Placing an automotive body atop a separate frame evolved directly from the design of horse-drawn carriages. In fact, the earliest horseless variety even looked like their predecessors. Shared ...

Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) is a design and engineering philosophy that Honda Motor Company applies to its modern vehicle architectures. Unique to Acura and Honda models, the ACE body ...

Body and paint-these disciplines are often referred to as black arts, unfathomable for all but a gifted few. The bottom line is that a multitude of procedures and techniques must be performed to come ...

FORT BRAGG, Calif. — The redesigned 2020 Subaru Outback crossover keeps the exterior similar to the model it replaces. But underneath the skin is a new approach to the vehicle's structure. The ...

Combining metallic body elements, thermoplastic composite carriers and expandable adhesives, CBS reinforcement technology can selectively stiffen hollow spaces and nodes/joints of the BIW, improving ...