
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people stay clean and staywarm.”Swieczkowski said it was an
honor to go to stores and pur-chase the goods. The dealershiphad raised enough money to filltwo pickup trucks with itemsfrom the Capuchin list.“When I say the trucks were
full, I mean they were full,”Swieczkowski said. “We filled thebeds and we filled the back of the
truck cabs that transported thegoods. And these cabs still hadto carry the driver and his assis-tant that helped carry the itemsout of the truck.”Credit for the size of the deal-
ership’s donation goes to its em-ployees and customers, as wellas the owner Edgar Rinke.“Mr. Rinke and the staff were
very generous,” Swieczkowskisaid. “And we have great cus-tomers who were also willing todonate their money.”
After dealership employeesloaded up the two trucks, theytook them to the Capuchin ware-house at the corner of Medburyand Mount Elliott in Detroit onMarch 3.“Getting involved and helping
out felt great,” Swieczkowskisaid.“Every year, we do something
like this as well as donate to‘Toys for Tots.’ We were glad tohelp out the Capuchins thisyear.”
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Detroit area Chevy dealers recently donated truckloads of items to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen’s Services Center.
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Controlled upper, lower grille shutters improve Equinox aerodynamics.
shape cleanly through the air.More than 500 hours in GM’s
full-scale wind tunnel producedan exterior that not only main-tains the essence of the intendeddesign, but reduces wind resist-ance by 10 percent over the pre-vious model.New, electronically controlled
upper and lower grille shuttersaccount for the greater aero per-formance. They close in certainconditions on the highway, whenengine cooling needs are re-duced, pushing more air aroundthe vehicle to reduce drag.Additional details include:• The larger rear spoiler was
designed to help reduce turbu-lence at the rear of the vehiclefor less wind resistance.• The rear corner incorpo-
rates a series of cleverly incorpo-rated “air trips,” as the designerscall them, for optimal air separa-tion at the edges of the taillampsand corners at the D-pillars.• New tire deflectors help
achieve the same aerodynamicadvantage as a traditional airdam, but without compromisingthe Equinox’s sculpted design.• Underbody panels on FWD
models improve airflow beneaththe vehicle.All this attention to detail is
important, Perkins said, becausethe compact SUV market is ex-ploding in popularity.“In the past, we’d take the de-
sign cues from larger SUVs anduse them in the design of com-
pact SUVs,” Perkins said. “Butnow customers want compactSUVs that don’t have that truckylook. They want something thatis sleek and modern, while at thesame time has the cargo spacethey want.”The new 2018 Equinox, said
Perkins, is a fresh and moderncompact SUV, featuring an ex-pressive design, increased cargospace, the latest connectivity, ex-panded roster of available safetyfeatures and all-new range of tur-bocharged engines – includingthe segment’s first turbo-diesel.Cargo area has increased, he
said, with new storage featuressuch as a large, hidden under-floor storage space and a flat car-go floor that makes loading andunloading easier.Perkins said the biggest sur-
prise in designing the new Equi-nox was how effective it waschanging small details of design.“We found a number of small
trips that were effective in im-proving aerodynamics,” Perkinssaid.“Take the front fenders as an
example. Look at how they areshaped. They are smooth and flu-id.“It’s important, when design-
ing a vehicle, that the air on theside stay attached. The challengeis that aerodynamics dictate aflat surface to do that but wewant a shape that is sharp-look-ing and aerodynamic.“Design is where art and sci-
ence intersect.”Perkins said Computer Aided
Design (CAD) helps smooth outthe design process by making theprocess quicker. But once a de-sign has been completed in thecomputer, they still create full-sized clay sculptures.“You have to see a design in
real space,” Perkins said. “Some-times you have a design thatlooks great on the computerscreen, but when you see it real-ized in clay, it just looks off.“When that happens, we make
adjustments to the clay model,scan the adjusted version andsend those dimensions back tothe computer for study.”Purposeful technologies are
designed to help keep passen-gers safe, comfortable and con-nected.Teen Driver is also offered,
along with new safety features in-cluding Safety Alert Seat, Sur-round Vision, Forward CollisonAlert with Following Distance In-dicator and more.Perkins said they do a lot of
consumer research when comingup with new designs. One thinghe heard from people about thenew Equinox was that it looksnew and modern and sleek.“That’s what we were going
for,” Perkins said. “We want peo-ple to look at the new design andsee that it’s new and fresh.”Perkins said now that the 2018
Equinox is completed, he’s work-ing on the next iteration of thevehicle.The 2018 Equinox is on sale
now. It’s assembled in GM’s In-gersoll, Ont., CAMI facility.
