The new M139 cranks out 387 hp in base form and 421 hp for the S model (this is a 2.0-liter four-banger, remember), which Ralph Illenberger, head of engine development for Mercedes-AMG, notes is ...

This Bolt is the Key to GM's High-Tech Assembly Line. ... the engines are mounted onto pallets that have their own RFID tags with which the cylinder head and engine block serial numbers are merged.

Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has installed an automated guided vehicle (AGV) line to replace the traditional roller conveyor used on the VW250 engine line. An AGV is a mobile robot that ...

In 1913, Henry Ford revolutionized car-making with the first moving assembly line, an innovation that made piecing together new vehicles faster and more efficient.Some hundred years later, Ford is ...

This was the first moving assembly line ever, utilizing conveyor belts inspired by Chicago meatpacking plants. After much trial and error, the Highland Park, Michigan assembly plant opened in 1913.

The snowmobile engines are a new effort for the Arctic Cat facility that has been in St. Cloud since 2007. The plant has had two production lines turning out all-terrain vehicle engines.