USCAR: The United States Council for Automotive Research

UNITED STATES COUNCIL FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH LLC

Sharing Technology for a Stronger America

Welcome to the website of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC, the collaborative technology organization of Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company.

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About USCAR

The United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) was founded in 1992. Its goal is to further strengthen the technology base of the U.S. auto industry through cooperative research and development.

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Its main focus is to:

Create, support and direct U.S. cooperative research and development to advance automotive technologies.
Be responsive to the needs of our environment and society and include the appropriate public and private stakeholders.

USCAR News

Press Release: USCAR OSRP OFFERS ONLINE OUT-OF-POSITION TESTING AIDS FOR CRASH SIMULATION RESEARCHERS & SUPPLIERS

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Dec. 22, 2011 – The United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR) Occupant Safety Research Partnership (OSRP) recently posted on the USCAR website a series of experiments, test cases for code development and video files to help researchers and suppliers verify and validate out-of-position occupant protection results in crash simulations. [...] Read More

Press Release: USCAR PARTICIPATES IN ERGONOMICS & MANUFACTURING RESEARCH FUNDED BY AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERSHIP CANADA

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 15, 2011 – The United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), the collaborative automotive technology company for Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, will be participating with McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, in a collaborative research project on manufacturing ergonomics, as announced by Automotive Partnership Canada (APC) Aug. 29. [...] Read More

Press Release: USABC AWARDS $9.62 MILLION BATTERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO LG CHEM POWER INC.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 25, 2011 –The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), an organization whose members are Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, today announced the award of a $9.62 million advanced battery technology development contract to LG Chem Power Inc. (LGCPI) in Troy, Mich.

The competitively bid contract award is co-funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and includes a 50 percent cost share by LGCPI. USABC awarded the contract to develop a self-contained, thermally-managed, lithium-ion battery pack system for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) applications. [...] Read More

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ANNOUNCES EXPANDED PARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRY TO ADVANCE NEXT-GENERATION AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Washington, D.C., May 19, 2011 - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced U.S. DRIVE, a cooperative partnership with industry to accelerate the development of clean, advanced, energy-efficient technologies for cars and light trucks and the infrastructure needed to support their widespread use. This partnership is part of DOE's broad strategy to expand the availability of advanced vehicles to American families [...] Read More

Press Release: NEW BOLT-TIGHTENING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED THROUGH USCAR PROMISES GREATER REPEATABILITY

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 28, 2011 – A manufacturing research and development group of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), the collaborative automotive technology research organization of Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, recently made breakthroughs to adapt highly repeatable aerospace bolt-tightening technology for use in automotive manufacturing.

The process, known as real-time ultrasonic control of bolt tightening, uses high frequency [...] Read More

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