Showdown With California May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Tom Murphy Arnold Schwarzenegger played The Terminator in his most famous acting role, a cyborg sent from the future to destroy mankind.
Today, as governor of California, his mission is to preserve it. And like the good cyborg he portrayed in the sequel, he is determined to save humanity from evil machines.
Much like it has the past 30 years, Schwarzenegger's California wants to lead the way with tough environmental regulations that slice tailpipe emissions, boost air quality and, most importantly, dramatically reduce greenhouse gases to stave off global warming.
News
Chrysler Stands By Chery Partnership May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Eric Mayne Chrysler Llc Is Committed To Its small-car partnership with Chery Automobile Co. Ltd., but the Chinese auto maker won't get any free passes just because
Infamous Chicken Tax Ripe for Plucking May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, James M. Amend The U.S. is Planning to Restart Free-trade negotiations with Thailand after a 4-year hiatus, and America's hefty tariff on truck imports likely will occupy
DOE Asks Industry to Fix U.S. Energy Outlook May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, David E. Zoia A High-ranking Department of Energy official gives automotive engineers a pat on the back and a gentle push from behind at a panel discussion on the state
Honda Adds Touring Trim, Sees Pilot Sales of 140,000 Annually May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Christie Schweinsberg When Surveyed by American Honda Motor Co. Inc. on desirable attributes for the next-generation Pilot, owners asked for more room in the third row and
Ford Confirms Essex Plant to Build New Engine May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Eric Mayne with Byron Pope Ford Motor Of Canada Ltd. Makes official plans to launch a new engine program at its mothballed Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, ON, Canada. Joe Hinrichs,
German Supplier Finally Gets NA Tech Center May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Tom Murphy It Took Nearly a Decade, But German supplier Kolbenschmidt Pierburg AG finally has a key missing piece to fill its global facilities puzzle: a North American
Miller Says Delphi Strong, Just Needs Capital May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Tom Murphy Delphi Corp.'s 2-Year Journey through bankruptcy has been long and tortuous, but Chairman Robert Miller says the supplier will emerge a better, stronger
Editorials & Columnists
Biofuels Must Be Supported May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, DREW WINTER According to the Book Zoom, which analyzes the role cars and energy play in the global economy, Osama Bin Ladin gave a speech a few years ago he called
What the Greens Want Next May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, JOHN McELROY If the Auto Industry Thinks it's going to have a hard time meeting U.S. fuel-economy mandates or European limits on carbon-dioxide emissions, it ain't
Inflation: Auto Industry's Latest Woe May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, JERRY FLINT MY WIFE LIKES A BANANA AT BREAKFAST In Manhattan, where I live, pushcarts sell fruits and vegetables, and it's easier to buy a banana from a stand than
Materials
Mann+Hummel Shows Plastic Oil Pan May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, BY TOM MURPHY German Supplier Mann+hummel GmbH says it will begin production in Queretaro, Mexico, of a plastic oil pan that can be 35% lighter than a conventional
Letters
Letters May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld
EMT Weighs In I COULDN'T AGREE MORE WITH YOUR article, Milage, Safety, Affordability: Pick Two (see WAW April '08, p.3). I have yet to see an American-designed
New Wheels
A Wagon With Style May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, BY DAVID E. ZOIA A Stigma to Some, Haute Couture to others. That's the nature of the station wagon, which for many Americans dredges up images of '60s-era family road
Product Matches Purpose May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, BY JAMES M. AMEND The '08 Saturn Astra Most Likely will puzzle American consumers with its European flavor, and perhaps General Motors Corp. should have ironed out a few
Legend in the Making May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, BY MIKE SUTTON Hailing from Tochigi, Japan, and weighing in at a polished tailpipe less than a small SUV, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd's '09 GT-R sports coupe at first seems
SAE World Congress Round Up
No Urea Needed May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, BY DAVID E. ZOIA A 4-Year-old Canadian Upstart Says it has the answer to meeting tough oxides of nitrogen diesel-emissions standards on the books for 2010 without having
Two Plug-In SUVs Coming This Year from FEV, Raser May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Tom Murphy FEV Inc. and Raser Technologies Inc. say two extended-range plug-in series hybrid-electric fullsize SUVs will be on the road by the end of the year, both
Hella Highlights Emissions Reductions May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Mike Sutton As the Industry Copes with Everstringent emissions and fuel economy standards, Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. is touting incremental gains in electronics technologies
Vehicle Drowsiness Detectors Headed for Mainstream May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Drew Winter Auto Makers and Suppliers have been showing off devices aimed at waking up sleepy or distracted drivers for years, but while most of us apparently were
New Foam Touted as Lightweight Solution to Noise May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Drew Winter Build a Better Mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door. Henkel Corp.'s brand new high-damping foam will not solve auto makers' weight and
FEV Concepts Advance Engine Downsizing, Flexibility May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Mike Sutton As Satisfying Upcoming Fuel Economy and emissions regulations will require the internal-combustion engine to be fitted with numerous advanced technologies,
Regulatory Pressure Boosting Turbocharger Sales May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Eric Mayne While the Mad Dash to Improve Fuel economy is expected to double global demand for turbocharged engines by 2013, unit sales of turbochargers will triple,
Interiors
Fashion's Influence May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Byron Pope Anthony Prozzi, interior design manager for the upcoming Ford Flex cross/utility vehicle, drew upon his years of experience in the fashion industry, including
Navigating OEM Ranks May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Byron Pope TomTom NV is gratified at its success in the personal-navigation system aftermarket, but infiltrating the auto industry at the OEM level is proving more
All Hands on DECS May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Tom Murphy Lear Corp. will manufacture seats within two years for two U.S. production vehicles using new technology that will cut the weight of the foam in half
Cockpits Targeted May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Eric Mayne Chrysler LLC literally is putting its product-development personnel in the driver's seat with the establishment of a team tasked with generating new cockpit
Features
THE STORY BEHIND WARD'S 10 BEST ENGINES May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, BY GARY WITZENBURG A Complex but Happy Marriage GM 2-mode hybrid unites V-8, EVT, two electric motors and 4-speed automatic. It was January When Tim Grewe Left General Electric
MiTAC Targets Low-End Nav Market May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, BY BYRON POPE Global Navigation Systems Typically are found in mid- to high-end vehicles, but MiTAC International Corp. means to change that by making the technology
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