Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) is a design and engineering philosophy that Honda Motor Company applies to its modern vehicle architectures. Unique to Acura and Honda models, the ACE body ...

Placing an automotive body atop a separate frame evolved directly from the design of horse-drawn carriages. In fact, the earliest horseless variety even looked like their predecessors. Shared ...

Combining metallic body elements, thermoplastic composite carriers and expandable adhesives, CBS reinforcement technology can selectively stiffen hollow spaces and nodes/joints of the BIW, improving ...

On the other hand, Gallium focused ion beam (FIB) milling can only reasonably produce cross-sections of samples that are 20 ...

FORT BRAGG, Calif. — The redesigned 2020 Subaru Outback crossover keeps the exterior similar to the model it replaces. But underneath the skin is a new approach to the vehicle's structure. The ...

The latest in a continuing series of research studies suggest strongly that steel auto body structures in the near future can be as lightweight as aluminum bodies, while meeting all crash performance ...

Over a century ago, in 1912, Cadillac put the first electric starter into production on the Model 30. It’s easy enough to forget these days, but there is a justifiable reason that Cadillac earned ...

A new lightweight design for CFRTP parts combining thermoformed UD carbon fibre rods and injection moulding is described from the idea up to Serial CFRTP structural part for BMW Group body-in-white ...

For the next generation of the Audi A8, an intelligent mix of four materials is being used for the first time in the weight-bearing body structure – more materials than in any of the brand’s previous ...

In the near term, it plans to work with Swedish battery company Northvolt to further increase the energy density in its battery cells by up to 50% compared with what is on the market today. Later this ...