Deepening shortages of key auto parts such as microchips and seat foam are combining with packed ports and a cargo crunch to shut down auto assembly lines — even as dealers clamor for inventory to ...

It all started with Gran Turismo. From those early PlayStation days, Sean was drawn to anything with four wheels. Prior to joining the Roadshow team, he was a freelance contributor for Motor Authority ...

After the unprecedented winter storm in Texas and other states last month, automakers and suppliers could be slammed by yet another devastating parts shortage that could idle seating plants as early ...

A shortage of seating foam caused by the recent winter storms in parts of the southern United States is threatening to hamper domestic auto production. According to Automotive News, the seat foam ...

BURSCHEID, Germany, Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Adient, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Dow have worked together to produce seat foam for the luxury car manufacturer's vehicles using closed-loop recycled ...

JLR is looking to use recycled content in seat foam to further lower the environmental impact of its future electric cars. The automaker announced in November that it's working with chemical company ...

Automakers could face a shortage of foam used in car seats due to the winter storm that crippled Texas and other states across the U.S. last month. The storm impacted the production of oil refinery ...

DETROIT—Deepening shortages of key auto parts such as microchips and seat foam are combining with packed ports and a cargo crunch to shut down auto assembly lines—even as dealers clamor for inventory ...

Dow Inc. DOW recently announced that JLR has made a significant technical advance in the closed-loop recycling of polyurethane seat foam from used vehicles, successfully reintegrating it into the ...