Production is ramping up at the GM Tonawanda Engine Plant in Buffalo, New York as GM deals with its recall of the 6.2-liter V8 L87 engine that powers hundreds of thousands of trucks and SUVs. Employees at the Tonawanda plant will be working overtime to build more of these engines.
The recall pertains to the 2021-2024

On May 8, Yasunaga Corporation held a completion ceremony for the second phase of expansion at its Mexican subsidiary, Yasunaga Mexico S.A. de C.V. 
With this expansion, the total floor area of the plant in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco has been expanded from 5,500 square meters to 12,000 square meters. The new building i

On April 30, Honda announced that its refreshed 2026 CR-V will be adding more standard technology and a new TrailSport Hybrid model to the line when it arrives at Honda dealers this spring.
The new CR-V TrailSport Hybrid is the first Honda SUV to combine rugged TrailSport design and trail-ready all-terrain tires with

On March 28, Vimi Fasteners announced the supply of special screws for engines used by European supercar manufacturers. The company has a long tradition of supplying high-performance engine fastening systems, with products such as connecting rod bolts, head studs, and flywheel bolts.
Vimi Fasteners' R&D on titanium

On January 17, the U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) said that it has opened a preliminary probe into 877,710 full-size pickups and SUVs manufactured by General Motors, after receiving reports alleging engine failure. 
The investigation includes:

On November 11, 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched an inquiry into potential engine failures affecting up to 1.4 million vehicles from Honda and Acura. This investigation follows 173 owner complaints regarding issues such as connecting rod bearing failures, which have led to at

On July 31, Sansera Engineering Limited signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Karnataka to acquire 55 acres of industrial land at Harohalli, Ramanagra, Bengaluru.
It is part of Sansera’s long-term growth and expansion plans in the region for both automotive and non-automotive sectors. Sansera wi

On February 6, Volvo Trucks North America announced that it will further extend its class-leading fuel efficiency by enhancing the dependable Volvo D13 engine and I-Shift transmission of its all-new Volvo VNL. 
Design enhancements to the D13 engine include a new wave piston with a shorter piston height, as well as a

On December 22, Ramkrishna Forgings Limited announced that its resolution plan submitted for the acquisition of ACIL Limited has been approved by the National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi. ACIL Limited is engaged in the manufacturing of high-precision engineering automotive components, it majorly manufactures cran

In its annual report for 2022-23, Kalyani Forge mentioned that through its in-house research and development activities, it has developed outer race forgings for driveline assemblies with internal tracks by warm and cold forging methods. With the help of fracture-split technology, it is now moving towards the adoptio

On August 8, six Ford customers filed a lawsuit in Detroit at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, seeking class-action status and alleging "a dangerous defect" has led to spontaneous explosive fires in certain hybrid vehicles built by Ford Motor Co. 
The lawsuit alleges that Ford’s proposed

In its annual report for FY 2022-23, Tata Motors stated that it filed 158 patents during the fiscal year ending in March 2023. Additionally, the company submitted 642 intellectual property rights (IPRs), including 102 patent applications, 44 design applications, 465 notarizations, and 31 copyright applications. Furth

On June 28, BMW Motorrad India launched the M 1000 RR for INR 4.9 million, and its variant M 1000 RR competition for INR 5.5 million. The bike is available as completely built-up units (CBU) and the deliveries will begin in November 2023. The M RR is powered by a water-cooled inline 4-cylinder engine with a capacity

On March 10, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India launched the OBD2B compliant 2023 H’ness CB350 at a starting price of INR 209,857 and the 2023 CB350RS priced starting at INR 214,856 (ex-showroom Delhi). The CB350 comes with a 350cc, air-cooled 4-stroke OHC single-cylinder OBD2B compliant engine equipped with PGM-FI t

On January 20, General Motors announced plans to invest USD 918 million in four U.S. manufacturing sites, including USD 854 million to prepare these facilities to produce the company’s sixth-generation Small Block V8 engine, details of which will be announced at a later time, and USD 64 million for castings and compo

Aichi Steel Corporation (Aichi Steel) announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Aichi Forge USA, Inc. (AFU), has introduced a connecting rod production line and begun operation. The connecting rods manufactured there will be supplied to Toyota Motor Corporation’s plants in North America for models such as the Camry, Highla

In an investor update, Sansera Engineering Limited announced that it has recently won a very big order of INR 30 billion from a leading North American OEM for connecting rods for their upcoming project. The order involves a very big production volume close to about in excess of 5 million components every year.
Sans

On May 2, Renault Trucks announced that it plans to increase fuel efficiency while reducing carbon dioxide emissions with Renault Trucks D, D Wide and C 2.3 m in 2023 by engine optimization, a new gearbox and the Fuel Eco+ pack.
The 2023 models of the Renault Trucks D Wide and C 2.3 m will be fitted with the new DE1

On April 28, Sansera Engineering Limited announced that it has been awarded a contract for the development, manufacturing, and supply of connecting rods from a leading North American OEM for its upcoming project. The approximate quantity for the contract is over 35 million connecting rods with an estimated revenue of