Eckhart names new CFO
WARREN—Eckhart, an advanced manufacturing products and services provider, announced the hiring of Michael Stob as CFO. Previously, Stob was corporate controller at JR Automation Technologies LLC, a Holland-based designer and …
ACM reopening for outdoor activities
YPSILANTI—The American Center for Mobility announced Monday that its Smart City Test Center is reopening for outdoor testing activities of connected and autonomous vehicles. ACM officials said all activities would …
J.D. Power finds consumers skeptical of autonomous cars, EVs
TROY—Consumer confidence in future mobility technologies lags far behind automakers’ plans to bring self-driving and battery-electric vehicles to the marketplace, according to the J.D. Power 2020 Q1 Mobility Confidence Index …
Nexteer 2019 profit, revenue fall due to China slowdown, GM strike
AUBURN HILLS—Nexteer Automotive, the Chinese-owned, Auburn Hills-based auto supplier, reported income of $232.4 million in 2019, down 38.8 percent from 2018. Revenue was $3.58 billion, down 8.6 percent from 2018. …
Fiat Chrysler rolls out version 5 of Uconnect infotainment system
AUBURN HILLS—Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US Monday announced the introduction of the latest version of its in-vehicle information and entertainment system, Uconnect 5. Company officials said the new service offers an …
A long road ahead to self-driving cars: WWJ panel at LTU
SOUTHFIELD–American automakers are wrestling with issues of safety systems and distracted driving, while American drivers are in love with their phones and still skeptical about self-driving cars. That was the …
Grand Haven firm unveils high-tech cooktop, auto controller, air purifier at CES
GRAND HAVEN—GHSP, a supplier in the automotive and high-end appliance industries, is following up on its CES appearance in 2019 with new technologies for the home and automotive industries at …
Lear invests in Silicon Valley venture firm
SOUTHFIELD—Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA), the automotive interiors technology developer, announced an undisclosed investment in Menlo Park, Calif.-based Autotech Ventures to support startups developing new mobility technologies. The investment is being …
Visteon rolls out new display tech at CES
VAN BUREN TWP.–Visteon Corp. (Nasdaq: VC), the automotive cockpit electronics technology company, today announced new technology called MicroZone that offers significantly higher graphics performance than traditional LCD displays. This new, …
UM study finds what people want in an autonomous car
ANN ARBOR—Agreeable, conscientious and stable. These are three human personality traits that, it turns out, we want to see in our driverless cars regardless of whether we possess them ourselves, …