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.

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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: USAMP RECEIVES $6 MILLION AWARD FROM DOE FOR ADVANCED HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL PROJECT

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 15, 2013 – The United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC (USAMP), in collaboration with the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP), received a competitively solicited award for $6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its “Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Approach to Development of Lightweight, Third-Generation Advanced High-Strength Steels (3GAHSS)” project. [...] Read More

Press Release: USABC ISSUES AMENDED RFPI FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED BATTERIES FOR 12V START-STOP

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 29, 2012 – Expanding its search among potential developers, the United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization operated by Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has issued an amended request for proposal information (RFPI) for 12-volt start-stop advanced battery development. [...] Read More

Press Release: USAMP MAGNESIUM FRONT-END PROJECT RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT SAVINGS AND PARTS REDUCTION

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 28, 2012 – The United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC (USAMP) recently completed the second phase of its Magnesium Front-End Research and Development (MFERD) Project, resulting in a significant reduction in weight and parts. [...] Read More

Press Release: USABC AWARDS $5.48 MILLION BATTERY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO JOHNSON CONTROLS INC.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 9, 2012 – 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 $5.48 million lithium-ion battery technology development contract to Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls Inc. [...] Read More

Press Release: USCAR'S EWCAP TAKES ITS SHARED CONNECTOR DESIGNS TO THE 'THIRD DIMENSION' WITH 3-D DIGITAL MODELS

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 3, 2012 – It may sound like something from a science fiction movie preview, but there’s nothing fictional about this – 3-D models are coming to a computer near you – brought to you by USCAR’s Electrical Wiring Component Application Partnership (EWCAP). [...] Read More

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