Front License Plate Cramping Car Style? Consider the Plate Retractor

TEGO Automotive Products has launched its patented TEGO License Plate Retractor (LPR), an app-enabled retractable front license plate bracket that allows style-conscious drivers to avoid tickets and unsightly holes in their front bumpers. The License Plate Retractor is installed underneath the front splash guard of most cars, trucks and SUVs-often in under an hour, according… Continue reading Front License Plate Cramping Car Style? Consider the Plate Retractor

How Ford Designers Across the Globe Gather in the Same Room Without Leaving Their Countries

A designer from Shanghai, China, and another from Dearborn, Michigan, together step into a virtual design space to make changes to a global vehicle design. Both walk around a 3D model, review it and make changes on the fly. Once finished, the two remove their VR headsets and return to their separate workspaces-thousands of miles… Continue reading How Ford Designers Across the Globe Gather in the Same Room Without Leaving Their Countries

Jeep Teases Hybrid Renegade, Compass

Jeep leadership in recent months has stated their desire to produce electric SUVs for the U.S. beyond 2020. In March, at the Geneva International Motor Show, the company showcased electric-hybrid technology it’s already set to bring to the European market. “Today, the Jeep brand is making another major evolutionary step toward respecting the environment and… Continue reading Jeep Teases Hybrid Renegade, Compass

Crimestopper Joins Omega Brands

Omega Research & Development Technologies Inc. has fully integrated Crimestopper into its family of products and now offers support for the brand…

Daimler Pulls Plug on U.S. Electric Smart Car Sales

Daimler is ending sales of its diminutive all-electric smart cars in the U.S. and Canada, officially pulling the plug on a vehicle that has struggled to gain ground in North America as the German automaker prepares to bring the brand to China…

Teaching an Old Bronco New Tricks

A new automotive design, technology, and engineering firm introduced its first production vehicle: an electric classic Ford Bronco. The new Zero Labs Automotive vehicle is based on the first-generation Ford Bronco (1966-’77). It is handcrafted by the company with aerospace-grade carbon fiber body panels and parts, molded wood consoles, and features more than 1,000 newly designed parts. To retain the off-road capability of the… Continue reading Teaching an Old Bronco New Tricks