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NAIAS 2017: Stinger gives Kia a fast, nimble sedan
2017-01-09
Kia's racy 2018 Stinger is the brand's first rear-drive and AWD sedan.
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New SAE standard focuses on manufacturing management
2014-08-20
A soon-to-be-published SAE International standard, AS6500, is designed to encourage suppliers and OEMs to put more focus on manufacturability during the early phases of a product’s life cycle. The objective: more reliable, affordable, and on-schedule weapon systems.
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Dongfeng Nissan announces new Venucia design center (video)
2014-08-06
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Volvo’s Rapid Strategy aims at 20-month vehicle development
2014-10-24
Increased reliance on virtual tools, decoupled systems development, and common vehicle and powertrain architectures are keys to the revitalized Volvo Car meeting its goal of selling 800,000 units a year. A senior engineer details the strategy.
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Porsche expands Weissach R&D campus, consolidates electronics engineering
2014-07-20
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Global EDI system designed for ERP
2014-07-11
Infor Automotive Exchange from Infor is an electronic data interchange (EDI) and release accounting system designed specifically for automotive tier suppliers.
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EcoCAR 3 teams work to improve fuel economy, reduce emissions of Chevy Camaro
2014-07-09
Sixteen university teams from the U.S. and Canada will revamp a Chevrolet Camaro into an energy-efficient, eco-smart muscle car without compromise to the vehicle's performance, utility, and safety.
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OEMs expand testing of FEV variable-compression ratio engine
2016-07-15
Validation testing of the new 2-step VCR by several OEMs has been successful to date and is expanding, as the industry examines more sophisticated solutions to meet CO2 regulations.
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VW deploys MQB strategy on new Golf and GTI amid launch issues
2014-08-06
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Lighter Volvo XC90 is engineered for "premium cool"
2015-07-15
The all-new 2016 XC90 is built on the mixed-materials SPA chassis and includes PHEV propulsion among its 4-cylinder-only powertrain packages. It shows the future direction of Volvo cars—including automated driving.
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Jaguar turns marketing speak into engineering reality for XE
2015-06-05
The beginnings of the new compact sedan can be traced back to the slightly ethereal, emotional, even psychological world of marketing.
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2016 Camaro: GM unleashes its lighter, faster Mustang competitor
2015-05-18
Using the benchmark Alpha mixed-materials architecture that it pioneered on Cadillac ATS, GM takes over 200 lb out of the admittedly overweight 2015 Camaro and adds its first turbocharged four-cylinder powertrain.
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Partnership to facilitate flow of innovation from Silicon Valley to auto industry
2014-06-27
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2016 Honda Civic targets Audi A3, drives new modular-engineering strategy
2015-04-09
Honda’s next-generation Civic will debut a sporty new design language, more efficient and spirited powertrains—and serve as the lead application for Honda’s new Global Compact platform that will also underpin the next-generation Accord as well as the HR-V crossover.
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Elon, Henry, and the mastery of manufacturing
2016-05-26
Elon Musk has yet to create a sufficiently robust manufacturing organization to pull off his plans to build 1 million Tesla cars per year by 2020.
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IAC opens new tech center in Shanghai
2014-06-10
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Teams make unique statements at 2014 Formula SAE Michigan
2014-06-04
The 109 open-wheel racecar originals competing at the 2014 Formula SAE Michigan event were created and built by collegiate students eager to show the results of their product development decisions.
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Problems persist for vehicle owners using technology, J.D. Power study finds
2014-06-19
Lack of voice recognition and clumsy Bluetooth pairing were cited by owners of new vehicles as being among the most common type of problems they experience in the first 90 days of vehicle ownership, according to the J.D. Power 2014 Initial Quality Study (IQS).
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New China tech center is TRW's largest worldwide
2014-06-09
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Daimler and Renault-Nissan marriage bears rear-engined offspring
2015-03-11
Collaborative projects between OEMs can be surprising, as evidenced by the Daimler and Renault-Nissan link and its latest A-segment products — said to be the first of more joint developments.
