Automotive Engineering International 2003-12-01
- Concepts from 2003 Tokyo Motor Show
Environmental, safety, and information technology were strongly emphasized in an impressive array of fuel-cell, hybrid, and pure electric concept cars. - LEDs shine on
The lighting technology's compact size, power, and durability excite designers who still long for flexibility in interior and exterior styling. - GM, software, and electronics
At its annual media preview of new models, the company demonstrated how its technology investments will pay off in more features, for more people, in more market segments. - Plastics roll into new territory
From structural members to Class A surfaces, plastics continue to find increasingly broad application in the automotive industry. - 2003 technology in review
AEI editors look back at some of the most significant production-intent innovations introduced over the past year. - Forging ahead in metal forming
Crude though the means may have been, humans began making and shaping metal several millenia ago. It's a cleaner and more refined undertaking today. - Full-throttle flexibility
Design, engineering, supply-chain management, and other factors pave the way for "manufacturing-that-can-turn-on-a-dime" capability for Oshkosh Truck Corp. - Not so easily diesel
At the Frankfurt Motor Show, Ford Vice President of Product Development and Chief Technical Officer Richard Parry-Jones talked to AEI about diesel, design, and global sharing of technologies. - BMW looks to the future
New technologies being explored for production potential come from hybrid research, Formula One racing, and aerospace engineering.
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