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Automotive News Europe, February, 2007 by Ciferri, Luca
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Byline: Luca Ciferri
Fiat Group Automobiles brought the new Bravo to market in record time. The carmaker built no prototypes of the lower-medium hatchback. Instead, designers used computer simulations to develop the car from design freeze to production in 18 months, compared with 23 months for Fiat's last new-car launch, the Grande Punto.
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Harald J. Wester, Fiat's vice president of engineering and design, says virtual engineering will revolutionize product planning. He spoke with Automotive News Europe Chief Correspondent Luca Ciferri at the Bravo introduction in Rome last ...
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