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| June 2004
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The Art of Scion
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How utilizing blazingly fast product development, a realistic cost calculation system, completely engaged engineers, designers who want to achieve something different, the Toyota Production System, a different philosophy about how to bring cars to market, and more result in a coupe that ought to get Gen Y (and more) customers on the ‘net ( www.scion.com ) or into their dealers post-haste… and which ought to leave other vehicle manufacturers shaking their heads in wonder. Or, Meet the Scion tC.
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Developing the Lotus Elise Series 2:
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How GM, Toyota and a Couple of Gutsy Managers Made the U.S. Version of the Two-Seater a Reality
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Developing The ’05 mustang
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So far as the classic pony cars go, the Mustang is the last brand standing. Yet with its forthcoming fifth generation, it is a vehicle that has the same level of vibrancy as the model that first rolled out into the public eye at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York, and not some sort of half-hearted attempt as it has the field to itself. Chief engineer Hau Thai-Tang explains what they’ve done for this contemporary classic.
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Dana: Competing with Technology and Synergy
Suddenly, it’s 1932
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| Contracted to design, develop, engineer and build a modern version of the ’32 Ford Roadster body in steel, ASC used modern technology to make it everything the original wasn’t.
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GM’s Drive For Flexibility
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As it works to put out more and better cars and trucks—more economically—GM is seriously pursuing a manufacturing strategy in which robots play a significant part. . |
Do Plastic Body Panels Have A Future?
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Remember those Saturn commercials showing shopping carts bouncing harmlessly off of plastic body panels? Good idea, right? But apparently the approach never really caught on. Now the question is: will it ever? . |
Sensors Make Sense
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Clever deployment of sensors can help manufacturers reach single-digit PPMs.
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COLUMNS
Gary Vasilash - Marginal: (Re) Thinking
Ted Pollock - On the Management Side:
Are You To Blame?
Insight: The Challenge of Intensified Innovation
Christopher Sawyer - Dudder:
Oil Prices
William Kimberly - EuroAuto: Aston Martin Ups the Ante
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