Posts Tagged ‘general electric’

Chrysler could make profit within 3 years, so says Cerberus

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007
Chrysler's new owner, Cerberus Capital Management, expects the carmaker to return to profitability in roughly three year's time. In a recent interview, Cerberus boss John Snow told reporters "I think you'll see that Chrysler will be in much better shape within three years. This is a plan to get it b......

Water-hating coating could mean easier car washes, more

Friday, April 27th, 2007
Engineers looked at a lotus leaf easily shedding water and said, "Hey, we could do that." And so they did, with a revolutionary coating named superhydrophobic, which simply means it really dislikes water.The technology works by creating a surface with lots of peaks and valleys. These create microsco......

Jay Leno shares making of the EcoJet

Sunday, September 24th, 2006
Jay Leno is giving a behind-the-scenes look at how the EcoJet came about. On Leno's web site, a four minute film shows Leno and Ed Wellburn, GM vice president of global design, discussing the design process of the jet-powered car. A gallery of photos taken during the car's construction document the ......

Fantastic plastic sparks freaky future designs

Friday, April 14th, 2006
Here at Autoblog we are flat-out fascinated by concept cars, the wilder the better. The design shown above is one of the award winners in the Royal College of Art's recent "PLASTicon" project, sponsored by GE Plastics (the creators of lexan and other wonder materials).As you might expect, the creati......