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The Macomb County Board ofCommissioners on March 16unanimously voted to approve aplan that would allow the Ma-comb Interceptor Drain District(MIDD) to float up to $240 millionworth of bonds.The funds raised from the
bond sale would go toward re-pairing the Fraser sewer collapse,said commission spokesmanMichael O’Meara, as well as refi-nancing $90 million worth ofbonds floated in 2010.“By using some of the money
from this bond issue to refinancethe 2010 bond issue, the countycan save a couple of million dol-lars,” O’Meara said.The approval process began
on March 15, O’Meara said, whenthe Macomb County Board ofCommissioners Intrastructureand Economic DevelopmentCommittee voted 10-1 to sendthe bond proposal to the board’s
Finance Committee, which meton March 16.O’Meara said the Finance Com-
mittee unanimously voted tosend the proposal to the Boardof Commissioners as a whole,and sent the proposal the sameday to the Board of Commission-ers.“Under this plan, $90 million
would go to the 2010 bond issueand the remaining $150 raised isto be allocated to the MIDD intwo phases,” O’Meara said.“First, approximately $75 mil-
lion for the immediate fix of the15 Mile collapse.“And, second, an option for up
to approximately $75 million forlining repair of the remainingportion of the interceptor.“A $1.5 million grant is cur-
rently being used to fund aninspection of the rest of theinterceptor to determine addi-tional needs.”
Commission Approves Bond
Macomb County EmergencyManagement has partnered withMacRay Harbor Marina of Harri-son Township to bring the Nation-al Weather Service to MacombCounty for two SKYWARN SpotterTraining opportunities in 2017,said county spokesman PeterLocke.SKYWARN storm spotters are
part of the ranks of citizens whoform the nation’s first line of de-fense against severe weather,
Locke said.The National Weather Service
encourages anyone with an inter-est in public service and who hasaccess to a HAM radio to join theSKYWARN program.Locke said the first course will
be held at MacRay Harbor Marinaon Thursday, March 30, at 7:30p.m. There is no cost.To register and learn more
about the program, call 586-469-1900, ext. 434.
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and all communities,” said NewYork Attorney General EricSchneiderman.Trump took the first step to-
ward a legal showdown on March15 in Michigan when he an-nounced that the governmentwill re-examine fuel economy re-quirements for 2022-2025. Therules were affirmed in the waningdays of the Obama administra-tion as part of a broader effort tocontrol greenhouse gas emis-sions that contribute to globalwarming.Although the Trump adminis-
tration says it hasn’t decidedwhether to weaken the require-ments, Trump has promised theCEOs of major car companiesthat he’ll reduce “unnecessaryregulations.” His EPA chief,Pruitt, has said he doesn’t be-lieve carbon dioxide is a primarycontributor to global warming,putting him at odds with Oba-ma’s EPA and mainstream cli-mate science.“These standards are costly for
automakers and the Americanpeople,” Pruitt said March 15. Hepromised a “thorough review”that will “help ensure this nation-al program is good for con-sumers and good for the environ-ment.”Environmental groups predict
Trump will weaken the stan-dards, which now require thefleet of new cars and trucks to av-erage 36 miles per gallon in real-world driving conditions by 2025,about 10 mpg higher than thecurrent standard. The auto in-dustry is concerned that thestandards will be hard to meetbecause people are buying moretrucks and SUVs and shunning fu-el-efficient cars.The Trump administration
downplayed any potential fight,saying officials have more than ayear to resolve differences. A de-cision is not due until April 2018.Currently, California and feder-
al standards are mostly thesame. But if Trump relaxes thestandards, California and the oth-er states likely would keep the 36mpg rule in place, potentially cre-ating two standards. Since about40 percent of the nation’s vehi-cles are in states that follow Cali-fornia rules, automakers proba-bly would conform to themrather than build two differentvehicles for the U.S. market.That means California would
end up setting national policy.That’s a problem for the industrybecause car prices could riseand hurt sales. The EPA esti-mates the current standards willcost $875 per vehicle, while astudy commissioned by the autoindustry estimates it at $1,249
per vehicle by 2025. However, thegovernment says fuel savingswould more than offset theadded costs.
