Man's ability to form metal into useful shapes dates back thousands of years; however, over the last century our metal-forming technologies have dramatically improved. Modern cars are proof of that. See more »

There was a time when all cars were entirely hand-built -- assembled one at a time until each one was complete and then it was on to the next one. Automotive production lines changed that forever. See more »

In the auto industry, the quality control process starts long before the first cars ever roll off the assembly line. In fact, by that point, most of the kinks have already been worked out. See more »

Carbon fiber is one of the lightest and strongest materials used in auto manufacturing; however, it's expensive and time consuming to produce. Has it already been replaced by something better? See more »

Henry Ford's Model T factory revolutionized the ways cars were built in the 20th century. What are five of the latest auto manufacturing trends that keep modernizing the industry? See more »

Several materials have long been used to create some common and unexpected automobile parts, but a few new substances are gaining ground in the industry. Which materials are used the most in auto manufacturing? See more »

Nobody wants a car that looks (or feels) like it was hastily put together at the factory. But are automakers really paying more attention to the details now than they were in the past? See more »

There's a deep level of our brain that controls survival functions, like hunger, breathing, and fight-or-flight responses. It's called the reptilian brain. Oddly enough, it chooses the cars we buy, too. See more »

In the first part of this series about sustainable transportation, I described many alternatives to cars that we will need to expand if we want to substantially decrease the negative environmental impact of transportation. See more »