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Articles in April 2003 issue of Automotive Industries

• LEDs move forward in Japan
• Are there immediate opportunities for door modules? . make up just over 14 percent of all side doors of vehicles produced in North America
• Living in a material world: advanced technologies are opening doors for new materials
  by Brent Haight
• Battery post terminals
• Ricardo acquires Tarragon
• Kolbenschmidt Pierburg takes over piston business
• Flat says no dividend
  by Andrea Wielgat
• Good plants, like art, don't just happen
  by Ron Harbour
• Color me core competency: paint and coatings suppliers tailor make services for customers
  by Rich Wilson
• Custom electro magnets
• Phase two of Ford/Peugeot diesel JV
• Letters
• BMW, Brilliance China form venture
  by Andrea Wielgat
• General Motors and fiat: it never made any sense
  by Maryann Keller
• Forward march: LED-powered headlights are just over the horizon
  by John Peter
• Torque-controlled wrenches
• Continental and Bosch form Coalition
• It's a waste
  by Gerry Kobe
• Toyota cuts board
  by Andrea Wielgat
• Pressure on electronics component suppliers is building
  by Paul Hansen
• Wanted: lower tier supplier innovation; the auto environment is still unfriendly to supplier advancements
  by Craig M. Fitzgerald
• Spool-type grease valve
• GenCorp sells German mixing facility
• All the space you need: satellites + terrestrial = complete coverage
• Ford to export from Thailand
  by Andrea Wielgat
• 2003 Honda Accord
  by Gerry Kobe
• Ambitious Australia: the land down under has big plans for niche market
  by Anthony Lewis
• Pedal effort load cells
• Mitsubishi to use German engine in Japan Colt
• Satellite telematics: industry prepares to launch the next big step in mobile communications
  by Gary Witzenburg
• Japan production
  by Andrea Wielgat
• 2004 Chrysler Pacifica
  by John Peter
• Female revival: auto industry women break down male barriers
  by Anthony Lewis
• Hand-held engine tachometer
• Renault accelerates Russian expansion
• Japanese production capacity now the right size
• 2004 Chrysler Crossfire
  by John Peter
• Creating quite a stir: Tower is developing technology for joining aluminum that could change the way cars are made
  by John Peter
• MACSTEEL announces expansion
• GM to invest $60 million in India tech center
• Renault's 'Rocky Road in Romania'
  by Anthony Lewis
• Dateline
• Steel the one: the steel industry offers solutions for an auto industry bent on trimming cost and weight
  by Rob Wilson
• AVL acquires Schrick GmbH
• Nissan enters China SUV market
• Material choices make for choice situation
• Four-C finds its fit: Volvo's Continuously Controlled Chassis Concept is included on the new S60 R and V70 R
  by Brent Haight
• Russian return: investment begins to flow back into the Russian auto industry
  by Andrea Wielgat
• 2003 Ad
  by Lindsay Brooke
• Delphi to supply suppression systems to GM
• Subaru cars to adopt G-Book
• Japan gets wise
  by Gerry Kobe
• Satellite advancement: Boeing uses satellites to increase telematics coverage
  by Gary Witzenburg
• Merger payoff: Chrysler products finally benefit from family technology
  by John Peter
• Prestige vehicles—differing paths
  by Ray Windecker
• JCI signs seat contract
• Toyota to invest in Indonesia