SAN ANGELO, TX – San Angelo ISD is no longer offering its automotive collision program due to low student enrollment in the course and advancement in the automotive industry.  The instructor for the program, Brennan Rollwitz, announced earlier that he was retiring after 25 years of teaching the program.   “For over 50 years, students have…

Walter LaPlante’s love of technology and cars comes from his dad, Lou, a 30-year veteran of Ford Motor Company. In 2003, the elder LaPlante won the Henry Ford Technology Award for the 3D Robotic Guided Vision system he invented. Walter describes his dad’s 3D Robotic Guided Vision system as “a robot with eyes” that picks…

Automotive Market Outlook 2023-2024 by Vehicle Type (Passenger Vehicles (PV) and Commercial Vehicles (CV)), Propulsion Type (ICE and Electric) , Passenger Car – segments (Sedan, Hatchback and Utility Vehicles) and Region – Global Forecast to 2024 The Global Automotive market will have a global passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles combined sales of 92 million units…

We’ve seen significant supply chain disruptions in recent years, leading to problems with manufacturing, transporting, and distributing goods unlike any we’ve seen before. As companies work to realign their people, processes, and technologies, different economies are rising as successful business centers for tech investment. One of these emerging tech hubs is Vietnam, which is growing…

Anxiety over a transition to electric vehicles in America is high in the thousands of businesses, large and small, that have long supplied parts and equipment for cars and trucks powered by internal combustion engines (ICE). ICE vehicles have many more parts than EVs, including radiators, fuel injectors, spark plugs and exhaust systems that aren’t…

Forvia is the world’s seventh-largest automotive technology supplier and in the Americas region it moves more than 150,000 parts daily to support vehicle production across 55 operations, delivering to more than 20 customers. It employs a team of 80 logistics professionals across the region to work with its carriers, explains Ricardo Manzanera, transport director for…

Advertising intelligence firm MediaRadar reports there were “notable upticks” in the ad market during March, with total ad spending in the U.S. reaching $11.3 billion across all media. That was a 4% increase from a year earlier, and a 6% gain from February’s $10.6 billion in spending. The pickup was deep, with 18 of the…

Forvia is the world’s seventh-largest automotive technology supplier and in the Americas region it moves more than 150,000 parts daily to support vehicle production across 55 operations, delivering to more than 20 customers. It employs a team of 80 logistics professionals across the region to work with its carriers, explains Ricardo Manzanera, transport director for…

FrogData, the trailblazer in data-driven decision-making solutions for automotive dealerships, announced a significant upgrade to its pioneering Artificial Intelligence (AI) Factory. This enhancement introduces new solutions focused on Used Car Pricing, Service Management, and New Car Sales Negotiation, further empowering dealerships to optimize their operations and profitability. The FrogData AI Factory, lauded as the automotive…

On a cloudy Wednesday morning, we entered the tree-lined, peaceful campus of Kumaraguru Institutions in Coimbatore. The serenity of the grounds gave way to a different kind of energy as soon as we stepped into the KCT Garage. Here, the music of machinery replaced the chirping of birds. Tyres, wheels, and dismembered vehicles filled the…