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New BMW Brilliance engine plant with light metal foundry in China; high-voltage battery production to come

Green Car Congress

BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) opened a new engine plant with a light metal foundry in Shenyang today. The new location will produce the latest generation of the BMW TwinPower Turbo three and four-cylinder gasoline engines and forms part of the BBA production network based in Shenyang in Northeastern China.

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Video Friday: Tensegrity Wheels

Cars That Think

Adaptive Robotics Lab ] Meet GE Aerospace’s Sensiworm (Soft ElectroNics Skin-Innervated Robotic Worm), a highly intelligent, acutely sensitive soft robot that could serve as extra sets of eyes and ears for Aerospace service operators inside the engine. GE ] Why not Zoidberg? The compact design allows for easy placement on a desktop.

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