Presented manuscript investigates the current sustainability research within the automotive industry, through a comprehensive review of the different studies in vehicles’ life cycle, disposal and end of life analyses, and the different sustainability metrics and models used to quantify the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a new closed‐loop radiative robotic paint curing process that could replace less efficient and bulky convection‐based paint curing processes in automotive manufacturing. Design/methodology/approach – The proposed robotic paint curing...