If no agreement is reached, theadministration could try to re-voke California’s latest waiver,setting up an epic legal battle
over who controls emissions andfuel economy policies.A senior White House official
said March 14 that the adminis-
Faurecia, whose North Ameri-can headquarters is in AuburnHills, was honored at last week’sEC World 2017 Awards for thecompany’s innovative use ofcomposite materials.It was presented with a Sus-
tainability award for the NAFILiteproject and a Process award forthe Fast RTM project, said Faure-cia spokesman Tony Sapienza.Weight reduction is crucial to
equipment suppliers and au-tomakers who are seeking tocurb emissions. A 10 kg reduc-tion in vehicle weight is enoughto cut CO2 emissions by 1 gramper kilometer, Sapienza said.Faurecia designed and devel-
oped its hemp fiber-basedNAFILean and NAFILite materialsto help achieve these goals.Hemp is an eco-friendly, non-foodcrop that requires no pesticides,fertilizers or irrigation.NAFILite is a combination of
NAFILean material and an injec-tion (foaming) process used toexpand the material throughmold-opening technology.Its stiff, microcellular (bubble)
structure ensures much-im-proved performance and resist-ance. This requires less injectedmaterial, which leads to signifi-cant weight savings. The combi-nation of weight reduction, re-newable natural fibers and recy-clable thermoplastic meansNAFILite can reduce environmen-tal impact by up to 30 percent.Faurecia uses both NAFILite andNAFILean in manufacturingstructural automotive parts suchas instrument panels, door pan-els and center consoles.These parts are then covered
with some leather or fabric up-holstery.“We are delighted to be chosen
for this innovation in the JECAwards. It is an outstanding op-
portunity to promote our materi-al and shift the goalposts,” saysLaurence Dufrancatel, Innovation& Materials Global Domain man-ager at Faurecia.“With this innovation, we can
significantly reduce the environ-mental impact of automobiles.We have achieved weight savingsof 30 percent compared withconventional materials. It’s a realrevolution for the automotive in-dustry.”The all-French project is a re-
sult of the APM joint venture be-tween Faurecia and Interval, amajor French agricultural coop-erative, Sapienza said. This com-mitment to the environment hasnow been enshrined by the JECAwards, confirming the compa-ny’s determination to shape thefuture of mobility.“We are very proud to have
won the JEC Awards with IRTM2P for this innovation, whichshowcases French expertise,”says Gilles Nedelec, senior com-posites expert at Faurecia.“The goal of the project was to
develop a pilot line for mass pro-duction of automotive parts thatcould be scaled to other indus-tries, such as aerospace, mar-itime, rail and even leisure.”To ensure the traceability and
quality of manufactured compo-nents, the platform is fullyequipped to automate data col-lection, measure energy con-sumption and integrate controlsystems, Sapienza said.As a result, the process could
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terpiece of President BarackObama’s strategy to combatglobal warming. But Trump ap-pears to be making good on apledge to car company CEOs toreduce “unnecessary regula-tions.”Here’s what’s happening:What are CAFE and GHG stan-
dards?CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel
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Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-tration to develop CAFE stan-dards in 1975 after gasolineshortages during the Arab oil em-bargo. The U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency began regulat-ing greenhouse gas emissions(GHG) from vehicles in 2007. Theagencies work together to pro-duce CAFE standards.The standard for passenger
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Obama administration, theEPA completed a review of thestandards for model years 2022-25 and left them unchanged,saying the car companies havemany affordable options to helpthem comply. The industryprotested, saying the reviewwas too hasty and didn’t consid-er the fact that gas prices havefallen and few consumers wantthe smallest, most fuel-efficientvehicles.President Trump is reopening
the evaluation process, whichcould lead to weaker standards.
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makers to expand production inthe U.S. and hire more workers.In exchange, he has promised tocut regulations and taxes. Gaso-line is more than $1 per galloncheaper than it was in 2012,when the standards were issued.The low prices hurt demand formore fuel-efficient cars. If thosecars don’t sell, their high mileagecan’t be counted toward an auto-maker’s corporate average fueleconomy.But environmental groups say
weakening the standards wouldincrease pollution and requireconsumers to spend more ongas.
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duced all-electric cars like theChevrolet Bolt and increased theuse of lightweight materials likealuminum. Engine technologies,such as direct fuel injection and
more efficient transmissions, arealso contributing.The standards give manufac-
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Do those added technologiesmake my vehicle more expen-sive?Yes. In its final ruling in Janu-
ary, the EPA estimated the fueleconomy standards will cost$875 per vehicle. A study com-missioned by the Alliance of Au-tomobile Manufacturers esti-mates the cost of compliance at$1,249 per vehicle.However, the EPA says the
standards would save con-sumers up to $1,620 in gas overthe life of their vehicle.
