Articles from Automotive Design & Production (February 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Accuracy matters: the cost of miscalculating on a program can be expensive for suppliers--devastatingly expensive.	Biggs, Phil		881
CES 2008 by design.	Kelly, Kevin M.		722
Challenges for industry decision makers.	Harbour-Felax, Laurie; Steinkamp, Neil		786
Continental develops reconfigurable multimedia platform.	Kelly, Kevin M.		675
De ja vue: 2009 Nissan Murano; Less overtly sporty and more upscale, the Murano is new from the ground up, yet very familiar.	Sawyer, Christopher A.		648
Field guide: Microsoft Corp.; Microsoft has a tremendous range of technology solutions that may be useful to you--and that you may not know about. Here's a look at what you need to know.	Gould, Lawrence S.	Company overview	2718
Ford quality: not an overnight sensation; while the quality awards that Ford has been racking up of late seem as though there's a sudden comeback in quality, this is something that the company has been working on--relentlessly, consistently--for more than a decade.	Vasilash, Gary S.		1555
GM improves plant upgrade efficiency using 3D laser technology.	Kelly, Kevin M.		525
GM: going electric.	Vasilash, Gary S.	Medical condition overview	1519
Michael Simcoe: from prams to Pontiacs; Designing automobiles wasn't at the top of the consideration list for Michael Simcoe, but his influence will be felt for years to come.	Kelly, Kevin M.		648
Nano blinds for car windows: it has taken 40 years to develop, but infinitely dimmable nano-technology film is finally ready to be used in automotive glazing.	Sawyer, Christopher A.		716
Nanotechnology is all wet.			102
Reading, writing, Drucker.	Vasilash, Gary S.		581
Say you want an Evolution: few cars have the cult-like following of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. One interesting aspect of the vehicle is that it is not only a tuner's dream, but a tech tour de force.	Vasilash, Gary S.		1419
Scratching the surface.	Kelly, Kevin M.		728
Swedish exotica: it's nice to see that Volvo's future product plans are about to catch up with where my dreams were eight years ago.	Sawyer, Christopher A.		666
Teaching Tata.	Sawyer, Christopher A.		385
The Corolla (& Matrix) matters to Toyota: sure, it is a subcompact. But it is one of the best-selling cars on the planet. So it matters much to Toyota Motor Corp. And as Bob Carter, Toyota Motor sales Toyota div. head puts it, "small cars are the seeds of brand loyalty.".	Vasilash, Gary S.		842
The environment heats up in Europe: the European commission recently announced some proposals that could soon ultimately lead to the demise of anything larger than the four-cylinder engine in Europe.	Kimberley, William		1100
The Lexus LX 570: a larger lap of luxury.	Vasilash, Gary S.		1244
The Zeiss METROTOM.			443
What a difference a few years make: it wasn't all that long ago that $1.50/gallon was seemingly expensive.	Vasilash, Gary S.	Editorial	875