Automotive Industries

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Articles in Sept 2002 issue of Automotive Industries

• A merger of equals: manufacturing VP Tom Lasorda builds unity between management and the rank and file - Management Q&A - Interview: DaimlerChrysler's manufacturing strategy - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Getting to the bottom line of e-business: a new paradigm in the automotive industry has suppliers shopping for e-business solutions - Supplier Business - E-commerce procurement process can reduce transaction costs by 73% - Statistical Data Included
  by Doug Wiescinski
• Van Dorn Demag forms alliance with Demag Ergotech - Supply and Demand - North America marketing, sales and service alliance - International Pages - Brief Article
• China and Turkey lead global growth - The Inside Line - Global annual vehicle production report - Government Activity - International Pages - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• High hopes for Hy-wire: GM, suppliers plan a profitable fuel cell, by-wire vehicle by 2020 - The Supply Side - New by-wire technology used in auto steering, braking and other systems - International Pages - Product Development - Brief Article - Statistica
  by Andrea Wielgat
• East Penn and Banner announce venture - Supply and Demand - New customer service joint venture - Brief Article
• Used car values matter - The Business - Auto companies expand used car sector - International Pages - Brief Article
  by Maryann Keller
• Higher lift cams may come at a higher price: Crane Technologies is feeling the pinch of the recently imposed steel tariffs - The Supply Side - U.S. domestic steel industry protected against dumping of cheap imported steel - Government Activity - Internati
  by John Peter
• Letters - Infrastructure of automotive recyclers - International Pages - Brief Article - Letter to the Editor
• Tough bargaining ahead - Editorial - Canadian Auto Workers' collective bargaining talks with Big Three - International Pages - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
  by Gerry Kobe
• Manufacturing progress is worth noting - Manufacturing - North American and Japanese automotive manufacturers' plant productivity and capacity utilization - International Pages - Brief Article
  by Ron Harbour
• Suppliers fall into the gap - Supplier Insight - Big 3 automakers confront OEMs, low cost international sourcing, labor union contracts and vertical integration - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
  by Michael Robinet
• Indictment of journalism - Kobe's Beef
  by Gerry Kobe
• IT's e-business. And it's transforming how a car's life cycle is managed - Product Lifecycle Management tools - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• 2003 Honda Odyssey - Cars Worth Noting - Has new dual sliding power doors - International Pages - Brief Article - Product Announcement
  by John Peter
• Inverter for powering automotive LCDs - New Products - New fully-encapsulated DCAC inverter - Brief Article - Product Announcement
• GM sees Asian growth in numbers - International Trends - General Motors Asia's new products, all-wheel-drive, V-8 powered recreational crossover vehicle - International Pages - Product Development - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
  by Andrea Wielgat
• 2003 Pontiac Vibe - Cars Worth Noting - GM's new Vibe has 1.8L 130 hp engine - Brief Article - Product Announcement
  by John Peter
• Servo K-BEAM accelerometer - New Products - New high-precision accelerometer is analog force feedback sensor - Brief Article - Product Announcement
• First European Mazda comes to Paris - New Product - New 5-passenger hatchback seen at Paris Motor Show - International Pages - Brief Article - Product Announcement
• 2002 Holden Monaro CV8 - Cars Worth Noting - GM's Holden Monaro CV8 has 5.7L V8, 302 hp engine and 6-speed manual transmission - International Pages - Brief Article - Product Announcement
  by Andrea Wielgat
• Custom wire harness - New Products - Custom fabricated wire harnesses - Brief Article
• Toyota and Nissan cooperate on hybrid technologies - International Trends - Japanese joint development of hybrid powertrain systems - International Pages - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
  by Andrea Wielgat
• Bright ideas: suppliers and automakers put on their thinking caps to develop enlightening technology for '03 vehicle - Cover Story - Honda Accord's new Touch by Voice telematics system - International Pages - Product Announcement - Statistical Data Includ
  by Andrea Wielgat
• Akzo Nobel acquires Ferro powder - Supply and Demand - Ferro Corp. sells powder coatings operations - International Pages - Brief Article
• Aluminum use to be limited in Japan during next decade - Asia Report - Auto aluminization rate to rise 10% by 2010 - International Pages - Statistical Data Included
• BMW listening: the prestigious German automaker plans to strengthen supplier ties and is looking for interested mid-size U.S. suppliers - Supplier Business - BMW AG's seeks more mid-sized suppliers in North America
  by John McCormick
• B&B and Starr join forces - Supply and Demand - New partnership over performance and diagnostic software - Brief Article
• Mitsubishi's three pillars of European survival - Europe Report - Toyota has 3.8% market share in Europe - International Pages - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
  by Anthony Lewis
• In search of a new Yugo: can a global automaker resurrect the company destroyed by bombs and a bad image? - Supplier Business - Toyota Peugeot Citroen Automobile formed - Government Activity - International Pages - Statistical Data Included
  by Tony Lewis
• A. Schulman approves plant - Supply and Demand - New $7.4 mn high-performance plastic compounds plant in Dongguan, China - International Pages - Brief Article