If the standards are weak-ened, will that affect what kindsof cars are available?Maybe. Automakers might
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DETROIT (AP) – By cooperat-ing with federal investigators andquickly agreeing to compensatecar owners, Volkswagen likelywill avoid a massive criminal finefor cheating on diesel emissionstests and trying to cover it up.The company on March 10
pleaded guilty to obstruction ofjustice and conspiracy over abrazen scheme to program near-ly 600,000 vehicles to deceivethe Environmental ProtectionAgency.VW also agreed to pay $4.3 bil-
lion in criminal and civil penal-ties. While that is the largest-everfine imposed by the U.S. govern-ment on an automaker, the com-pany could have been on thehook for much more.Federal sentencing guidelines
called for fines from $17 billion to$34 billion due to the size of theplot and because VW employeesdestroyed documents and dataafter learning of the governmentinvestigation.The crimes were well-planned
and “went to a very high level inthe corporate structure,” Assis-tant U.S. Attorney John Neal toldthe court. VW won’t know itspunishment for sure until sen-tenced April 21 by U.S. DistrictJudge Sean Cox in Detroit. Butprosecutors said that VW got abig discount on the penalty be-cause it cooperated after fessingup to the crime.The automaker’s general coun-
sel, Manfred Doess, who was incourt to agree to the plea, ac-knowledged the scheme lastedfor nine years, from 2006 to 2015,and went to the level of just be-low the company’s board.VW attorney Jason Weinstein
said VW’s cooperation enabledU.S. authorities to quickly filecharges against six German su-pervisors in the case. Only one isin U.S. custody, though, and it’sunlikely the others will be extra-
dited from Germany. One U.S.employee also was charged.“I’ve never seen a company act
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owners for more than they wouldhave received under criminalstatutes, Neal said. Car ownerscombined will get up to $11 bil-lion for vehicle buybacks andcompensation as part of a civilsettlement agreed to last year.The company also agreed to en-vironmental remediation andelectric vehicle investment, andits behavior will be watched by amonitor for three years.Although both sides asked Cox
to sentence VW on March 10, Coxsaid he wanted more time tostudy the terms of the punish-ment – including a $2.8 billioncriminal fine. If Cox rejects therecommendation, VW can with-draw its plea. If the companysticks with a guilty plea, Cox stillcould order harsher penalties.An attorney for 300 VW owners
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cludes new CNG and LPG propul-sion options and an industry-leading 20 diesel-powered cars,crossovers, vans and pickups, allof which are compatible with B20biodiesel, Peper said.GM is also expanding its suite
of industry-leading driver con-nectivity and fleet managementsolutions for small businessesand fleet managers. At the begin-ning of March, the company an-nounced that it would add Spire-on to its roster of telematicsservice providers, joining Telogisand GM’s own Commercial Linktool.These turnkey, scalable solu-
tions can help with efficiency,idle time, labor, fleet mileage andmaintenance-related downtime.They can also help provideinsights into driver behavior.Because they are compatiblewith GM’s OnStar technology, noafter-market hardware installa-tions are required, Peper said.
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The Chevrolet Low Cab truck line has been expanded for 2018.
VW Making Deals in Emissions Scandal
It has begun – March Madness.And Buick has come up with away NCAA basketball fans cankeep up with the tournamenteven if they’re in their cars.NCAA March Madness started
on March 16, and Buick ownersin the U.S. with an in-vehicle On-Star 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot use anew unlimited prepaid data planenabled by AT&T. The plan isonly $20 a month and availableacross Buick’s entire 2017 retailportfolio of vehicles, said GMspokesman Phil Colley.Buick drivers and their passen-
gers already love being able toaccess email, check social mediaand live stream video from theirvehicles, Colley said, and nowpassengers can stream all theirfavorite sporting events withoutbeing concerned about runningout of data or missing any game-winning plays.Such packages are becoming
more popular, Colley said. Lastyear, Buick owners increasedtheir OnStar 4G LTE data usageby 285 percent compared to2015.As a longstanding NCAA part-
ner, Buick is especially excited tohave this plan available forMarch Madness, one of the moststreamed sporting events of theyear, Colley said. March Madnessstreaming reached 65 millionpeople in 2016 and total livestreaming of the tournament hitan all-time high of 1.1 billionminutes.“Our customers’ lives are in-
creasingly more mobile and it isimportant we provide connectivi-ty solutions that meet theiron-the-go expectations,” saidDuncan Aldred, vice president,Global Buick and GMC. “We areproviding our owners with a dataplan where the only limit is turn-ing the car off.”
In addition to the 4G LTE con-nection enabled by AT&T, the On-Star Basic Plan comes standardon all new Buick retail models,Aldred said.The Basic Plan includes select
remote vehicle services and theOnStar AtYourService market-place via the myBuick mobileapp among other features, Colleysaid.“As an NCAA Corporate Cham-
pion, we’re proud to play a rolein delivering this capability toBuick customers,” said JoeMosele, vice president, Internetof Things Solutions, AT&T.“March Madness is one of themost streamed sporting eventsin the world, and with AT&T’s 4GLTE-enabled Wi-Fi and this new
unlimited data plan, passengerscan enjoy endless entertainmenton the go.”
For more information on plansand pricing, visit OnStar.com,Colley said.
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Fans can follow March Madness in their cars, thanks to Buick.
Buick Can Keep Basketball Fans Informed
Wipro Limited, a global infor-mation technology, consultingand business process servicescompany headquartered in India,on March 15 opened its Automo-tive Engineering Center (AEC) inDetroit.The center aims to drive inno-
vation in connected vehicle con-cepts as well as design, productengineering, digital customer-ve-hicle experiences, artificial intel-ligence, and sensors-driven ad-vanced vehicle data analytics,said Wipro spokesman AdamGasper.The Wipro’s AEC is part of
Wipro’s vision to build a globalnetwork of delivery centers thatoffer best-in-class engineeringand IT services, augmented byleading-edge automotive domainand digital solutions, Gaspersaid. The center will serve as ahub to support the automotiveengineering and IT requirementsof Original Equipment Manufac-turers (OEMs) and Tier I suppli-ers based in North America.
