Michigan State University has announced a three-day in-depth automotive seminar on April 21 to 23, 2026. Topics include material selection, design procedures, processing techniques, and required ...

For the quarter ended 31 December, the number of cars on the road fitted with the group’s Driver and Occupant Monitoring System technology rose to 4,818,731 units, up 67% from 2,883,745 a year earlier ...

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Plastic production has grown rapidly due to its unique properties, increasing 20-fold since 1964 and reaching 460 million tons worldwide in 2024 (Urbanek et al., 2018). Approximately 91% of plastic ...

Glass-filled polypropylene is already a very commonly used plastic for automotive parts, but could it be improved? Well, yes. A new substance, Gratek, is claimed to make the plastic 20% stronger yet ...

Car infotainment systems have historically been a weak point in vehicle design. Often clunky and inefficient, essential features and functions were buried under layers of unnecessary screens and ...

End-of-life plastics generated by the automotive industry present a complex challenge for recycling and waste management systems. Modern vehicles are composed of approximately 10% plastic by mass, a ...

Active Gear Review is supported by its audience. If you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. You ever find a piece of gear that sneaks up on you? Doesn’t come in ...

Review the following two repair scenarios and select the one that best describes your operation. Scenario one: A vehicle is brought into your shop with front-end ...