Future Shock Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Eric Mayne When Americans elected Barack Obama president of the United States, they also signed their consent to undergo shock treatment.
As the nation's dependence on foreign oil goes unabated, the White House has prescribed an attitude adjustment. To reverse this trend and ensure the U.S. remains a global economic power, the Obama Admin. is compelling auto makers to put 1 million electrified vehicles on the road by 2015.
Editorials & Columnists
Yes We Can, Maybe Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, DREW WINTER When President Barack Obama unveiled his new corporate average fuel economy legislation flanked by 10 top auto industry executives, some characterized
Piston Engines Not Done Yet Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, JOHN McELROY Hybrids, Electric Cars, Clean Diesels and Hydrogen Fuel cells look like they're going to be the future of the automobile. But they sure are expensive
Go Ask Alice How to Save GM, Chrysler Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, JERRY FLINT Curiouser and Curiouser is a Phrase from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but now also describes Washington's direction of Detroit. We know the Obama
News
GM to Take Two Plants Off Closure List Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, James M. Amend General Motors Corp. Intends to Take at least two manufacturing sites off a list of 16 unidentified facilities targeted for closure as part of its restructuring,
Saab on Pace for Early Summer Sale Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, David E. Zoia Saab Automobile Expects Soon to narrow its focus to one of three final bidders and complete a sale by early summer, a spokeswoman tells Ward's. The Swedish
Visteon Seeks Court OK to Pay Critical Suppliers Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Tom Murphy Visteon Corp. is Taking the Necessary legal steps to ensure it can continue paying its 2,585 production and non-production suppliers while in Chapter
Ford Advances But Honda Tops Supplier Relations Study Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Byron Pope Ford Motor Co. Continues to Improve its working relationship with its North American suppliers, while Toyota Motor Corp.'s and Honda Motor Co. Ltd.'s
Supplier Outlook Improves in 2011, Study Says Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Tom Murphy Assuming Sales Falling this Year to about 10 million vehicles in the U.S., consulting firm A.T. Kearney expects 13 million units of pent-up demand over
Suppliers
Suppliers Get Grip on AWD Market Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, BY BYRON POPE Suppliers Believe Demand for All-wheel-drive Systems will be stronger than ever once the current recession ends. Until then, they say they'll continue
One-Third of Chrysler Suppliers Distressed Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Tom Murphy Even Before Chrysler LLC Filed for Bankruptcy Protection, its supply base was growing increasingly distressed. In a court affidavit filed in May, Chief
Behind Ward's 10 Best Engines
BMW Diesel Destroys Old Stereotypes Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, BY DREW WINTER You Can be Forgiven if You Think the Word Just doesn't fit with BMW AG's image of performance and luxury. Americans, and even many otherwise astute car
Interiors
Audi At Home in U.S. Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, BY STEVE FINLAY Several Audi AG Staffers from Germany literally made themselves at home with five American families, living with them for six weeks to get consumer information
Details, Quality, Consumer Focus Typify Future Designs Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, James M. Amend Dynamic Interiors Executed with a focus on details, quality and targeting a specific consumer will be the hallmark of tomorrow's vehicles, leading automotive
Lutz Influence at GM Expected For a Generation Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Tom Murphy Bob Lutz Retires from General Motors Corp. at the end of the year, but his influence on vehicle design, particularly in the interiors, will be felt for
Lightweight Interiors Could Bolster Fuel Economy Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Byron Pope Auto Makers and Suppliers Long have endeavored to shave weight from all areas of a vehicle, including the interior. That goal becomes even more important
Luxury Vehicle Interiors for Consumer 2.0 Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Steve Finlay Traditional Luxury-Vehicle Interiors can resemble a Victorian parlor: ornate, dark and stuffy. But there's a shift toward premium interiors that are lighter
Understanding Customer Needs Key to Future Interiors Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Byron Pope In Today's Down Economy, Focusing on every aspect of automotive interiors can mean the difference between a successful product and a complete failure.
Features
Chattanooga Gears Up for 2011 Launch Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, BY DAVID C. SMITH Volkswagen AG Apparently Never got the memo that auto makers should downsize their manufacturing footprint to accommodate dismal sales in the U.S. Instead,
Covering All The Bases Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, BY DAVID E. ZOIA Auto Insiders Have Debated Wheth-er future vehicles will be better off with integrated telematics and electronics systems or engineered simply to accommodate
Misgivings About Metrics Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, BY CHRISTIE SCHWEINSBERG When J.D. Power & Associates Recently announced a first-place tie between the Buick and Jaguar brands, overtaking Toyota and Lexus in its closely watched
INTAKE Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld
Focus On Today I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT YOUR POSITION in your article, Forget the Past. It's Forgotten Us (see WAW April '09, p.40). We spend entirely too
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