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20 Designing the 2015 Audi A3 Sedan
26 Faurecia Leverages Mobile Tech for Cars
One way to get economies in automotive interiors is to not replicate
what the driver probably already has—an infotainment device in the
form of a smartphone. This is one strategy that Faurecia is pursuing.
30 Steeling for Battle
Does the Ford announcement that the 2015 F-150's body will shift from
steel to aluminum mark the end of steel's dominance for automotive
applications? Not according to the steel industry, which is developing
material tech that is light, strong and comparatively economical.
34 FEA Goes Deeper into Vehicular
Development
What in the world is left for fnite element analysis to model, simulate,
analyze? Everything. Just look at the analysis programs from MSC
Software in the past year.
36 Chevy & GMC & the Continuing Relevance
of Full-Size SUVs
42 Snow-Tested, "Intuitive" AWD
When it came to the
new sedan version
of the Audi A3,
the designers in
Ingolstadt were
given the brief to
create a car that
would appeal to the
U.S. market.
T A L K 6 Marginal 8 Insights from IHS
M E C H A N I C A L S 10 Notable 44 On-Mfg 47 Ad Index/DSO
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