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The Portrait Artist

Cars That Think

Only a handful of engineering luminaries know what it feels like to get “The Call” from IEEE Spectrum senior editor Tekla S. She was first assigned the task of profiling some of the most influential and consequential engineers of the last quarter century in 1995, starting with the MOH recipient Lotfi A. Education: B.A.,

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SEAT pushes forward with CNG line-up

Green Car Congress

Plus, the maintenance costs of the TGI models are similar to those of traditional combustion engine vehicles. The Ibiza, the Arona and the Leon are produced at the SEAT plant in Martorell, Spain, while the Mii Ecofuel is manufactured at the Bratislava plant in Slovakia.

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Skoda begins production of second-gen Kodiaq from Kvasiny plant | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

By transferring the production of the new-generation Superb from Kvasiny to Bratislava, Slovakia, the Czech carmaker has created additional capacity at Kvasiny to manufacture the successful Kodiaq and Karoq SUV models. In preparation, the company has made considerable investments into modernising both the production line and welding shop.