Automotive Industries

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Articles in Jan 2003 issue of Automotive Industries

• How global platforms affect suppliers - Inside Line - nearly all of 16 global platforms topping 1 million unit mark for 2007 will have their base design centered outside North America - Brief Article
• GM Hydrogen3 - Cars Worth Noting - General Motors/Opel's HydroGen3 - Brief Article
  by John Peter
• Magna cautious about China - Supply Side - Magna International Inc - Brief Article
• Micro-Fit connectors - New Products
• American Axle & Manufacturing files shelf registration statement - Supply & Demand: North America - Brief Article
• Tiger Telematics restructures European costs - Supply & Demand: Europe - Brief Article
• PPG protects: paint and coating supplier develops new clearcoats to improve paint protection - Supplier Technology - PPG Industries
  by Richard T. Wilson
• The Epsilon solution: GM's fresh interpretation of the global-car gambit aimed at winning back lost mid-size customers - Cover Story
  by Don Sherman
• Smart storage: JCI's overhead system allows a driver to customize their overhead area - Supply Side - customized storage systems from Johnson Controls Inc
  by Andrea Wielgat
• Brake pad attachment system - New Products
• Mayflower wins $50 million contract - Supply & Demand: North America - Brief Article
• TI Automotive acquires Pierburg's electric fuel pump division - Supply & Demand: Europe - Kolbenschmidt Pierburg AG - Brief Article
• Silver reigns supreme: most popular North American vehicle colors - Supplier Technology - Brief Article - Illustration
• Making Chevy great again: with a firm grasp on its heritage and a detailed plan for its future, Chevrolet is poised to return to prominence - Product
  by Ken Gross
• Global suppliers need to catch up to global platforms - Opinion & Analysis: Supplier Insight - Column
  by Michael Robinet
• Digital Test Stand - New Products
• Fre-Bar announces name change - Supply & Demand: North America - new name is Bar's Products - Brief Article
• Delphi reports revenue in China up 35 percent - Supply & Demand: Asia - Brief Article
• Is share erosion inevitable? - Opinion & Analysis
  by Ray Windecker
• The balance of power: U.S. automakers push power and torque ever higher to be competitive. But what about emissions, economy and other design targets? - Process
  by Gary Winzenburg
• Computer module - New Products
• High thrust servo actuators - New Products
• Dana Corporation completes sale of DCC subsidiaries - Supply & Demand: North America - Dana Credit Corp - Brief Article
• GM and FedEx test fuel cell vehicles in Japan - Supply & Demand: Asia - liquid hydrogen fueled automobile - Brief Article
• Deja auto: I have seen these cars before - The Fast Lane
  by Rob Wilson
• Dateline - Calendar
• The human/machine interface: technology stokes both the fires of driver distraction and the solutions that keep it manageable - Product
  by John McCormick
• Proportional valve - New Products
• Laser adjustment plate - New Products
• SPX Contech wins Jeep Grand Cherokee contract - Supply & Demand: North America - supply contract for aluminum die-cast rack and pinion housing - Brief Article
• Ford builds small car in China - Supply & Demand: Asia - Brief Article
• Welcome to the Al team - Editorial
  by Gerry Kobe
• Fasteners become job specific: Emhart's growth revolves around it becoming a "systems solutions" supplier - International Trends
• Hy-Wire act: GM's drive-by-wire, fuel cell-powered prototype proves it's just a matter of time before zero emissions vehicles are a reality - Product
  by John Peter
• High-temperature accelerometer - New Products
• Integrated Barcoding Systems partners with FieldCONNECT Inc - Supply & Demand: North America - Brief Article
• Honda invests $30 million in engine plant - Supply & Demand: North America - Brief Article
• Letters - Letter to the Editor
• We're growing - six new editors join staff of Automotive Industries
• Why aren't investors buying the auto stocks? - Opinion & Analysis: The Business
  by Maryann Keller
• Flexible flyers: GM's C-Flex process allows on-the-fly model changes and changeovers without new tooling and without skipping a beat - Process - flexible manufacturing system is key to success of General Motors' Global platform strategy
  by John Peter
• Diaphragm valve - New Products
• PolyOne to sell stake in Techmer PM, LLC joint venture - Supply & Demand: North America - Brief Article
• Delco Remy to close Indiana manufacturing operations - Supply & Demand: North America - Brief Article
• The money's out there - Kobe's Beef - new products and services for automobile manufacturers and dealers to consider - Column
  by Gerry Kobe
• Peugeot breaks sales trend, sees increase in sales - International Trends - PSA Peugeot Citroen
• Next contract could be historic - Opinion & Analysis: Manufacturing
  by Ron Harbour
• Brain power: investing in intellectual capital in the auto supplier industry—the one asset where there isn't excess capacity - Supplier Business
  by Jason C. Brewer
• Brushless DC & gear motors - New Products
• Ricardo opens Detroit Technology Campus - Supply & Demand: North America - Brief Article
• Metaldyne and DaimlerChrysler joint venture - Supply & Demand: North America - Brief Article
• Safety sells in Europe - International Trends - safety of cars determined using European New Car Assessment Program crash tests
  by Anthony Lewis
• 2003 Subaru Baja - Cars Worth Noting - Brief Article
  by Andrea Wielgat
• Class clone: Ford engineers take a blast from the past, infuse it with Ferrari DNA and create the ultimate supercar - Process - Ford GT
  by John Peter
• Ultraviolet LED - New Products
• Dupont and KCC formalize cooperative coatings agreement - Supply & Demand: North America - Brief Article
• TASI announces new business group - Supply & Demand: Europe - Brief Article
• Denso's research priorities - International Trends - question and answer session with Denso Corp's R&D Director, Masami Manabe - Interview
• 2003 VW Beetle Cabriolet - Cars Worth Noting - Brief Article
  by Brent Haight
• ZF shifts gears: ZF prepares for 6-speed invasion, expands in North America and launches a new CVT - Supply Side - ZF Friedrichshafen AG
  by Andrea Wielgat
• Pneumatic hand pump - New Products
• Johnson Controls licenses Steelcase's Leap Seating - Supply & Demand: North America - Brief Article
• Collins & Aikman acquire plant from Delphi - Supply & Demand: Europe - Brief Article