Automotive Industries

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Articles in May 2004 issue of Automotive Industries

• Part and partnership: BMW and Dana's axle-lent adventure proves profitable for both parties
  by Rich Wilson
• In defense of pushrods
  by Gary Witzenburg
• Camless in Colorado: major OEMs work with Sturman Industries to bring camless IC engines to fruition in this decade
  by Rob Wilson
• Modular fixturing
• Swamped but not sinking: domestic auto makers will need new products and new thinking to keep afloat
  by Ray Windecker
• Three point landing: customers are leveraging skyrocketing steel prices into a leaner supply chain
  by Craig Fitzgerald
• Releasable adhesive backed wire clip
• 2004 Mazda RX-8
  by John Peter
• Pulling in the Punters: Birmingham retools its motor show in an attempt to draw a larger crowd
  by Anthony Lewis
• Transport racks
• Advanced powertrains—what's hot, what's not: Hybrid, fuel cell, "clean" diesel, hydrogen ICE … and the winner is? We talk to advanced powertrain experts and leaders to find out
  by Gary Witzenburg
• Dateline
• Alcan expands to North America
• Where has all the color gone? Whether bold and daring or creatively conservative—interior color is making a comeback
  by Carla Kelogeridis
• China's bubbles
  by Maryann Keller
• Ford opens new Dearborn truck plant
• Let the sun shine in: Chrysler joins the roadster rage with a convertible top-system jointly-developed with manufacturer Karmann
  by John Peter
• 2004 BMW 645 Ci
  by John Peter
• BMW to participate in research project with hydrogen-powered 7 series cars
• Mahle made: engine supplier Mahle becomes its own customer by developing its own 3-cylinder powerplant
  by Jonathan Walker
• Hybrid supply chain: growing group of suppliers contribute parts and technology to the Japanese hybrid fleet
• BTL fuels: path to the hydrogen highway?
  by Rob Wilson
• 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid
  by Gary Witzenburg
• Motorola to build new manufacturing facility in China
• Dynamite driving dynamics: Neues CDC System yon ZF Sachs ist viel sneller als ein Augenblick!
  by Rob Wilson
• The proud and prancing horse: with Maserati on board to grow sales, Ferrari North America can retain its 'mission of exclusivity
  by Gary Witzenburg
• Mileage question
  by John Ousterhout
• Nissan's global ambitions: with a firm handle on North American design innovation, the company's focus is now on freshening European designs
  by John McCormick
• Drawing on experience: Nissan design chief, Shiro Nakamura talks future strategy for Europe and the U.S
  by John McCormick
• Increase displacement to save fuel? for GM powertrain's Fritz Indra, bigger is better
  by Gary Witzenburg
• Cylinders take a snooze: advanced electronic technology can turn a gas guzzling V-8 into a fuel-sipping 4-cylinder, saving two- to five-mpg in one easy step
  by Don Sherman