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Engineering Competence

By-wire technology in new concept car

A new concept car, developed by SKF and BERTONE, was unveiled at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. The car, called FILO – Italian for wire – contains [...]
Cars,Mechatronics,Transportation & logistics,
Manufacturing

India’s own, on the road

A car made exclusively in India has captured the hearts of motorists from Mumbai to Calcutta. Offering high quality at an affordable price, the [...]
Bearings,Cars,Hub units,
News

Chaya Chatterjee

When Chaya Chatterjee took over the marketing department of Škoda Deutschland five years ago at the age of 31, its products were known as cheap, [...]
Cars,
Engineering Competence

Remote control in car design

Drive-by-wire is a rapidly developing technology for motor vehicle control. Based on remote electrical actuation of vital functions, it offers new [...]
Cars,Mechatronics,
Engineering Competence

A driver in the Brazilian economy

By choosing Brazil in 1953, Volkswagen was throwing a dart at the biggest target on the map in Latin America. But the venture was not without [...]
Bearings,Cars,Hub units,Transmission,Trucks,
Engineering Competence

Re-engineering the hub unit and halfshaft

Vehicle component manufacturer GKN, and SKF have created a compact combined hub unit and halfshaft. This is in response to vehicle designers’ desire [...]
Cars,Hub units,Transportation & logistics,
Archive

Tom Gallagher

Protecting the aftermarketTom Gallagher, president and chief operating officer of the Genuine Parts Company, has long championed the rights of the [...]
Cars,