North American trade association MEMA, which represents motor vehicle component manufacturers, announced a new consolidated business structure intended to better position the organization and the vehicle supplier community for the future.

Commercial equipment manufacturers should brace for a prolonged downturn, an economist for an industry group said.

Productivity rose at a healthy pace in the second quarter but dropped at American factories, another sign of trouble for manufacturers.

The car industry is reinventing the wheel to prepare for autonomous vehicles.

Canadian manufacturers and wholesalers recorded sharply lower sales in November, adding to evidence the nation’s economy entered a soft patch at the end of last year.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s chief safety officer last week said the agency has formed three core working groups to develop prospective requirements for manufacturers and truckers seeking to participate in highly automated commercial vehicle, or HACV, pilot programs.