Automotive journalist Dan Neil, in a 2002 New York Times report described verticality of the rear cargo door as the prime distinction between a hatchback and a station wagon: " Where you break the roofline, at what angle, defines the spirit of the vehicle ," he said.

Automotive journalist Paul Niedermeyer points out that an early Japanese television commercial for the Starion had a closing logo featuring the profile of a stallion's head with the word " Starion " below it.

Automotive critic, Dan Neil included the Ford Excursion as one of " The 50 Worst Cars of All Time ".

In 2001, Neil won the Ken Purdy Award for Excellence in Automotive Journalism, from the International Motor Press Association.

He was appointed as a full-time district official of the TGWU in 1989, later becoming National Officer of the Vehicle Building and Automotive Group, and was elected as TGWU Deputy General Secretary in 2002.

( All production numbers-Ward's Automotive Yearbook, various issues, 1973 to 2002 )

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Production began on July 18, 2002 as a 2003 model at the Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. factory in Lafayette, Indiana.

According to Automotive News, only 44 Maybachs have been sold in the U. S. up to October 2011 year to date, and just 3, 000 have been sold worldwide since the marque was revived in 2002.

In late 2002, Blackstone remained active acquiring TRW Automotive in a $ 4. 7 billion buyout, the largest private equity deal announced that year ( the deal was completed in early 2003 ).

Stevens was named 2002 Automotive Designer of the Year by AutoCar Magazine.

In recognition of his role, in 2002 it was announced that BMW had donated $ 10 million for a facility at the site of Clemson University ’ s International Center for Automotive Research.

He designed shoes for the Petersen Automotive Museum in 2002, taking two shoes and making them reminiscent of two different cars in the " million dollar car " show.

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* June 26, 1946: Brooklyn, New York A 15-year-old schoolboy who balked at turning over his pocket money to a gang of seven youths was shot in the chest at 11: 30 A. M. in the basement of the Public School 147 annex of the Brooklyn High School for Automotive Trades.

* The Formula Hybrid Team, of the Society of Automotive Engineers and IEEE, placed 3rd overall in the 2008 International Formula Hybrid Competition held in Loudon, New Hampshire, and placed 6th in 2007.

Silver Creek has a number of businesses, Tops Friendly Markets ( formerly Quality Markets ), Red's Pizza, Ellie's Deli, Food King ( Chinese Takeout ), Rite Aid, Uncle Sam's Army-Navy, Dolce Automotive ( next to Final Communications and Hae Jude Signs ), New Image Hair Design, A Cut Above The Rest, Silver Cafe ( original location of Foliage House Florist ), H & R Block ( original Record Agency building ), Silver Creek Optical, and Record Agency Inc .( former ENB office next to Silver Creek Optical )

New standard items include an express-down module for the driver's window, electronic oil-life indicator, a more powerful Delco Freedom II battery, a revised factory warranty, and GM's PASS ( Passive Automotive Security System ) KEY theft-deterrent system, which activated the fuel system based upon a coded pellet within the ignition key.

including Nicole Nason, Administrator of the NHTSA, Jim Guest and David Champion of Consumers Union of the Fédération Internationale de l ' Automobile ( FIA ), E-Safety Aware, Csaba Csere, editor of Car and Driver, and Jim Gill, long time ESC proponent of Continental Automotive Systems The European New Car Assessment Program ( EuroNCAP ) " strongly recommends " that people buy cars fitted with stability control.

An organisation called AICA ( Automotive Importers Compliance Association ) was formed by importers in California, Florida, New York, Texas, and elsewhere to counter some of these actions by Mercedes lobbyists, but the Motor Vehicle Safety Compliance Act was passed in 1988, effectively ending private import of grey-market vehicles to the United States.

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The Alsace was an American automobile manufactured by Piedmont between 1920 and 1921 for Automotive Products Co of New York, made with right-hand drive for export purposes.

Manufactured by the American Special Automotive Research and Design Organization of Bergen, New Jersey between 1959 and 1960, the Asardo was an American sport coupe which featured an Alfa Romeo four-cylinder engine and four-speed gearbox.

The Ritmo name has subsequently been revived by the Australian Fiat Importer, Ateco Automotive, by badging the New Fiat Bravo as Fiat Ritmo upon its launch in October 2007.

Sino-foreign joint ventures that SAIC is involved with include Nanjing Iveco Auto Co Ltd (" New Naveco ") with Iveco, Saic-Iveco Commercial Vehicle Co Ltd, SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive, Shanghai General Motors Corporation and Sunwin Bus with Volvo.

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* Industrial Workshop on Automotive Engineering by ParaMek Technologies, New Delhi

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* Dr. David Gilbert, Professor of Automotive Technology, was alleged to have rigged a claim of unintended acceleration of the Toyota Prius in a 2010 ABC News report, and was being paid by parties in lawsuits against Toyota.

According to a report from Automotive News, the Lexus LF-LC concept is now headed for the showroom in the near future.

Automotive designer Peter Horbury described the contemporary three-door shooting-brake, saying

Griffith Borgeson ( December 21, 1918 – June 29, 1997 ) was an influential American race car historian, described by the Society of Automotive Engineers as one of the world's preeminent automotive historians.

