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Articles in April, 2006 issue of Automotive Design & Production

• Options in rapid prototyping technology
  by Lawrence S. Gould
• The death of the supply base is greatly exaggerated
  by Kim Korth
• Power shift
• Engineering the Q7: because Audi developed its SUV after the VW Touareg and Porsche Cayenne, they were able to make the changes necessary to make theirs distinctly Audi
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• The new automotive landscape in China: local players get in the game
  by Vivian Zheng
• Saturn turns green
• Multi-purpose motorheads; In less than 40 years, Weber Automotive has evolved into a multi-national powertrain component supplier. Next on its agenda: the design, development, and supply of complete engines for automotive and recreational use
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• The other crisis
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Siemens gives braking systems a wedgie
• Dream car garage: what do you do after more than 30 years in the auto industry engineering vehicles under OEM restrictions and timetables? You build your own car to OEM standards in your garage
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Where math meets the Golden Rule: while some companies proffer their customer satisfaction surveys as proof of how good they really are, Fred Reichheld thinks satisfaction may be nice but it is wholly insufficient for companies that would like to have sus
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Denso is seriously green
• Making adjustments
• Listen to the future
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• An on-board hydrogen storage breakthrough?
• Speaking European at Ford
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Gearboxes for supercars
  by William Kimberley
• MSC.Software centralizes initial analyses
• The '07 VW GTI: another name for schnell
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• The undeniable strengths of Saab
• Caterpillar reinvents the lead-acid battery
• Taking a look at some new chipmaking tech : here are some new developments that you may find to be important for your machining operations
• The return of Bernhard?
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Cleaner tool steel is better
• Introducing the 2007 Lexus ES 350 the car from the "king of kaizen"
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Results matter. Numbers don't
• Vehicle sensors gain affordability
• Mahle's portable digital testing assistant
• Cost-effective & simple bottleneck buster