In addition to new lightweight vehicle bodies, a new weight saving design is available for commercial vehicles. This time it is the turn of the suspension unit, the weight of which is reduced through ...

Composite leaf springs are not new to the automotive industry. In fact, the leaf spring itself dates back to the horse-drawn carriage. By design, leaf springs absorb vertical vibrations caused by ...

Getting rid of the coil lets Porsche lower the strut tower. That allows different styling, and Porsche says it can even help ...

Automotive design has come a long way since Karl Benz designed the Patent Motorwagen in the late 1800s, and Henry Ford brought the T-4 powered Model T to the masses in 1908. Those early cars were ...

BrightDrop electric delivery vans (above) as well as Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra pickups from General Motors Co. feature North America’s first composite tension leaf springs (TLS) with progressive ...