This center will use local talentfor delivering product design andsupporting the development andvalidation of automotive cockpitelectronic products such as navi-gation systems, connectivity sys-tems, instrument clusters, Head-Up Displays (HUDs), advancedsafety systems, vehicle diagnos-tics and advanced analytics, andend-to-end connected vehicle so-lutions.“Wipro is committed to ad-
dressing the local and globalneeds of its engineering cus-tomers, and assisting them ingaining both scale and time-to-market advantages,” said AnitaGanti, senior vice president andglobal head, Product EngineeringServices, Wipro Limited. “Thiscenter, located in the automotivehub of Detroit, will enable us todeliver differentiated connectedautomotive engineering and in-novation-led solutions for ourcustomers.”Alex Beylin, vice president and
Global Automotive Business
Head, Wipro Limited, said, “Thiscenter will showcase Wipro’sautomotive engineering anddigital technology capabilitiesand will also enable effectivecollaboration within the south-east Michigan automotive com-munity.”Wipro has over two decades of
experience in delivering differen-tiated solutions for leading glob-al automotive electronic Tier Isuppliers and OEMs and hasbeen a partner in their digitaltransformation journey.With its automotive product
design and engineering expertisein electronics, software, engi-neering design services, manu-facturing execution systems,product lifecycle management,Cloud solutions, and enterpriseIT applications management, andremote infrastructure services,Wipro has been able to deliver arange of products that createunique user experiences withhighest levels of reliability,Gasper said.
Wipro Opens New Research Site in Detroit
BERLIN (AP) – German mediareport that authorities aresearching offices of Audi in con-nection with an investigation in-to the luxury automaker's parentcompany Volkswagen's cheatingon diesel emissions tests.The daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung
and public ARD television report-ed that Audi offices at its head-quarters in Ingolstadt, as well asbuildings in the states of Baden-Wuerttemberg and Lower Saxony,were being searched March 15.The raids come in connection
with a fraud investigationlaunched by Munich prosecutorsseveral weeks ago.Neither Munich nor Ingolstadt
prosecutors could be reachedimmediately for comment.
Volkswagen pleaded guiltyMarch 10 in the U.S. to a schemeto get around American pollutionrules. If a judge agrees to the Jus-tice Department’s sentencingrecommendation, the scandalwill cost the company more than$20 billion in the U.S. alone.On March 14, Matthias Mueller,
CEO of Volkswagen, said theUnited States remains a “coremarket” for the company despiteits diesel emissions scandaland has underlined that ithopes to expand there. The VWbrand has only a small share inthe U.S. market although it isimportant for the company's lux-ury brands Porsche and Audi. Itmakes cars in Chattanooga,Tenn.
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Morningstar analyst David Whis-ton. “They’d rather take theirtime and money and spend itelsewhere on something that hasa better return.”The sale, expected to close by
the end of the year, also includesGM’s European auto financingarm, which goes to a joint ven-ture between PSA and Frenchbank BNP Paribas. GM has tokeep $6.5 billion in unfundedpension obligations. But it un-loads any future losses andabout $1 billion per year in capi-tal expenditures on new prod-ucts.GM Chief Financial Officer
Chuck Stevens told reportersthat the sale also means GM onlyhas to keep $18 billion on handto weather an economic down-turn, rather than $20 billion.That $2 billion will go to speedup a company commitment tobuy back $8 billion worth ofstock. GM could repurchase asmuch as $5 billion this year.The sale also was influenced
by stronger European clean-airregs that will require significantspending on electric-car develop-ment, as well as currency issuescaused by Britain’s exit from theEuropean Union, GM said.“Increasing regulatory and
compliance costs will continueto be a burden for the foresee-able future,” GM President DanAmmann said. After the sale,PSA, with a larger scale inEurope, can spread those costsover more vehicles, he said.GM Chairman and CEO Mary
Barra told analysts that the salemay not be GM’s last. She saidthe company has work to do onsome international businessesand could make a similar deal for
them if they don’t make enoughmoney. GM has operations inAsia, South America, the MiddleEast and North America.GM still will sell small numbers
of high-performance Chevroletsand some Cadillacs in Europe.The deal doesn’t include ride-sharing or other mobility ven-tures in Europe.For PSA, which makes Peugeot
and Citroen cars, the acquisitionwill turn it into Europe’s No. 2automaker after Volkswagen,capping a remarkable turn-around after it was bailed outjust three years ago. PSA willtake over 12 Opel and Vauxhallmanufacturing facilities that em-ploy about 40,000 people, thecompanies said, fueling worriesthat jobs eventually will be cut.Executives insisted that no lay-
offs are currently foreseen, whileanalysts say they’re inevitableover the long term. PSA CEOCarlos Tavares said there areways to contain factory costsother than cutting workers. Hesaid the company would focuson logistics, quality, energy,maintenance and security.Opel and Vauxhall last year
sold just under 1.2 million vehi-cles, amounting to only 5.6 per-cent of the European market, ac-cording to GM.“Unloading Opel-Vauxhall and
the European part of the financ-ing greatly improves GM’s bal-ance sheet, allowing investmentsin growing markets such asChina and India,” said RebeccaLindland of Kelley Blue Book.Christian Stadler of Warwick
Business School warned that jobcuts likely will be coming: “PSAhas done it before and there isno other way to realisticallyachieve the cost savings theyhave in mind.”
