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Articles in June, 2005 issue of Automotive Design & Production

• Plastic-intensive vehicle Deja vu?
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Nuts, bolts & paper cuts
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Cadillac's Australian connection
• GM's hybrids: beyond the urban environment
• Hyundai: giving them something to talk about; Introducing the '06 Sonata; This is a sedan with a focus on the American market. This is a sedan that ought to make plenty of people sit up and take notice—and we don't just mean people who are in the mar
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Clean air systems
• A beautiful design: Freeman Thomas' design perception; Affable, imaginative, and, yes, even visionary, Freeman Thomas has taken a new job, as he's now at Ford. Here's what he's done, and what he'll be up to
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Big blue and big brother
• From hard to hearty
• How to deal with steel
  by Wim van Acker
• Ford's digital fusion
• The once and future king: BMW's 3 Series; Just when the competition thought they had it in their sights, BMW raises the sports sedan bar with its 5th Generation 3 Series
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Plastic parts, metallic finish
• If only drivers were as attentive as sensor automation: the ever-moving intersection of needs and technologies has greatly increased the number of sensors in today's cars. Here are some of the latest sensor systems in cars today and in development for the
  by Lawrence S. Gould
• Toward the plug-and-play car: AUTOSAR promises to give automotive electronics what it currently lacks—a plug-and-play environment where software modules work together seamlessly. Ultimately, its ability to redistribute computing power may destroy plu
  by Kermit Whitfield
• 21st century turn signal
• Mercedes goes bananas
• 867-5309
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• How to concentrate
  by Ted Pollock
• Diesels in Detroit
• A force for good : Prodrive's ATD system distributes torque around the vehicle for greater stability and control no matter the driveline layout
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Pedestrian protector
• Electric steering gets a boost: with the move to 42-volt electrical architectures on indefinite hold, OEMs are looking for ways to provide the benefits of electric steering while still using traditional hydraulic systems
  by Kermit Whitfield
• What you may not know about grinding—& ought to
• Treat your suppliers well