The stakes were higher than ever for select automotive suppliers at this year’s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress Experience (WCX18) as FCA US threw open the “Pitch Pit” on April 10 and April 11. Suppliers, who may not normally get a shot at talking with FCA US, were given a 30 minutes behind
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OK, diehard engine buffs! This Truck Thursday has your name all over it! And even if you don’t happen to be totally ‘nuts’ about engines, this is really cool! We’re going behind the horsepower, behind the torque, behind the fuel-savings and proven durability that constitute the ‘heart and soul’ of the all-new 2019 Ram 1500.
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You can’t see it, taste it or touch it. But, carmakers and car owners know well the significant role that wind plays in the design, performance and ultimate enjoyment of any vehicle. Aerodynamic drag, fuel economy and unwanted noises – those are just some of the engineering challenges that more than meet their match in
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Make it longer and wider, yet lighter and stronger. Ram Truck engineers were tasked with a tall order in creating what the ‘no-compromise’ 2019 Ram 1500 would look like, how it would handle and how well it would fulfill a promise of best-in-class durability. For the Materials engineering team, it was a challenge that meant rethinking
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