Automotive Design & Production

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Articles in August 2005 issue of Automotive Design & Production

• Why consumer research matters to suppliers
  by John Cleveland
• Looking @ Subaru's B9 Tribeca
• Looking @ the Chevy HHR: meant to compete with products including the Scion xB, Honda Element, and, yes, the Chrysler PT Cruiser, this vehicle not only provides Chevy with still another competitive vehicle in the small-size arena, but it further leverages
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• The future of electronics at Audi
  by William Kimberley
• Assembly 101
• Magneti Marelli redefines rear suspension design: multi-link independent rear suspensions have numerous advantages, but cost isn't one of them. A flexible new design out of Italy, however, promises all of the benefits and none of the compromises at a lowe
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Look what's cooking at Dana
• Lean work area on wheels
• Chassis considerations: whereas chassis considerations were once rather mechanical and discrete, today the name of the game includes electronics and systems-level integration. Here are some things to think about
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Aluminum: the answer in the safety vs. fuel economy debate?
• Change times two
• SAAB expands: can an SUV built in moraine, Ohio, USA, be a bona-fide SAAB? Well, the division of general motors is finding out as it expands the brand with an SUV that has its roots in a platform engineered for Chevrolet and other domestic nameplates but
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Nissan's intelligent plant
• Volvo drops its top
• Big plastic panels done in one
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• High-efficiency Hondas
• TI Automotive opens $30-million plant in Georgia
• The natural choice: mixing natural fibers like hemp and kenaf with thermoplastics put FlexForm on the map—and in the door panels of Chrysler's Sebring convertible. However, the combination of rising oil prices and exterior applications could drive it
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Speeding telematics development
• Ford's new face in NASCAR
• Directly speaking about direct injection: direct injection is the coming technology for both gasoline and diesel engines, according to Bosch. How quickly it arrives depends on overcoming some technical hurdles, and convincing automakers and consumers that
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Light speed Lexus
• Ford gets tougher in trucks
• What you need to know about blade systems: blade systems are compact and efficient compute servers that primarily save space and power, infrastructure, and compute management. Blades also cut costs. Here's how
  by Lawrence S. Gould
• Unconventional innovation
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Awesome in aluminum
• Ultracapacitors getting more competitive
• Learning Chinese: the Europeans think we're nuts, but Americans will buy products from anywhere, as long as the quality is good
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Going east: auto industry growth in Russia
  by Jurgen Reers
• Crash sensors that hear
• Microsoft's next generation