The U.S. Auto Industry is a Leader in Research & Development
Automakers and their suppliers are the world’s third biggest investor in R&D.
Designing and producing autos is a massive engineering challenge, which is why automakers and their suppliers invest approximately $130 billion in R&D each year – behind only pharmaceuticals and technology hardware.
American Automakers are Leaders in Research & Development and Innovation
In the U.S., automakers and their suppliers invested approximately $23 billion in 2018, representing approximately $1,333 of R&D for each car sold here that year, on average.
Over the past decade, automaker R&D has driven braking technology from anti-lock brakes (which help a driver brake faster) to electronic stability control (which keeps a vehicle moving safely when the driver has lost control), to automated emergency steering systems (which control braking, steering, and throttle functions)
Meanwhile, research into the use of new materials, better joining (welding, fasteners, adhesives), and fabrication could reduce a vehicle’s body weight by 10% to 20% from 2014 through 2020.
FCA, Ford, and General Motors each spend more per year than General Electric, Boeing, AT&T, and Tesla.
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Chrysler aims to make 500,000 Jeeps annually in Toledo
Jeep's global ambitions could provide a spark for other manufacturers to redevelop the land where the original Willys-Overland Jeep was made.
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GM's CAMI Assembly Earns Efficiency Accolades
As a global organization, we are committed to reducing our energy intensity across our global facilities 20 percent by 2020.
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Ford cars developed to help allergy sufferers
With spring almost in the air, Ford engineers are trying to take more of the "ah-choo" out of cars by reducing use of materials known to inflame allergies.
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2014 SRT Viper TA - Ready to Attack Any Road Course
Configured in-house by the Chrysler Group’s SRT (Street and Racing Technology) team in collaboration with professional road racers, the exclusive, street-legal and single-spec 2014 SRT Viper TA (Time Attack) package is specifically built for the performance enthusiast driver who likes to exercise their machines at the more than 150 road-race courses around North America.
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2014 Cadillac CTS getting twin-turbo V-6, 8-speed transmission
General Motors Co. said Monday it will offer a twin-turbo V-6 engine and eight-speed transmission — both firsts for the automaker — in its all-new 2014 Cadillac CTS available this fall.