Automotive Design & Production

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Articles in Jan 2008 issue of Automotive Design & Production

• Chevy's $100,000 Corvette
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Motion controller
• Wet deburring system
• Don't batten down the hatches: those who thought 2007 was a difficult year in the auto business should prepare for another battering, as 2008 is likely to be even worse
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Honda's FCX Clarity: the future of transportation is clear; Honda has been building fuel cell vehicles since 1999. Think of them as science projects. But now it is going to be offering a model in southern California for a $600/month lease
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Solid carbide thread mills
• Gearboxes and the challenges of racing: although they were once not thought about much, the abilities, functions, and packaging of transmissions are key in racing today
  by William Kimberley
• The ultimate design machine: BMW Designworks; Yes, they work on vehicle designs for BMW. But as a leading design firm, they're taking on plenty of things that don't have wheels and tires
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Photoelectric sensor
• The economic crisis—and beyond: 2008 is going to be a tough year for vehicle manufacturers. But you can't lose sight of the demands of tomorrow
  by Melissa Anderson
• A brief history of smart: production car as fashion statement
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• IP printer system
• The ABCs of successful M & As: finding a successful formula for buying or being bought is something more automotive companies ought to consider
  by Laurie Harbour-Felax
• The '08 Malibu: serious this time; It seems that every time a car maker comes out with a midsize sedan it is "better than a Camry or an Accord" or some variant thereof. Chevy has said it in the past. But with the '08 Malibu, they are putting mor
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Industrial vending
• Advancing interiors: bringing OEMs and consumers into the future requires an avant-garde interior wrapped in a non-denominational exterior, says Faurecia's Robert Fitzpatrick
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Plastics: playing for time? Caught off guard by the ferocity with which steel defended its turf, the plastics industry is regrouping to tell automakers its side of the materials story
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• The fuel efficiency follies: you can't save your way out of petroleum dependency anymore than you can save your way into prosperity
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• The incredible shrinking Hummer
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• On-demand ERP is here; Look what's gaining traction in enterprise resource planning: a new way to run it offsite
  by Lawrence S. Gould
• Tough love: what are the causes of the fall from the heights of the Big Three? Well, although Peter DeLorenzo doesn't exactly claim it, a few of the Seven Deadly Sins come to mind
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• SOFC: the other fuel cell
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Alfing AL series
• Compact Power delivers
• IBM works to expand the reach of PLM
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Optical sensor
• More than elementary savings
• Baltimore builds GM's 2-mode
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Tool holding system
• Going green: the challenges & the solutions
  by Kevin M. Kelly