Opel Sale Makes Sense ForGeneral Motors, PSA GroupCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
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by MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A self-driving car company founded byGoogle is presenting new evi-dence to support allegations thata former manager stole technolo-gy sold to Uber to help the ride-hailing service build its ownrobot-powered vehicles.Waymo, a project hatched by
Google eight years ago, wove itstale of deceit in sworn state-ments filed March 10 in a SanFrancisco federal court.The documents try to make a
case that former Waymo man-ager Anthony Levandowski con-ceived a scheme to heist keytrade secrets before leaving thecompany early last year tolaunch an autonomous vehiclestartup that he had been dis-cussing with Uber.It’s the latest salvo in a battle
that started last month whenWaymo sued Levandowski andUber for alleged theft of the tech-nology for “LiDAR,” an array ofsensors that enable self-drivingcars to see what’s around themso they can safely navigateroads. Experts say an effective Li-
DAR system typically takes yearsto develop.After leaving Waymo,
Levandowski started a self-dri-ving truck company called Ottothat Uber bought for $680 millionto accelerate an expansion intoautonomous vehicles.Uber brushed off Waymo’s
claims as “a baseless attempt toslow down a competitor.”Waymo is mounting its attack
with the help of one ofLevandowski’s former col-leagues, Pierre-Yves Droz, theleader of Waymo’s LiDAR project.In a sworn statement, Droz
said Levandowski confided inJanuary 2016 that he planned to“replicate” Waymo’s technologyat Otto. A Google forensics ex-pert said he determined thatLevandowski began downloadingthousands of files containingWaymo’s trade secrets in Decem-ber 2015, according to anothersworn statement.Levandowski had previously
acknowledged to Droz that he be-gan discussing self-driving carswith Uber in 2015, according tothe documents. Levandowski,“told me that it would be nice tocreate a new self-driving car
startup and that Uber would beinterested in buying the team re-sponsible for the LiDAR we weredeveloping at Google,” Droz saidin his declaration.Then, again in January 2016,
Levandowski said that he hadbeen at Uber’s San Franciscoheadquarters seeking an invest-ment in his startup, Droz said.Waymo also filed papers seeking
a court order to block Uber fromusing any of the technology that itbelieves Levandowski stole.If a judge grants that request, it
could force Uber to halt its cur-rent tests of self-driving cars inPittsburgh and Phoenix. It’s un-clear how much of the technolo-gy targeted in Waymo’s lawsuit isbeing used in the Uber self-dri-ving cars that are currently pick-ing up passengers in those cities.Levandowski wasn’t alone in
his alleged betrayal, according toWaymo.Other sworn statements filed
March 10 identified two otherformer Waymo employees ac-cused of stealing technology inJuly 2016 shortly before theyjoined Uber. They are: SameerKshirsagar, Waymo’s formerglobal supply manager, and RaduRadutu, an engineer in Waymo’sLiDAR department.The dispute between Waymo
and Uber highlights the highstakes in the race to build self-driving cars that promise notonly to revolutionize the waypeople get around but also theautomobile industry. Waymo andUber are two of the early leaders,while long-established car com-panies such as Ford, Toyota andGeneral Motors are scramblingto catch up.Waymo now operates as a sub-
sidiary of Google’s corporateparent, Alphabet Inc.
Google Spin-Off Waymo Accuses Uber ofStealing Vital Robot-Driving Technology
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – In-tel will buy Israel’s Mobileye in adeal valued at about $15 billion,instantly propelling the comput-er chip and technology giant tothe forefront of autonomous ve-hicle technology.The deal announced March 14
combines Mobileye’s market-leading software that processesinformation from cameras andother sensors with Intel’s hard-ware, data centers and its ownsoftware, giving automakers aone-stop place to shop for fullyautonomous car systems.“This acquisition essentially
merges the intelligent eyes of theautonomous car with the intelli-gent brain that actually drivesthe car,’’ Intel CEO BrianKrzanich wrote in a note to em-ployees about the acquisition.The combination, expected to
close by year’s end, will allow thecompanies to bring componentsto market faster at a lower cost,solidifying Mobileye’s leadershipposition, officials from the com-panies said.Automakers and some technol-
ogy companies are testing auton-omous vehicles in California,Michigan and a few other states.Nearly all use Mobileye’s soft-ware, which reads inputs fromcameras, radar, and laser sen-sors and makes decisions onwhat an autonomous car shoulddo.Jerusalem-based Mobileye
says it has contracts with 27 dif-ferent automakers. It also makessoftware that runs automaticemergency braking and semi-autonomous cruise control sys-tems that are in cars and truckson the road today.Autonomous cars will need
