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Retooling Sets Stage for New Reality 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Tom Murphy
The first rule in show business is to keep the audience wanting more. After an encore or two, if the crowd keeps cheering when the houselights come on, then the show’s a success

News

Ford Studies Soy Oil for Rubber Parts 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Byon Pope
Ford Motor Co. researchers move one step closer to replacing petroleum with soy oil to improve rubber auto parts by making them more environmentally friendly.
Rotary Engine Finally Could Find Home in Future Hybrids 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, David E. Zoia
The rotary engine may have a future after all. Once thought to be the next big thing in automotive powertrains, the rotary, or Wankel, engine largely
Hyundai: Improved Quality Demands Higher Prices 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Christie Schweinsberg
Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. plans to shed its historically low prices as the brand accelerates its quality strides. When our quality is almost equal to (Tier
Intelligent Tires to Debut by 2013 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Drew Winter
Picture this: You have just packed up the minivan and hit the road for a family vacation when the tire-pressure warning light blinks on. Today, you have
Mazda Not Boxed In by Small-Car Design 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Byron Pope
As the '11 Mazda2 took shape, one thing became clear to Mazda Motor Corp.: the boxy, minivan-ish look gaining prominence among today's small cars would

Editorials & Columnists

Pyrrhic Victory Coming for Toyota 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Drew Winter
In August 1987, a McDonnell Douglas MD82 taking off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport crashed and killed more than 150 passengers and crew. Incredibly,
Don't Kiss UAW Goodbye Just Yet 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By John McElroy
Can the United Auto Workers union regain its former glory and become a major force in the labor movement again? You bet it can! It won't be easy, but
It's 1885 All Over Again 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Jerry Flint
More than a century ago, the creators of the new automotive industry tried out every powertrain they could invent and decided the gasoline-fueled, internal-combustion

Suppliers

Cameras, LEDs Lead Hella Recovery 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Tom Murphy
Using innovation as a compass to chart its course, Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. says it has weathered the industry downturn and sees bright prospects for supplying

Materials

IAC Advancing With DIY Materials 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Tom Murphy
Each year, IAC Group North America purchases about 300 million lbs. (136 million kg) of raw materials to produce plastic automotive interior components.

New Wheels

Mercedes' Rescue Mission 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Tom Murphy
Based on alarmingly low sales, the Mercedes-Benz R-Class cross/utility vehicle desperately needs a makeover, the kind associated with television shows
CR-Z Suffers Split Personalities 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Christie Schweinsberg
Much like Sally Field in the movie the new Honda CR-Z hybrid sports coupe is hard to pin down. But unlike the movie character, who suffered multiple identities,
Often Outstanding, Still Outlandish 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Christie Schweinsberg
When it debuted in 2004, the Infiniti QX joined the fray of SUVs that emphasized style at levels not seen since Cadillacs wore fins over substance. With

Articles

EV Sticker Shock 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld The first thing that caught my eye in John McElroy's column about the Nissan Leaf was the price tag (see WAW May '10, p.10). The second was his statement
Volt Charges Up Lear EV Business 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By James M. Amend
Newly reorganized parts supplier Lear Corp., which exited a 4-month trip through bankruptcy in November, says the coming Chevrolet Volt charged up its
Toyota Steadfast in Safety Probe 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Eric Mayne
Despite mounting evidence impli-cating drivers as the wild card in a series of unintended-acceleration allegations that have battered Toyota Motor Corp.'s
BMW In For Long Haul 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Drew Winter
Diesels are beloved in Europe, but many homeland critics say the light-duty diesel engine never will find a place in the heart of the U.S. consumer. They
VW's New Plant So Green, It's White 
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Drew Winter
Every auto maker likes to tout the environmental friendliness of its new plants, but leave it to Volkswagen Group of America to brag that the lights for





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