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The General's quiet comeback: GM's big first quarter thumps the critics The General's quiet comeback: GM's big first quarter thumps the critics

Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp. have grabbed most of the upbeat headlines for the last few years, while General Motors Corp. has been plagued with downers.GM's misery seemed endless: Painfully slow product launches, a series of debilitating strikes, messy capacity problems that limited output of high-profit trucks, and sinking market share.Despite all of that, when first-quarter financial reports

byDavid C. Smith

Mar 1, 1995

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What's Chrysler's secret? Smart packaging; it focuses on the 'scienceof maximizing space usage What's Chrysler's secret? Smart packaging; it focuses on the 'scienceof maximizing space usage

byDavid C. Smith

Mar 1, 1995

4 Min Read

EnV'95: hybrid-electrics are coming EnV'95: hybrid-electrics are coming

Mar 1, 1995

8 Min Read

New tires keep rolling longer: advances in compounds end performance compromises.New tires keep rolling longer: advances in compounds end performance compromises.

Mar 1, 1995

5 Min Read

Chrysler's minivan metamorphosis Chrysler's minivan metamorphosis

byDavid Smith, Bill Visnic

Mar 1, 1995

21 Min Read

Delphi, GE step on the gas: tricky gas-assist molding process makes 'Super Plug' possible Delphi, GE step on the gas: tricky gas-assist molding process makes 'Super Plug' possible

Mar 1, 1995

7 Min Read

Copper radiators not dead

Copper radiators not dead

Who are those guys? AlliedSignal Plastics comes to town with guns blazing

Who are those guys? AlliedSignal Plastics comes to town with guns blazing

The snickering has stopped

The snickering has stopped

Bending time: three-crew schedules put an all-new face on the clock

Bending time: three-crew schedules put an all-new face on the clock

Internal Combustion Engines

Shedding the blues

Shedding the blues

Back in the spotlight: composites move out of aluminum's shadow

Back in the spotlight: composites move out of aluminum's shadow

Dealer caution tied to interest rates may be the culprit

Dealer caution tied to interest rates may be the culprit

Software Defined Vehicles

NC software price performance improves

NC software price performance improves

Chrysler to order new machining lines

Chrysler to order new machining lines

But was it a one-sided victory for the UAW?

But was it a one-sided victory for the UAW?

Lean makes green

Lean makes green

Steer by wire: Saginaw puts electric steering on '97 1 2 model.

Steer by wire: Saginaw puts electric steering on '97 1 2 model.

Japanese earthquake takes toll on automakers

Japanese earthquake takes toll on automakers

Hoechst Celanese AMG moves into new HQ

Hoechst Celanese AMG moves into new HQ

Digital Marketing

Highlights from the Detroit auto show

Highlights from the Detroit auto show

Watch out for the cutting edge: the 1990s is the decade of the mega suppliers.

Watch out for the cutting edge: the 1990s is the decade of the mega suppliers.

A bigger slice for GM in '95?

A bigger slice for GM in '95?

Martinez urges U.S. safety standards be adopted globally

Martinez urges U.S. safety standards be adopted globally

How much safety is too much? All that high-tech protection is great, but it's also getting expensive

How much safety is too much? All that high-tech protection is great, but it's also getting expensive

GM-UAW settle, but more walkouts may be coming

GM-UAW settle, but more walkouts may be coming

Ford opens salaried benefits 'cafeteria.'

Ford opens salaried benefits 'cafeteria.'

Chrysler: the sweet ... and the bitter

Chrysler: the sweet ... and the bitter

Tenneco sells brake unit; Cooper buys Abex

Tenneco sells brake unit; Cooper buys Abex

Siemens gives sight to auto blind spots

Siemens gives sight to auto blind spots

Tenneco moving toward noise-cancellation system

Tenneco moving toward noise-cancellation system

bySorge, Marjorie

Lear gets behind outsourced seating plan

Lear gets behind outsourced seating plan

bySorge, Marjorie

Internal Combustion Engines

Tanks a lot: suppliers prepare for plastic fuel-tank bonanza.

Tanks a lot: suppliers prepare for plastic fuel-tank bonanza.

bySorge, Marjorie

Big Three recycling efforts go for the 'Green.'

Big Three recycling efforts go for the 'Green.'

byLabana, Sandy

Internal Combustion Engines

Will history repeat itself? Shrinking the supplier base is not the answer.

Will history repeat itself? Shrinking the supplier base is not the answer.

bySharf, Stephan