higher levels of connectivity tothe Internet and access to biggerdata centers, which Intel can pro-vide, Krzanich said. The twocompanies also will combinehighly detailed mapping efforts.Automakers, Krzanich said, wantlower costs, faster times to mar-ket and the ability to get anautonomous driving system inone place.“If you put all of that together,
you really get an end-to-end solu-tion for autonomous driving,”said Mobileye Chairman and co-founder Amnon Shashua, whowill continue to lead the com-bined autonomous car unit.In the deal, Intel Corp. will pay
$63.54 for each share of MobileyeN.V., a 34 percent premium to itsMarch 10 closing price.The boards of both companies
still have to approve the transac-tion. The companies put theequity value of the deal at $15.3billion.The deal is the latest combina-
tion as automakers and technolo-gy firms race to build autono-mous cars and for leadership inlife-saving electronics. Mobileye,with 660 employees, has beenforming partnerships worldwideas its growth continued as a sep-arate company. BMW, Intel andMobileye partnered last year,and Mobileye teamed up withDelphi Automotive to developbuilding blocks for a fully auton-omous car.Competitors also formed part-
nerships in 2016. Ride-hailingcompany Uber Technologies andVolvo signed a $300 million dealfor Volvo to provide SUVs toUber for autonomous vehicle re-search. General Motors Co. in-vested $500 million in Uber rivalLyft Inc. to develop a fleet ofautonomous electric taxis.Google has a partnership with
Fiat Chrysler to work on autono-mous minivans, and Volkswagenis working with Uber competitorGett.Ford has invested $150 million
in laser sensor maker Velodyne,and it recently announced a $1billion purchase of budding ro-botics startup Argo AI.Israeli Prime Minister Ben-
jamin Netanyahu praised the In-tel acquisition of Mobileye,which he said was the largestdeal in the country’s history. Hesaid he’s been assured that thecompany’s operations will stayin Israel.“The purchase dramatically
proves that the vision we areleading is coming true. Israel isturning into a global technologycenter, not just in cyber but alsoin the automotive industry,” hesaid.The combined global autono-
mous driving company, whichincludes Mobileye and Intel’sautonomous driving group, willbe based in Israel, supportingboth companies’ existing pro-duction programs and buildingon relationships with automak-ers, Tier 1 parts suppliers andsemiconductor partners, thecompanies said.
Intel Spends $15 BillionFor Autonomous Firm
Cadillac unveiled Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communicationsthis month in the CTS perform-ance sedan, beginning with 2017interim model year cars in pro-duction now.V2V-equipped vehicles share
information that can be used toalert drivers to upcoming poten-tial hazards, laying the ground-work for a connected, safer fu-ture, said GM spokesman SteveMartin.Cadillac’s V2V solution uses
Dedicated Short-Range Commu-nications (DSRC) and GPS andcan handle 1,000 messages persecond from vehicles up to near-ly 1,000 feet away.For example, Martin said,
when a car approaches an urbanintersection, the technologyscans the vicinity for other vehi-cles and tracks their positions,directions and speeds, warningthe driver of potential hazardsthat might otherwise be invisi-ble.“From the introduction of air
bags to the debut of OnStar,Cadillac continues its heritage ofpioneering safety and connectivi-ty advances,” said RichardBrekus, Cadillac global directorof Product Strategy.“V2V essentially enables the
car to sense around corners.Connecting vehicles through V2Vholds tremendous potential, asthis technology enables the carto acquire and analyze informa-tion outside the bounds of thedriver’s field of vision. As anearly mover, we look forward toseeing its benefit multiply asmore V2V-equipped vehicles hitthe road.”V2V-enabled data alerts driv-
ers of potentially hazardoussituations ahead, giving themadditional time to react. Com-mon hazardous scenarios thatprompt alerts are hard braking,slippery conditions and disabled
vehicles, Brekus said. Throughthe next-generation Cadillac userexperience infotainment system,drivers can customize alerts toshow in the instrument clusterand available head-up display.Only vehicles equipped with
compatible V2V systems commu-nicate with one another, Brekussaid. Multiple V2V-equipped ve-hicles create an ad hoc wirelessnetwork that allows for the trans-fer of information without relyingon sight lines, good weather con-ditions or cellular coverage.The V2V technology on the
2017 CTS operates on the 5.9 GHzspectrum allocated by the Feder-al Communications Commission.
V2V is included as a standardfeature on the 2017 CTS in theU.S. and Canada and comple-ments a robust suite of availableactive safety features, Martinsaid.CTS offers Driver Awareness
and Driver Assist active safetyfeatures such as Adaptive CruiseControl with full-speed range, au-tomatic front and rear braking,forward collision mitigation, lanekeep assist and rear cross trafficalert.In 2016, Cadillac pioneered the
world’s first Rear Camera Mirror,increasing the driver’s rearwardvision by approximately 300 per-cent.
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Employees check out a 3D printer at the Ford Innovation Center.
V2V tech will make it possible for cars to ‘talk’ to each other.
