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The Modularity QuestionAre suppliers ready for bigger modules?The Modularity QuestionAre suppliers ready for bigger modules?

It's easy to understand why automakers find modularity intriguing. The concept lets suppliers build entire chunks of the vehicle and allows automaker plants to serve merely as points of final assembly where the big modules are installed.The OEM provides overall vehicle engineering, but suppliers design and test their respective modules. Suppliers assume most of the grunt work - which they can do far

Apr 1, 1999

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So Much for SynergyAre more defections coming at DaimlerChrysler?So Much for SynergyAre more defections coming at DaimlerChrysler?

byDavid C. Smith

Apr 1, 1999

4 Min Read

Hustle and Muscle for Audi's A6Audi's power philosophy is changing Hustle and Muscle for Audi's A6Audi's power philosophy is changing

Apr 1, 1999

4 Min Read

Internal Combustion Engines

The Boring TruthEverybody's got ideas about treating cylinder bores; strongideas The Boring TruthEverybody's got ideas about treating cylinder bores; strongideas

Apr 1, 1999

10 Min Read

BMW's Reitzle lands at Ford BMW's Reitzle lands at Ford

byDavid E. Zoia

Apr 1, 1999

3 Min Read

Wanna buy BMW?Brand equity defines its allure Wanna buy BMW?Brand equity defines its allure

byDavid E. Zoia

Apr 1, 1999

13 Min Read

The Rover DilemmaTo bail or not to bail?

The Rover DilemmaTo bail or not to bail?

byDavid E. Zoia

Internal Combustion Engines

The Big Decision This year's fire makes the SAE question more difficult

The Big Decision This year's fire makes the SAE question more difficult

A heady struggle to maintain independence

A heady struggle to maintain independence

byPeter Robinson

Coupe CommandHigh profile coupes grab attention at Geneva show

Coupe CommandHigh profile coupes grab attention at Geneva show

byAndrea Wielgat

Tooling Up for Change

Tooling Up for Change

Building The Gentle Air BagSuppliers refine technology to avoid minor injuries

Building The Gentle Air BagSuppliers refine technology to avoid minor injuries

COMMUNICATION BreakdownSME awards & 1.7 million in university grants

COMMUNICATION BreakdownSME awards & 1.7 million in university grants

byAL ROTHENBERG and TOM MURPHY

China FirstIt's a sure-fire formula for despair

China FirstIt's a sure-fire formula for despair

Competitors Covet Flexibility of GMT800

Competitors Covet Flexibility of GMT800

byBrian Corbett

GM Truck Frames: Taking 'Flexibility' Too Far?

GM Truck Frames: Taking 'Flexibility' Too Far?

byBrian Corbett

Dow Moves May Prompt Magnesium Coalition

Dow Moves May Prompt Magnesium Coalition

byBrian Corbett

Software Defined Vehicles

Powerful PackagesERP software shares data where and when it's needed

Powerful PackagesERP software shares data where and when it's needed

Can South Africa Compete Globally?

Can South Africa Compete Globally?

Globalization Shifts Translation Needs Into High Gear

Globalization Shifts Translation Needs Into High Gear

Everyone's a VIP!SAE changes pass policy to boost attendance

Everyone's a VIP!SAE changes pass policy to boost attendance

byTOM MURPHY and JEFF GREEN

The Velvet TouchMeat axe approach rarely works in mergers

The Velvet TouchMeat axe approach rarely works in mergers

bySTEPHAN SHARF

Ford Strikes at Sport Truck Market

Ford Strikes at Sport Truck Market

Forget the BossesWe want to know what the real workers think

Forget the BossesWe want to know what the real workers think

Supply Pain ManagementGoing global is hard, but it can work

Supply Pain ManagementGoing global is hard, but it can work

Alfa Romeo Solves 'Tiptronic' FoibleEngaging the 'logic' gear to improvemanual automatic transmissions

Alfa Romeo Solves 'Tiptronic' FoibleEngaging the 'logic' gear to improvemanual automatic transmissions

Internal Combustion Engines

Ten Best Engines

Ten Best Engines

1999 Porsche Carrera 4

1999 Porsche Carrera 4

Software Defined Vehicles

Software Keiretsu?High costs could create system-driven serfdoms

Software Keiretsu?High costs could create system-driven serfdoms

New Neon expands its vocabulary

New Neon expands its vocabulary

Battle of the SensorsSuppliers will display run-flat systems at SAE expo

Battle of the SensorsSuppliers will display run-flat systems at SAE expo

Internal Combustion Engines

Don't Forget the Nitty-Gritty of SAETechnical sessions and presentations

Don't Forget the Nitty-Gritty of SAETechnical sessions and presentations

10-Day Launch?Admittedly, Honda's fast, but maybe not that fast

10-Day Launch?Admittedly, Honda's fast, but maybe not that fast

byRoger Schreffler

Pushed Toward MergersFlat car sales may hasten consolidations in China

Pushed Toward MergersFlat car sales may hasten consolidations in China

byBarbara McClellan

Japan Scarfing Up Nav SystemsFaster, real-time technology has spurred sales

Japan Scarfing Up Nav SystemsFaster, real-time technology has spurred sales

byRoger Schreffler