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Make Way for the Oil Burners The diesel renaissance finally has arrived Make Way for the Oil Burners The diesel renaissance finally has arrived

In the year since we warned that the oft-berated, appreciated-only-by-the-Europeans diesel engine was amassing a low-profile patronage in the U.S. (see WAW - April '97, p.49), another trend has continued, albeit much more conspicuously: the public's insistence on buying sport/utility vehicles (SUVs).Yes, utes continue to sell, indifferent to impassioned and unrelenting attacks from all quarters, including

Apr 1, 1998

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Dollars Outnumber Deals Buyout Funds Eager to Invest in Automotive Dollars Outnumber Deals Buyout Funds Eager to Invest in Automotive

byJEFF GREEN and TOM MURPHY

Apr 1, 1998

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Getting Beyond the Hysteria There is no epidemic of killer SUVs running rampant Getting Beyond the Hysteria There is no epidemic of killer SUVs running rampant

Apr 1, 1998

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Saturn Passes Its Test of Faith The ball is in GM's court Saturn Passes Its Test of Faith The ball is in GM's court

Apr 1, 1998

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Big Three Need a $20 Cigar -- It's time to build distinct luxury cars Big Three Need a $20 Cigar -- It's time to build distinct luxury cars

bySTEPHAN SHARF

Apr 1, 1998

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Shining at the Big Apple---Luxury car intros lead the parade Shining at the Big Apple---Luxury car intros lead the parade

byDavid E. Zoia

Apr 1, 1998

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Big Six? Big Seven? U-M study says transplants now 'fully integrated'

Big Six? Big Seven? U-M study says transplants now 'fully integrated'

byDavid E. Zoia

Emission Impossible? No problem, say suppliers helping meet NLEV

Emission Impossible? No problem, say suppliers helping meet NLEV

When Two Laws Collide, Watch Out! SUV debate pits physics against supplyand demand

When Two Laws Collide, Watch Out! SUV debate pits physics against supplyand demand

byDavid C. Smith

2000 Lincoln LS6 and LS8 Can these new-century Lincolns really cut in onBMW's turf?

2000 Lincoln LS6 and LS8 Can these new-century Lincolns really cut in onBMW's turf?

byDAVID C. SMITH and BILL VISNIC

SAE: Is More Less? More exhibitors, but fewer big-name suppliers

SAE: Is More Less? More exhibitors, but fewer big-name suppliers

New Beetle: Expressive, And a Tad Expensive

New Beetle: Expressive, And a Tad Expensive

Sales Magnet: Will New Beetle also build VW brand sales?

Sales Magnet: Will New Beetle also build VW brand sales?

ULSAB's Strongest Feature: Steel Unity Aluminum, plastic makers can't yetmanage a strong united front

ULSAB's Strongest Feature: Steel Unity Aluminum, plastic makers can't yetmanage a strong united front

What's New at SAE

What's New at SAE

Small is Big - Europeans push towar '3L' car

Small is Big - Europeans push towar '3L' car

byPETER ROBINSION

Multitude of Technologies Vie For New Generation Vehicle

Multitude of Technologies Vie For New Generation Vehicle

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Untangling the Web - Big Three engineers are climbing aboard

Untangling the Web - Big Three engineers are climbing aboard

byROB CLEVELAND

NHTSA Chief: Reduce Damage from Truck-Car Collisions or We Will

NHTSA Chief: Reduce Damage from Truck-Car Collisions or We Will

Internal Combustion Engines

Engineers & the Internet - Automakers, suppliers can't go global without it

Engineers & the Internet - Automakers, suppliers can't go global without it

byPETER HUBBARD AND ROB CLEVELAND

Off to California Lincoln Mercury looks for a new start

Off to California Lincoln Mercury looks for a new start

byCHRISTOPHER W. CEDERGREN

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Ballard Battling to Break Through With Daimler and Ford behind it,Vancouver firm sets fuel cell agenda

Ballard Battling to Break Through With Daimler and Ford behind it,Vancouver firm sets fuel cell agenda

byDonald W. Nauss

Ford: Global or Bust - If at first you don't succeed, try .

Ford: Global or Bust - If at first you don't succeed, try .

Design Debate - Who's the father of the Jeep Grand Cherokee?

Design Debate - Who's the father of the Jeep Grand Cherokee?

byAL Rothenberg

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The View is Worth the Climb - John Deere's Ronald Leonard is new SAE chief

The View is Worth the Climb - John Deere's Ronald Leonard is new SAE chief

byKATHI JACKSON

EV Enthusiasm Needs Recharging - You might say we've been jolted back toreality

EV Enthusiasm Needs Recharging - You might say we've been jolted back toreality

Grand Am Has its Day in the Sun

Grand Am Has its Day in the Sun

byBrian Corbett

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Global Growing Pains - GM Powertrain reshuffles responsibilities

Global Growing Pains - GM Powertrain reshuffles responsibilities

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Fuel Cells: They've Got Potential - But don't go running down to thedealer, just yet

Fuel Cells: They've Got Potential - But don't go running down to thedealer, just yet

LX 470: King Kong Muddies His Tux

LX 470: King Kong Muddies His Tux

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The Diesel Dilemma - There's a tradeoff to trimming greenhouse gases

The Diesel Dilemma - There's a tradeoff to trimming greenhouse gases

Finance & Insurance

The Case Against People 'Leasing' - It takes a family to make a company thrive

The Case Against People 'Leasing' - It takes a family to make a company thrive

bySTEPHAN SHARF

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Once a Fuel, Always a Fuel - Gasoline's not the only energy in town, justthe handiest

Once a Fuel, Always a Fuel - Gasoline's not the only energy in town, justthe handiest

We Won't See CVTs PDQ Three letters that spell better transmission efficiency

We Won't See CVTs PDQ Three letters that spell better transmission efficiency

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ICE, ICE, baby? - Talk, talk, talk about alternatives. The ICE has ahundred-year headstart.

ICE, ICE, baby? - Talk, talk, talk about alternatives. The ICE has ahundred-year headstart.