It wasn’t all that long ago when owning a car was a real hands-on experience. Carburetors, points and condensers, spark plugs that only lasted a few thousand miles, single-weight oil and ...

A great deal of innovative design and materials work is going into vehicle fuel tank systems. It is area that is coming under increasing pressure from legislation on both sides of the Atlantic.

Editor's note: An earlier version mischaracterized the qualities of the plastic fuel tanks. All roads lead to California -- at least when it comes to TI Automotive's plastic fuel tank system, Tank ...

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio market research analysts forecast the global automotive plastic fuel tank market to grow at a CAGR of more than 4% during the period 2018-2022, according to their ...

Two Japanese auto suppliers and Toyota Motor Corp. have joined forces to create a new plastic fuel-tank maker with operations in Japan and California. The venture reflects a growing interest in ...

Dear Tom and Ray: You recently answered a question about whether it's harmful to let your gas tank run down to empty. You said it's not harmful to the car, and it won't cause any damage. Eric Peters, ...

GUANGZHOU --A Chinese plastic fuel tank maker based in Jiangsu province will open a new plantin Decemberin Chongqing to supply Ford's and Suzuki's joint ventures in the region. At the new plant, Yapp ...

Inergy Automotive Systems, a subsidiary of Plastic Omnium, has invested $110 million into a new extrusion blow molding facility that will produce about 1.5 million plastic fuel tanks a year in the ...