The Society of Automotive Engineers ( SAE ) distinguishes a coupé from a sedan ( saloon ) primarily by interior volume ; SAE standard J1100 defines a coupé as a fixed-roof automobile with less than of rear interior volume.

The Society of Automotive Engineers defines such a vehicle as any two-door model with rear accommodation greater than or equal to in volume ( a calculation made by adding the legroom, shoulder room, and headroom ).

Amber Automotive lighting # Turn signals | turn signal s, integral reverse lights, and bumper cap comprise the rear fascia that is unique to the Eagle Talon.

In 2008, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive released the Santana Vista ( Zhijun ) and Santana Vista ( Changda ) ( Taxi model ) in January with front and rear visual updates and minor chassis updates.

The vehicle was designed and built by Arcadipane Automotive ( Peter Arcadipane ), featuring a ' Monza ' style front end coupled with a rear end that had been shortened by some 355 mm.

2010 – In February 2010, the Company ’ s new subsidiary, Invision Automotive Systems, Inc. completed the acquisition of the assets of Invision Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of rear seat entertainment systems to OEM ’ s, ports and car dealers for a total cash purchase price of $ 10. 3 million.

** The Coda Sedan battery-electric vehicle from Coda Automotive uses the Saibao III body with different front and rear fascias.

In 2011 Bo Andersson received Automotive Executive of the Year Award at the International Automotive Forum organized by Adam Smith Institute, and was named a Eurostar of automotive industry in the emerging market category by the Automotive News Europe Magazine for achievements in model range renewal, establishment of cooperation between GAZ Group and leading international automakers, and positive financial results of the company in 2010.

Automotive and aerospace development gave the city one of the nation's greatest population growth rates between 1950 and 1990.

Once the Canada – United States Automotive Products Agreement ( the " Auto Pact ") took practical effect in 1967, virtually all differences ceased to exist between U. S. and Canadian Chrysler products.

CAMI Automotive ( by that time a joint venture between General Motors & Suzuki ) began building the Canada-exclusive Chevrolet Sprint in 1989.

HDMI 1. 4 increases the maximum resolution to 4K × 2K, i. e. 3840 × 2160p ( Quad HD ) at 24 Hz / 25 Hz / 30 Hz or 4096 × 2160p at 24 Hz ( which is a resolution used with digital theaters ); an HDMI Ethernet Channel ( HEC ), which allows for a 100 Mbit / s Ethernet connection between the two HDMI connected devices so they can share an Internet connection ; and introduces an Audio Return Channel ( ARC ), 3D Over HDMI, a new Micro HDMI Connector, expanded support for color spaces, with the addition of sYCC601, Adobe RGB and Adobe YCC601 ; and an Automotive Connection System.

The Sao Penza was a car sold in the United Kingdom between 1991 and 1993 by Automotive Holdings, a subsidiary of Mazda Cars Ltd, the official UK importer.

In 1936, " further research by the FKFS -- Forschungsinstitut für Kraftfahrwesen und Fahrzeugmotoren Stuttgart ( Stuttgart Research Institute for Automotive and Automobile Engine Technology ), under the direction of Wunibald Kamm, proved that vehicles with the so-called K-or Kamm tail, following Koenig-Faschsenfeld's lead, offered a good compromise between everyday utility ( e. g. vehicle length and interior dimensions ) and an attractive drag coefficient.

* CAMI Automotive ( CAMI ) — A similar joint venture in Canada between Suzuki and General Motors from 1986 to 2009 ; now operating as a wholly owned GM plant.

Between 1979 and 1985 the car was also built by Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki factory in Finland and assembled in Colombia as Dodge Alpine between 1978 and 1982 at the Chrysler Colmotores in Bogotá.

In 1984, a joint venture ( JV ) was established between Volkswagen Group and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation ( now SAIC Motor ), creating Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. ( SVW ).

Beginning in 1990, all North American M-cars were produced at CAMI Automotive, a 50-50 joint venture between General Motors and Suzuki in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada.

The Moskvitch 2141, commonly referred to as simply Aleko ( Russian: " АЛЕКО ", derivative from factory name " Автомобильный завод имени Ленинского Комсомола ", Aftomobilnyi zavod imeni Leninskogo Komsomola, meaning " Automotive Factory of Lenin's Komsomol "), is a Russian small class, third group hatchback car that was first announced in 1985 and sold in the Soviet Union and its successor states between 1986 and 2000 ( gradually replaced in 2001 by its sedan body version, Moskvitch 2142, which never was produced in large quantities and which worldwide sales wasn't even started ) by the now bankrupt Moskvitch Stock Company, based in Moscow, Russia.

The Pan-Asia Technical Automotive Center ( or PATAC ) is a joint venture between General Motors and SAIC Motor.

Academic offerings are divided between the division of Automotive Machinery and that of Internet Information ( which also includes departments such as cuisine and leisure studies ).

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Automotive lubricants must reduce friction between engine components when it is started from cold ( relative to engine operating temperatures ) as well as when it is running ( up to ).