Recently added articles from Automotive News:
Battery-management chips enable stop-start.(NEWS)(Brief article)
Dec 15, 2008; ... Byline: James B. Treece Battery-management chips illustrate how sophisticated electronic control units are proliferating in cars. Most vehicles already have some form of battery management system in place. At the very least, it monitors the battery's charging and ...
More and more.(NEWS)(Brief article)
Dec 15, 2008 ... The number of electronic control units in vehicles has mushroomed. Here is a sampling of the number of the units found in ...
Electronics overload may limit option choices; Some features may draw too much battery power.(NEWS)
Dec 15, 2008; ... Byline: Ralph Kisiel The proliferation of electronic content in cars and trucks is fast reaching a point where consumers may be unable to get all the options they desire when buying a new vehicle. As electronic content grows, so does the amount of electric power ...
GM simulates software to speed hybrid development.(NEWS)
Dec 15, 2008 ... Byline: Ralph Kisiel General Motors, racing to bring hybrid vehicles to market faster, is turning to simulation to lop weeks off the time required to design and develop software control systems for hybrid powertrains. And it goes beyond hybrids. GM is using technology ...
Tough times.(NEWS)(Brief article)
Dec 15, 2008 ... Here is what some parts makers in Europe have done to cope with big cuts in auto production. BOSCH Extend holiday plant shutdown Reduce length of workday at plants CONTINENTAL Halt investments that are not urgent ...
Dispute spurred Lamborghini.(NEWS)(Ferruccio Lamborghini)(Brief article)
Dec 15, 2008; ... Byline: Luca Ciferri Ferruccio Lamborghini's mechanical genius, love of sports cars and hot temper drove him to create his own automaker to challenge Ferrari. By the mid-1960s, the famously stubborn Italian earned worldwide praise for his company after the launch of ...
Ford of Europe CEO sees rough ride until 2010; In a tough market, Fleming says product, capacity are crucial.(NEWS)(dialogue with John Fleming)(Interview)
Dec 15, 2008 ... Ford of Europe CEO John Fleming has had a year of contrasts during a busy 2008. The company launched three models the Fiesta small car, Kuga crossover and Ka minicar as well as a refreshed version of the Focus. New-car sales of 1 million units in the first half of ...
Quick-fire prototyping wipes away delays.(NEWS)(Federal-Mogul Corp.)
Dec 15, 2008; ... Byline: Tony Lewin Rapid prototyping has long held the promise of shorter, cheaper product development. Getting it to work and recouping initial investments, however, has sometimes been tough. Now Federal-Mogul Corp.'s wiper division in Europe is making rapid ...
Personnel.(NEWS)(Hughes Telematics, Inc.)(Brief article)
Dec 15, 2008 ... HUGHES TELEMATICS INC. Dan Speicher, 48, to chief information officer. He had been chief technology officer for InfoUSA Inc., an Omaha, Neb., provider of business and consumer databases. Hughes Telematics, of Atlanta, develops and manages safety, security, diagnostic, ...
Werner Breitschwerdt.(NEWS)
Dec 15, 2008 ... Born: Sept. 23, 1927 Present: Retired ...
Breitschwerdt's gamble paid off.(NEWS)(Werner Breitschwerdt)(Brief article)
Dec 15, 2008; ... Byline: Hurtej Kaur Werner Breitschwerdt helped transform Mercedes-Benz from a niche maker of exclusive big cars into one of the world's most successful premium brands. He did this by believing in a car that some felt would tarnish the Mercedes image: the 190. As ...
4 will enter European Automotive Hall of Fame.(NEWS)(appointments of)(Brief article)
Dec 15, 2008 ... The newest members of the European Automotive Hall of Fame share a common trait: guts. Werner Breitschwerdt pushed Mercedes into new segments. Giovanni Michelotti pioneered the field of freelance design. Hub van Doorne launched ...
Canada sales decline 10.3%.(NEWS)(Financial report)
Dec 15, 2008 ... Canada's light-vehicle sales dropped 10.3 percent in November compared with November 2007, to 105,255 units. Falling sales of cars and trucks from General Motors, Chrysler LLC and Honda Motor Co. dragged down the total. For the first 11 months of 2008, sales were up 0.6 percent ...
CORRECTION.(NEWS)(Correction notice)
Dec 15, 2008 ... A Supply Line item on Page 16 of the Dec. 8 issue incorrectly characterized the effect of TRW ...
Acura: Leasing gets a stronger pitchAlysha Webb.(NEWS)(American Honda Motor Company Inc. Acura)
Dec 15, 2008; ... Byline: Alysha Webb Acura dealers will get the loyalty program they asked for to attract customers coming off leases, says Steve Center, vice president of advertising at American Honda Motor Co. He also promised that Acura will promote leasing specials aggressively. ...
Milestones.(NEWS)(Brief article)
Dec 15, 2008 ... Don Cherepko of Sunset Motors in Steubenville, Ohio, received a 25-year award for Jeep from Chrysler LLC. ...
Chrysler's purchasing chief quits.(NEWS)(resignation of John Campi )(appointment of Scott Garberding)(Brief article)
Dec 15, 2008; ... Byline: Robert Sherefkin and Bradford Wernle John Campi, Chrysler's purchasing chief who pushed for low-cost parts from Asia, told suppliers late Friday, Dec. 12, that he had resigned, effective that day. He cited health problems. Chrysler named Scott Garberding, 44, ...
Next task: Motown must get its mojo back.(NEWS)
Dec 15, 2008 ... After General Motors, Chrysler LLC and Ford Motor Co. get past the current crisis, they must make rebuilding their image and restoring their voice in Washington a priority. During the bailout process, it has been painfully clear that the traditional domestic auto industry has ...
Osamu Suzuki outlasts another president, takes firm grip on the wheel (and 2 more titles).(NEWS)(Brief article)
Dec 15, 2008 ... Osamu Suzuki, the iron-willed, 78-year-old patriarch of Suzuki Motor, has outlasted yet another of his presidents. Hiroshi Tsuda, 63, resigned as president and COO last week, citing poor health. Suzuki took over Tsuda's jobs, cementing his control over the company. ...
Changan buying Volvo? Not likely.(NEWS)(Chongqing Changan Automobile Company Ltd.)(Volvo Car Corp.)(Brief article)
Dec 15, 2008 ... News reports this month said Ford was in talks with Chongqing Changan Automobile of China to sell Volvo Car Corp. Insiders say it's not going to happen. A Changan spokesman confirmed that execs from the two companies met at an auto show in the south China city of Guangzhou in ...