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Zero Fatalities 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Drew Winter
Volvo wants to eliminate vehicle deaths by 2020. Other auto makers are getting on board. Can it be done?
Black Boxes Could Be Courtroom Savior or Slayer for Toyota 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Christie Schweinsberg
Electronic data recorders, commonly known as black boxes, could blow the lid off unintended acceleration allegations against Toyota Motor Corp. Typically,

News

GM Called Out for NUMMI Closure 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, David E. Zoia and James M. Amend
General Motors Co. is to blame for the planned closing of the New United Motor Mfg. Inc. joint venture plant in Fremont, CA, Toyota Motor Corp.'s top
Upcoming Hybrids First Play in VW's Electrification Strategy 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, David E Zoia
A once-hesitant Volkswagen Group, more diesel-engine than electric-vehicle advocate, is beginning to embrace hybrids and pure EVs in a big way. Although
Magna Moving Forward in Russia 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Tom Murphy
Magna International Inc. has had its eye on Russia for several years, confident it will become a lucrative emerging automotive market. The current outlook
Help Wanted at Freudenberg-NOK 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Tom Murphy
Need a job? Supplier Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership has 113 white-collar positions to fill by summer, and the vast majority of them are in the U.S.

Editorials & Columnists

Truth Takes Backseat in Safety Coverage 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Drew Winter
Whether it's due to competitive pressures or the fact mainstream journalists don't know much about cars, automotive safety stories usually represent journalism
Biofuels Have Head Start on Alternatives 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By John McElroy
If cars powered by electricity, hydrogen or natural gas are ever going to catch on in the U.S., a lot of infrastructure is going to have to get built.
Nothing Wrong With Going for First Place 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Jerry Flint
Konnichiwa, fellow Toyota executives, from this moment forward we aren't worried about quality. All we care about is expanding and being No.1 in the world.

Suppliers

Denso Managing Slow Global Recovery 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Roger Schreffler
It was a defining moment for the new CEO of Japan's largest automotive supplier: Denso Corp., bluest of the blue chips, had a bottom line that turned

New Wheels

Hyundai Ratchets Up Momentum 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Tom Murphy
There wasn't anything terribly wrong with the fifth-generation Hyundai Sonata, a popularly priced sedan that began chipping away at the market shares
A Back Seat to No One 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Eric Mayne
Few skills contribute more to old-school performance driving than the heel-toe. The time-honored pedal dance affords practiced hands (or feet, in this

Articles

INTAKE 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld Corvair Gets Bad Rap Once again, Mr. Flint is letting the fiction fly. In his Buyers Ignoring GM Bankruptcy commentary (see WAW Jan. '10, p.40), he continues
Smaller Players Take Early EV Lead 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Roger Schreffler and Mack Chrysler
As global interest in electric vehicles accelerates, two small Japanese auto makers have edged past the competition and stolen the early limelight. In
EcoBoost Stages 4-Cyl. Encore 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Tom Murphy
Ford Motor Co. has plenty to crow about with the technologically advanced 3.5L EcoBoost V-6 that landed recently on the 2010 Ward's 10 Best Engines list
Interior Evaluation Goes Robotic 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Byron Pope
Beauty no longer is solely in the eye of the beholder at Ford of Europe, where its Robotized Unit for Tactility and Haptics is proving successful in removing
Navigation For All 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, By Tom Murphy
Every new car on the planet, from the most expensive luxury car to the lowliest of econo-boxes, will have a navigation system onboard within 10 years,
Diving Deep for Innovative Fabrics 
Mar 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Ward's AutoWorld, Alan Harman
Australian researchers are using crabs and shrimp to create odor-repellent fabrics for the automotive industry. Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute





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