All-New Lexus Hybrid to Make World Debut at New York Automobile Show   31 Mar 2006 14:20 GMT
Lexus will unveil its all-new LS luxury hybrid sedan next month at the New York International Automobile Show. Arriving next year, Lexus's hybrid version of the upcoming model-year 2007 LS sedan will introduce impressive new standards in styling, engineering, technology, safety and
Source: CarKB

Goodyear Adds Fiber to the High-Performance Tire Menu   31 Mar 2006 14:18 GMT
Carbon fiber comes to tires in the new Goodyear Eagle featuring ResponsEdge Technology, a product announced today and available to consumers in May. With threadlike strands of carbon that are strong and flexible, carbon fiber is a substance that weighs much less than steel of similar
Source: CarKB

New Saturn Vehicles Debut in New York   31 Mar 2006 14:11 GMT
General Motors will unveil a revitalized Saturn lineup with production versions of the all-new 2007 Saturn Aura midsize sedan, Saturn Sky Red Line performance roadster and Saturn Outlook crossover vehicle at the 2006 New York International Auto Show. The Saturn vehicles making
Source: CarKB

IIHS: Major change in crashworthiness evaluations   31 Mar 2006 14:05 GMT
Frontal offset crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety since 1995 have prompted huge improvements in how vehicles protect people in frontal crashes. Now this consumer information program is undergoing a major change.
Source: CarKB

Brief: Adams out, Smither in as Ford CIO   31 Mar 2006 14:00 GMT
Nick Smither this week was named vice president and CIO at Ford Motor Co., where he succeeds Marv Adams, who joined Citigroup as its new CIO.

Source: Computerworld

Nissan Corrects Steering on IT Under New CIO   31 Mar 2006 14:00 GMT
Nissan North America outsourced all of its IT operations to IBM in 1999. But now it’s bringing some of the IT work back in-house and adopting a multisourcing strategy that involves shifting application maintenance and support from IBM to an offshore services firm.

Source: Computerworld

Brief: Adams out, Smither in as Ford CIO   31 Mar 2006 14:00 GMT
Nick Smither this week was named vice president and CIO at Ford Motor Co., where he succeeds Marv Adams, who joined Citigroup as its new CIO.

Source: Computerworld

New Light Truck Economy Standards to Save 10.7 Billion Gallons   30 Mar 2006 14:02 GMT
New fuel economy standards for light trucks will save 10.7 billions of gallons of fuel and include, for the first time ever, the largest sport utility vehicles, Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta announced today in Baltimore, MD. The changes to the fuel economy standards represent
Source: CarKB

Ford Researchers Study The Sense Of Touch   30 Mar 2006 13:59 GMT
While at first glance it may seem like a contradiction in terms, researchers at Ford's Research and Innovation Center are quantifying the sensual feeling of touch. The latest fruit of their labors is a floor shifter destined to debut on Ford's new Edge crossover vehicle. It's all
Source: CarKB

Automakers Use New Technology to Beef Up Muscle, Not Mileage   30 Mar 2006 04:00 GMT
For two decades, automakers have been concentrating on making vehicles bigger and faster instead of improving efficiency.
Source: NY Times