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Articles in Dec 2006 issue of Automotive Design & Production
- Fast performance for performance vehicles
by William Kimberley - After the turnaround: the launch of the 2007 Infiniti G35 Sedan, Nissan Altima and Sentra mark the start of Nissan's defense of its recent gains
by Christopher A. Sawyer - When low-cost country sources aren't inexpensive
by Melissa Anderson - 2007 Hyundai Elantra: wherein Hyundai gives other small sedan makers 13,995 reasons to lose sleep
by Christopher A. Sawyer - 12 golden rules of top performing automotive suppliers
by Erkut Uludag - Assembling cars in Belgium; If you think that Belgium is dominated by just beer and chocolates, think again. Sure, the country has built a strong reputation as a confectionary leader, but one region is trying to keep a toehold in another crucial industry:
by Kevin M. Kelly - Fast face mills
- Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra: function trumps form; The call came from on high to move up production for GM's new full-size pickups, a communique most engineers would take with trepidation. But the GMT-900 team responded with a strong voice, telling man
by Kevin M. Kelly - Control systems in a package: going "lean" goes beyond production management. It even affects several aspects of control systems hardware, software, and application development
by Lawrence S. Gould - High-temp fuel cell
- VW's model moves
by Gary S. Vasilash - Return to first principles: we have forgotten whyother than getting from here to therewe drive cars and trucks, and what we can do to make them significantly better
by Christopher A. Sawyer - Ford's new multi-use element
by Gary S. Vasilash - Alan Taub: GM's science guy
by Kevin M. Kelly - The '07 Ford Edge: is this the most important vehicle in ford's lineup? [Yes.]
by Gary S. Vasilash - Faster is better
by Gary S. Vasilash - Hard truths for the holiday
by Gary S. Vasilash - Nine lessons the auto industry can learn from the 787 Dreamliner: when the company's survival is on the line you can do what you've done better, or do something different. Boeing chose different
by Christopher A. Sawyer - The talent pool deepens
by Kevin M. Kelly - Audi: powerful competitor; By rolling out two more vehicles in its performance S series, this German automaker is strengthening its position in the U.S. market
by Gary S. Vasilash