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2015 Mondeo Launch Shows Flexibility, Challenges of One Ford Strategy
As Ford's Engineering Launch Manager for the 2015 Mondeo, Mike Rogers played a key role in guiding its arrival into Europe. The complex task for Rogers and his team...
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Ford's Sync 3 Is on the Way
Connected-car technology is moving so fast and in so many places, that it's not surprising to see features appearing almost out of phase with overall improvements in architecture. Sync, the Ford system that...
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KSPG Automotive Is on the Fast Track Globally
KSPG Automotive is tallying up impressive sales around the globe, but keeping pace with the galloping growth requires both product and people.
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Cybersecurity for Robot Cars
Users of the first Microsoft Windows personal computers feared the somber glow of the “Blue Screen of Death,” the infamous stop screen that signaled a fatal system crash. But what if your computer is driving...
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2015 Chrysler 300 Gets Upgrades
A mid-cycle refreshening for the Chrysler 300 that debuted in the 2011MY adds driver-assist technologies, more tuning options for the sport model, and the nameplate’s first pairing of a V8 engine with an...
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Taking Hydraulics and Weight out of Active Aerodynamics
Hydraulics out, electric in, is the philosophy of automotive design and development specialist MarchantCain. The company, which developed the underbody diffuser for the hybrid...
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Tech Mahindra Launches Aftermarket Platform for Predictive Maintenance
Tech Mahindra Ltd. recently launched its Automotive Aftermarket Suite, which enables the company to offer solutions in telematics and sensor-based predictive maintenance for thousands of cars on the road worldwide. Tech Mahindra plans to provide this scalable solution as a...
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Infiniti Q60 Concept Previews Next Coupe
Infiniti revealed its styling targets for its next-generation sports coupe when it pulled the cover off the Q60 Concept in Detroit at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, revealing a...
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High-Performance Otto-To-Atkinson V8 Edition of Lexus GS Introduced at NAIAS
Lexus continued on its path to a high-tech performance car image from its long-held soft-luxury reputation, with the introduction at the North American...
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Maruti Suzuki Refines Swift Engine for 10% FE Gain
Maruti Suzuki’s recent refresh of the Swift resulted in a 10% improvement in the car’s fuel efficiency, owing largely to powertrain refinements. With a certified fuel efficiency of 25.2...
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Shelby Cobra Puts Sporty Face on 3-D Printing Technology
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) put a very pretty and sporty face on its 3-D printing technology at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, showing off a...
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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: NAIAS Begins
Monday, January 12th marked the beginning of the 2015 North American International Auto Show, and media from all over the world were at Detroit's Cobo Hall. In this episode of SAE Eye on...
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2016 Toyota Tacoma Debuts at 2015 NAIAS
It’s been 10 years since an all-new Toyota Tacoma launched in the North American market.
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NVision Aids Aircraft Repair Station in Quickly Obtaining FAA Approval
A certified FAA repair station recently used a 3-D laser scanning system to document its work on a passenger jet part such that the station was able to obtain the...
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Nissan Arms Its 2016 Titan with Diesel V8, HD Capability
Nissan officials admit it took a grueling 10-year development program to launch their second-generation Titan, but those waiting for the new truck simply groan and call it “late.”...
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Johnson Controls Unveils New Start-Stop Battery System
An advanced start-stop system using two different battery chemistries is now in the prototype phase, Johnson Controls officials announced during media days at the 2015 North American International Auto Show.
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Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron Swells VW’s Plug-In Hybrid Choices
“For Audi, the A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid marks another important step towards sustainable individual mobility,” said Audi Head of Sales, Wayne Griffiths. But it is...
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Most Powerful Production Mini Shows in Detroit
When the first BMC Mini was introduced in 1959, its power output was 25 kW () from a very modest 848 cm³ engine that could eventually take it to 100 km/h (62 mph) in about 26 s and on to a top...
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Book Offers Engineering Trends of 2014 Concept Cars, 2015 New Passenger Cars
SAE International’s "2015 Passenger Car and 2014 Concept Car Yearbook" provides snapshots of the latest and greatest technologies introduced by the automotive...
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Volvo CE Transfers Backhoe Loaders and Motor Graders Manufacture to SDLG
Volvo Group announced in late 2014 that Volvo Construction Equipment will discontinue development and production of backhoe loaders and motor graders in Europe and the...
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VISTARA Signs Contract with Airbus to Support A320 Fleet
VISTARA, a new carrier based in New Delhi, has signed long-term Flight Hour Services Tailored Support Package (FHS-TSP) contracts with Airbus with the entry into service of its 20...
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AFRL, ThermAvant Collaborate on Technologies to Help Electronics Stay Cool
A next-generation, micro-chip carrier for cooling is currently in development by Columbia, MO-based ThermAvant Technologies, LLC, and is already being tested by...
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Jet Aviation Basel Gains DGCA Approval from India for Dassault Aircraft
Jet Aviation Basel recently received CAR-145 approval from the Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India to provide full maintenance services to Indian-registered...
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ZF Wins Innovation Award for Electrically Driven City Bus Axle
As part of the "International busplaner Sustainability Prize 2015," an independent jury of experts assessed bus innovations that combine economic success with social...
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Komatsu America Launches New Hydraulic Excavator
With an operating weight range between 66,359 lb (30,100 kg) and 68,122 lb (30,900 kg), Komatsu America Corp.'s PC290LC-11 hydraulic excavator features improved efficiency, lower fuel...
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Mercedes-Benz Debuts 'Car of the Future' at CES
Designed around the future luxuries of space, time, and privacy, the Mercedes-Benz F 015 “Luxury in Motion” concept car had its world premiere Monday night at the 2015 International CES.
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Toyota Announces Access to Fuel-Cell Patents at CES
Physicist and futurist Dr. Michio Kaku opened the Toyota press conference at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) proclaiming the dawn of a new age of hydrogen.
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Danfoss Introduces Robust Telematics Platform
“Telematics has become a megatrend in heavy equipment industries as more and more companies see value in having a 24/7, real-time overview of their fleet,” according to Marco Tacke, Product...
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SAE Committee Busy Developing Standards to Confront the Cybersecurity Threat
Several cybersecurity-related standards are being developed under SAE International's Global Ground Vehicle Standards group’s Vehicle Electrical System Security...
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