Cadillac Installing V2V in Its Vehicles
Ford Motor Company is ex-ploring how large-scale one-piece auto parts, like spoilers,could be printed for prototypingand future production vehi-cles, as the first automaker to pi-lot the Stratasys Infinite Build 3Dprinter.Capable of printing automotive
parts of practically any shape orlength, the Stratasys InfiniteBuild system could be a break-through for vehicle manufactur-ing – providing a more efficient,affordable way to create tooling,prototype parts and componentsfor low-volume vehicles such asFord Performance products, aswell as personalized car parts,said Ford spokeswoman LlorynLove.The new 3D printer system is
housed at Ford Research and In-novation Center in Dearborn.“With Infinite Build technology,
we can print large tools, fixturesand components, making usmore nimble in design itera-tions,” said Ellen Lee, Ford tech-nical leader, additive manufac-turing research. “We’re excitedto have early access to Stratasys’new technology to help steer de-velopment of large-scale printingfor automotive applications andrequirements.”Wider adoption of 3D printing
has been driven by recent tech-nology advances, new areas ofapplication and government sup-port, according to Global Indus-try Analysts, Lee said.By 2020, the global market for
this emerging technology is ex-pected to reach $9.6 billion, theorganization reports. As 3D print-ing becomes increasingly effi-cient and affordable, companiesare employing it for manufac-turing applications in everythingfrom aerospace to education tomedicine.3D printing could bring im-
mense benefits for automotiveproduction, including the abilityto produce lighter-weight partsthat could lead to greater fuel ef-ficiency, Lee said. A 3D-printedspoiler, for instance, may weighless than half its cast metal coun-terpart.The technology is more cost
efficient for production of low-volume parts for prototypes andspecialized race car compo-
nents, Lee said. Additionally,Ford could use 3D printing tomake larger tooling and fixtures,along with personalized compo-nents.With 3D printing, specifica-
tions for a part are transferredfrom the computer-aided designprogram to the printer’s comput-er, which analyzes the design.The device then goes to work,printing one layer of material at atime, then gradually stacking lay-ers into a finished 3D object.When the system detects the
raw material or supply materialcanister is empty, a robotic armautomatically replaces it with afull canister, Lee said. This allowsthe printer to operate unattend-ed for hours – days, even.Using traditional methods to
develop, say, a new intake mani-fold, an engineer would create acomputer model of the part, thenhave to wait months for proto-type tooling to be produced.With 3D printing technology,Ford can print the intake mani-fold in a couple of days, at a sig-nificant cost reduction.3D printing is not yet fast
enough for high-volume manu-facturing, but it is more cost-effi-cient for low-volume production,Lee said. Additionally, minus theconstraints of mass-productionprocesses, 3D-printed parts canbe designed to function more ef-ficiently.
Ford Motor Company TriesNew 3D Printer Methods
NEW YORK (AP) – Nissan is re-calling more than 54,000 cars be-cause of curtain and seat-mount-ed air bags that may unexpect-edly deploy when the door isslammed.Nissan North America says the
recall affects the 2012 NissanVersa vehicles. It says the prob-lem may be caused by the degra-dation of the side impact sensorconnector pins. The unexpecteddeployment of the air bags canincrease the risk of injury.Nissan says dealers will install
a new jumper harness and re-place the side impact sensorsfree of charge. Car owners cancontact Nissan customer serviceat 1-800-647-726.
Nissan Recalls2012 Vehicles
Florida’s Gainesville Racewayhas been synonymous withspeed since 1969. For close tofive decades, some of drag rac-ing’s most revered records havebeen set at the track’s presti-gious NHRA Gatornationals eachMarch.This year, Mopar and Dodge
will look to continue that tradi-tion in both the Pro and Sports-man classes across four days ofcompetition.The four Mopar-backed Dodge
Charger R/T Funny Cars fromDon Schumacher Racing (DSR)are off to a stellar start on theyoung season and hope to carrythat momentum into the firstEast Coast race on the 2017NHRA Mello Yello Drag RacingSeries calendar.To kick off the year, two-time
series champion Matt Hagan hascollected two consecutive Wallytrophies in February with winsin the NHRA Winternationals atAuto Club Raceway at Pomonaand the Arizona Nationals atWild Horse Pass MotorsportsPark behind the wheel of hisMopar Express Lane DodgeCharger R/T car.
All four DSR Funny Cars cur-rently sit in the top eight in thepoint standings.In the Top Fuel ranks, DSR’s
Mopar drivers are off to as hot astart as their Funny Carbrethren. Leah Pritchett won herhometown Winternationals inthe Papa John’s/Mopar PennzoilDragster on Feb. 12, then fol-lowed it up two weeks later witha win in the Arizona Nationals forthe second year in a row.She also set a new national
elapsed-time record during quali-fying for that event with a pass of3.658 seconds at 329.34 mph.While Pritchett leads the point
standings and her team is look-ing to make even more power inGainesville, Tony Schumacher issolidly in the second spot in theMopar-powered U.S. Army Drag-ster.2016 Funny Car World Champi-
on Ron Capps is the most recentMopar-powered Dodge winner ofthe Gatornationals, claiming theevent title in 2015.He is a three-time Gatornation-
als champion, while Tony Schu-macher has won the event fourtimes.
Mopar NHRA Team Strong
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