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When axle supplier Hino bailed, Toyota Texas jumped in

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas is quickly building a 500,000-square-foot axle plant near its front gate that will begin production in late 2026 after its axle supplier announced it was exiting the market......»»

Category: topSource:  autonews12 hr. 25 min. ago

Chip supplier for GM, Mercedes qualifies for $750 million U.S. grant

The preliminary funding agreement requires Wolfspeed "to take additional steps to strengthen its balance sheet to better protect taxpayer funds," it said......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

At 50, this classic horror movie is still cinema’s ultimate nightmare

Tobe Hooper's 1974 classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has lost none of its nightmarish power over 50 years. Here's why it's still so unsettling......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 12th, 2024

Full moon hazard: 50% rise in wildlife vehicle collisions during moonlit nights

The moon's impact on our planet, culture, and society goes beyond just affecting tides. Recent research by Texas A&M University, published in the journal Transportation Research Part D, indicates a 45.8% increase in wildlife vehicle collisions during.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 12th, 2024

Geologist helps track lead pollution in a Tibetan glacier, revealing global impact of human activities

A collaborative research team involving Texas A&M University geologist Dr. Franco Marcantonio has examined the source of lead contamination in a Tibetan glacier, concluding that human activities have introduced the pollutant metal into some of the mo.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

A look into "mirror molecules" may lead to new medicines

A University of Texas at Dallas chemist and his colleagues have developed a new chemical reaction that will allow researchers to synthesize selectively the left-handed or right-handed versions of "mirror molecules" found in nature and assess them for.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Archive tells of cracking ancient Greek language

A retired Classics professor from Texas has donated a collection of papers to the University of Cincinnati detailing the deciphering of an ancient Greek language that baffled generations of scholars......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Chairman Akio Toyoda says founding family presence ‘necessary" at Toyota

As long as family members have the will and skill, there will always be room for them at their namesake company Toyota Motor Corp., says Chairman Akio Toyoda, whose father and grandfather also ran the Japanese carmaker......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Stellantis holds off on megacasting championed by Tesla and Volvo

The technique was pioneered by Tesla to reduce manufacturing times and costs. Volvo, Nissan, Ford, Toyota and Hyundai are among automakers either using or planning to use it.  .....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Stellantis holds off on megacasting, championed by Tesla and Volvo

The technique was pioneered by Tesla to reduce manufacturing times and costs. Volvo, Nissan, Ford, Toyota and Hyundai are among automakers either using or planning to use it.  .....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Toyota chief scientist wants industry to fight the "real common enemy"

Gill Pratt says cutting global carbon emissions should be the goal and that a mix of powertrains will be needed to achieve success......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

H-E-B caves to the pressure and begins rolling out Apple Pay to all stores

After kicking off a pilot program in July, H-E-B has announced that it will roll out support for tap-to-pay platforms like Apple Pay to all of its locations. H-E-B operates over 300 locations across Texas, making it one of the largest grocery store c.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Column: True champions of diversity stand up to bullies

Ford, and now Toyota, joined a list of companies that retreated on human rights after coming under fire from an online activist......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Linamar finds all N.C. employees safe after Hurricane Helene; recovery efforts continue

The Canadian automotive supplier is slowly getting operations running at two plants in western North Carolina. The full extent of the damage remains unclear......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Asbury asks court to block FTC administrative law case, calls agency system unconstitutional

Asbury Automotive Group on Oct. 4 asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to block the Federal Trade Commission's administrative law case against the group, arguing that the FTC's separate internal legal proceedings against i.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

GM resumes production after hurricane-related supplier issue

General Motors said it is resuming production at two assembly plants in Texas and Michigan after it temporarily halted production at the plants last week because of impacts to its suppliers due to Hurricane Helene......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Neighbors sue over loud Bitcoin mine

Hum from 300-megawatt facility allegedly causing stress, lack of sleep. In Granbury, Texas, residents can hear the sound of money being made at all hours of the day, but it’s no.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Report: Apple may have found its supplier for the thin iPhone 17 Air display

Apple is prepping a significant new generation of iPhone for 2025, headlined by the expected iPhone 17 Air. And now, a new report could point to the technology and supplier that will make an ultra-thin iPhone possible. more….....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 5th, 2024

GM halts production at pickup, SUV plants after Hurricane Helene impacts suppliers

The automaker said it canceled all shifts Oct. 3 and Oct. 4 at Arlington Assembly in Texas and Flint Assembly in Michigan......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

Toyota bets big on air taxis with $500M investment in Joby

Auto giant Toyota is investing another $500 million into Joby, which pioneered the first test flight of an air taxi over the skies of New York City......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

Toyota curbs DEI policy after activist attack over LGBTQ support

Toyota Motor Corp. will refocus DEI programs and halt sponsorship of LGBTQ events......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024