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Articles in Nov, 2004 issue of Automotive Industries

• Growing pains: as the number of suppliers decreases, those left must get bigger. Are they prepared for this escalating growth?
  by Craig Fitzgerald
• Hydrogen Helmsman: Dr. Gerhard Schmidt is steering Ford Motor Company down the hydrogen highway
  by John McCormick
• Dana Corp. increases stake in Japanese sealing venture
• 2004 Toyota Echo
  by John Peter
• Gentex shipping automatic-dimming mirrors for Tacoma
• C[O.sub.2]: hold your breath after 2012?
  by Rob Wilson
• Looks, lux and lighting: loaded '05 Acura RL features an all-wheel-drive system could be the benchmark for luxury performance sedans
  by Rob Wilson
• Gas cylinder scale
• Pleas mom, I'd rather do it myself!
  by Gary Witzenburg
• Shutdown shakeup
  by Steve Dale
• Accord goes hybrid: Honda uses integrated motor assist technology and cylinder deactivation to bring the first V-6 hybrid to market
  by John Peter
• Lean training: Toyota finds faster, more efficient ways to train its employees
• Prime real estate: no more Plain Jane instrument panels: tomorrow's IPs, center stacks and clusters are the next frontier for increasing styling differentiation and customization among brands
  by Carla Kalogeridis
• Turnkey dynos
• Do we actually know what the auto companies earn or lose?
  by Maryann Keller
• Chrysler Group and Magna Steyr enter agreement for Chrysler 300C production
• Turning Ford around
• A tale of two cities: while Paris considers a ban on SUVs, London finds a different way of dealing with the "Chelsea tractors."
  by Anthony Lewis
• Crash avoidance goes high-tech: taking lane departure warning systems to the next level
  by John McCormick
• Dateline
• Machine mount installation
• 2005 Pontiac GTO
  by John Peter
• Why keep on trucking?
  by Nick Houvras
• Protection and taxes: connecting the dots; if you want to save American manufacturing jobs then buy the cars that are manufactured here
  by Ray Windecker
• Composite
• Mazda man: Mark Fields hopes to work his Mazda magic on Ford's Premier Automotive Group
  by Gary Witzenburg
• Shanghai Buick
  by John Peter
• GM fleet and commercial operations: big trucks mean big sales for General Motors
  by Gary Witzenburg
• Molding a Ford GT: Bayer's RRIM molding system creates the front and rear fascias for Ford's supercar
  by Rich Wilson
• Cooper Standard Automotive expands in China
• 2005 Buick LaCrosse
  by Gary Witzenburg
• Ricardo completes expansion of test cell facility
• 2005 industry forecast: analysts weigh in on what the automotive industry can expect from the new year
  by John Peter