AUTO 2008

 

GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

• Smart Fourfour - For More Than “Two People and a Crate of Beer”....
  Andreas Renschler, Executive Vice President, Mercedes Car Group
• The Fascinating Power of Production - Worldwide Competence in Producing Premium Products
  Dr. Norbert Reithofer, Member of BMW Board of Management in charge of production
• An Extensive Product Plan Supported by Bold Realistic Technology - PSA Group
  Jean-Martin Folz, CEO of PSA Peugeot Citroën
• Benchmark Standards of Precision and Consistency in Manufacture
  Dr Franz-Josef Paefgen, Chairman and Chief Executive, Bentley Motors
• Mazda - growth in North America, Strengthened Strategy in China
  Hisakazu Imaki, President and CEO, Mazda Motor Corporation
• The Year of New Models
  Dr Helmut Panke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, BMW AG
• Volvo 3CC: A Sustainable Mobility Concept Beyond the Car
  Lars Erik Lundin, Vice President & General Manager of the Volvo Monitoring and Concept Centre, Volvo Car Corporation and Ichiro Sugioka, Science Officer, VMCC
• New PSA Peugeot-Citroen Design Centre at Velizy
  Jean-Martin Folz, Chairman of Managing Board, PSA
• Volvo Aims for Environmental Leadership in the Premium Segment
  Hans-Olov Olsson, President and CEO of the Volvo Car Corporation and Anders Kärrberg, Environmental Director, Volvo Car Corporation
• Seamless Visteon Look for New Renault Modus Interior
  Ralf Haibach, Interior Systems Product Development Director, Europe and South America, Visteon
• GM's Progress in Europe - Chevrolet
  Richard G Wagoner, President and CEO, General Motors
• Cassino - Cutting Edge Manufacturing Base for New FIAT Croma
  Sergio Cravero, Project Development Director, FIAT SpA
• Rolls-Royce - Re-Establishing, Maintaining and Developing the Brand
  Interview with Ian Robertson, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls Royce Motor Cars Limited
• Jaguar’s Advanced Lightweight Coupe
  Bibiana Boerio, Managing Director, Jaguar Cars
• A New Chapter in the History of the Lexus Brand
  Shigetoshi Miyoshi, Chief Engineer, Lexus GS
• Renault's Global Manufacturing Strategy
  Interview with Michel Gornet, President, Global Manufacturing, Renault

TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ENGINE & POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGY

• Honda’s New Groundbreaking, Second-generation Common-rail Direct-injection Diesel Unit
  Kenichi Nagahiro, Senior Chief Engineer, Honda
• Mercedes-Benz - The First to Offer a Combination of EU 4 - and Diesel Particulate Filter
  Professor Jürgen Hubbert, member of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG and Head of the Mercedes Car Group
• Progress with Bosch Engineering: Piezo-inline Injectors and Particulate Filters
  Franz Fehrenbach, Chairman of the Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH
• H2RV - Ford Hydrogen Hybrid Research Vehicle
  Dr. Gerhard Schmidt, Vice President and Bob Natkin, group leader for hydrogen ICE development and Dr. Arun Jaura, project leader for hybrid electric vehicle development, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering
• Ford’s Lima, Ohio, Engine Plant to Build New Duratec 35 V-6
  Dave Szczupak, Vice President, Powertrain Operations, Ford Motor Company and Roman Krygier, Group Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Quality, Ford Motor Company.
• 2.2 D-4D Engine Technology - a New Step for Toyota in Europe
  Takashi Yamamoto, Chief Engineer,Toyota Avensis
• A Meeting of Hearts, Minds – and Resources
  Ford and PSA have a groundbreaking diesel engine development project
  Gilles Michel, Technical Director, Platforms and Purchasing, PSA Peugeot Citroen and Derrick Kuzak, Vice President Product Development, Ford of Europe. Interviewed by Editor, Ken Rogers
• Emerging Diesel Car Market in North America
  Ian Penny, Director of Diesel Engineering, Ricardo Vehicle Engineering
• Ricardo and Corus Collaboration on Ultra High Performance Transmissions and Gearboxes
  Mark Barge, Director, Ricardo Motorsport and Chris Dale, Sales Manager, Corus Engineering Steels

MATERIAL INNOVATIONS

• Development and Uses of Materials in the Automotive Industry Over the Next Five to Ten Years
  Gérard Maeder, Head of Materials Engineering, Renault, interviewed by Editor, Ken Rogers
• Lightweight Audi A8 Combines Advanced Technology with Sophisticated Aluminium Construction
  Heinrich Timm, Head of Aluminium and Lightweight Technologies, Audi AG, Neckarsulm
• Ultra High Strength Steels DSPC 700B/770B - Bridging the Gap
  Algoma Steel
• Steel for the Future - ArcelorBodyConcept (ABC)
  Arcelor Auto
• Senso - Bayer/Rinspeed Project Esoro
  Johannes Seesing, Specialist in Automotive Applications Bayer Material Science

AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS

• Volvo’s Intelligent Cars - Telematics Based Wireless Systems
  Niklas Wahlberg, head of telematics at Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, Sweden
• Visteon's Climate Control Systems Development Deliver Innovative Solutions
  Wolfgang Schramm, Director, Climate Control Systems, Visteon Corporation
• New Systems Make Sense: Driver Assistance is Coming
  Peter J. Marks, Member of the Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH
• Delphi’s Maximum Torque Brake Technology
  Dr. Jean Botti, Chief Technologist at Delphi’s Dynamics, Propulsion, and Thermal Innovation Centre

TESTING

• Testing Developments at Millbrook Proving Ground
  Andrew Beach, Crashworthiness Manager and Julian Bryan, Head of Strategic Marketing Millbrook Proving Ground
• AUDI Q7 - Vehicle Durability Test from Southern Africa to the Nürburgring
  Martin Brand, Head of Durability Testing AUDI AG
• GM Europe and the 'Million Mile Test Drive' Project
  Alain Visser, Head of Product, General Motors Europe
• Testing - and the Impact of Data Acquisition Technology in Formula One
  Patrick Head, Director of Engineering, Williams F1

 

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