| | | | | | | | | | Denso invites automakers, rival suppliers to share driver stress research
 Denso wants to form a research group with automakers and suppliers to study driver stress. Denso has studied people's physiological reactions to using infotainment devices while driving. Now, the company wants to share its research to help develop biometric yardsticks to help determine whether infotainment systems are user-friendly. ...
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| | North America car and truck production -- September and YTD
| | | Sept. 2012 | Sept. 2011 | % change | 9 mos. 2012 | 9 mos. 2011 | % change | | AutoAlliance | 7,160 | 10,918 | -34% | 110,741 | 85,962 | 29% | | BMW Mfg. Corp. | 24,302 | 24,583 | -1% | 224,731 | 204,384 | 10% | | Chrysler Group | 184,866 | 149,943 | 23% | 1,784,620 | 1,465,189 | 22% | | Ford Motor Co. | 240,257 | 243,458 | -1% | 2,014,181 | 1,962,095 | 3% | | Ford incl. joint venture* | 247,417 | 250,113 | -1% | 2,087,356 | 2,022,814 | 3% | | General Motors | 254,738 | 262,379 | -3% | 2,461,995 | 2,349,898 | 5% | | Honda | 122,657 | 119,425 | 3% | 1,272,942 | 788,803 | 61% | | Hyundai-Kia Automotive | 61,025 | 54,079 | 13% | 535,790 | 462,767 | 16% | | Mercedes-Benz | 15,625 | 14,422 | 8% | 136,092 | 121,911 | 12% | | Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. | 4,166 | 1,901 | 119% | 21,720 | 32,119 | -32% | | Nissan | 86,977 | 108,523 | -20% | 989,376 | 860,263 | 15% | | Subaru | 22,322 | 18,802 | 19% | 211,419 | 167,519 | 26% | | Tesla | 235 | 0 | – | 385 | 0 | – | | Think | 0 | 40 | – | 0 | 391 | – | | Toyota | 128,577 | 112,895 | 14% | 1,283,345 | 809,653 | 59% | | Toyota incl. joint venture* | 135,787 | 116,336 | 17% | 1,354,370 | 864,406 | 57% | | Vehicle Production Group | 0 | 13 | – | 1,375 | 13 | – | | Volkswagen | 73,592 | 46,787 | 57% | 589,023 | 401,103 | 47% | | Other truck | 31,940 | 32,384 | -1% | 312,077 | 250,876 | 24% | | Total North America car | 591,541 | 515,777 | 15% | 5,414,102 | 4,244,079 | 28% | | Total North America truck | 666,898 | 684,775 | -3% | 6,535,710 | 5,718,867 | 14% | | Total U.S. | 798,947 | 778,490 | 3% | 7,843,333 | 6,406,623 | 22% | | Total Canada | 205,692 | 188,466 | 9% | 1,873,981 | 1,580,524 | 19% | | Total Mexico | 253,800 | 233,596 | 9% | 2,232,498 | 1,975,799 | 13% | | TOTAL NORTH AMERICA | 1,258,439 | 1,200,552 | 5% | 11,949,812 | 9,962,946 | 20% | | TOTAL NA LIGHT VEHICLES | 1,226,499 | 1,168,168 | 5% | 11,637,735 | 9,712,070 | 20% | | | *Production are not included in grand totals | | Source: Automotive News Data Center and company sources | |
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| | | Suppliers to the 2013 Ford Fusion
Shoppers may choose from three gasoline-powered versions -- 1.6- and 2.0-liter EcoBoost and 2.5-liter four-cylinder engines -- along with a gasoline-electric hybrid and a plug-in hybrid. The Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid arrives early next year. There's no V-6. Ford began shipping the redesigned Fusion to dealerships in mid-September from its Hermosillo, Mexico, factory. These supplier data are compiled by SupplierBusiness. Click here to download our supplier list in PDF format
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| JUST IN TIME | DAVID SEDGWICK
At last, a driver-friendly warning device for lane departures
I've never been a fan of lane-departure warning devices. Vehicles with these systems seemed like overanxious nannies, buzzing with alarm whenever I even thought about changing lanes.
But now I'm willing to give the technology a second look. A few weeks ago, I test drove TRW's Lane Keeping Assist, which was installed in a Lancia Delta.
Like other systems, TRW's unit relies on a camera to monitor the road's lane markings. But instead of buzzing me with an audible warning, it gently steers the vehicle back into the lane.
On a country road near TRW's test track in Williamston, Mich., I drove the Lancia at about 50 mph on straightaways and curves. If I wanted to change lanes, it was quite easy to override the system and steer the vehicle where I wanted to go. When I let go of the steering wheel on a curve, the system worked flawlessly by keeping my car in its lane.
In 2015, TRW will put its system into North American production for an unidentified automaker. It will be interesting to see whether it catches on.
Published: Oct 9 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
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Honeywell: Turbochargers will power 1 in 4 U.S. vehicles sold in 2017
U.S. sales of turbocharged light vehicles are expected to triple by 2017 as automakers downsize their powertrains to meet federal corporate average fuel economy targets, Honeywell Transportation Systems predicts. ... story
| TRW, Continental expand use of electro-hydraulic brakes, first developed for hybrids
Electro-hydraulic braking, a technology developed to meet the needs of hybrid-powered vehicles, is poised for wider use in conventional cars and trucks. ... story
| Surprise: Older drivers do well with speech controls
This summer, Agero Inc., a Medford, Mass., telematics provider, tested the ability of motorists 65 to 75 years old to operate a voice-activated navigation system while driving. "They did very well," said Thomas Schalk, Agero's vice president of voice technology. ... story
| Supplier personnel
Personnel changes for The Car Connectivity Consortium, Calstart and Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. ... story
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September and YTD | | Sept. 2012 | | 1 | Ford F series/Super Duty | 77,211 | | 2 | Toyota Camry* | 32,508 | | 3 | Chevrolet Silverado | 32,212 | | 4 | VW Jetta (6th gen., Mex.) | 30,300 | | 5 | Ford Escape (2nd gen., trk.) | 30,218 | | 6 | Toyota Corolla* | 29,983 | | 7 | Honda Accord* | 29,589 | | 8 | Honda CR-V* | 28,703 | | 9 | Dodge Ram | 28,207 | | 10 | Honda Civic* | 27,410 | | | | | | 9 mos. 2012 | | 1 | Ford F series/Super Duty | 629,122 | | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado | 384,622 | | 3 | Toyota Camry* | 361,485 | | 4 | Dodge Ram | 309,938 | | 5 | Honda Civic* | 306,567 | | 6 | Honda Accord* | 299,960 | | 7 | Toyota Corolla* | 272,942 | | 8 | Honda CR-V* | 266,164 | | 9 | VW Jetta (6th gen., Mex.) | 247,645 | | 10 | Nissan Altima | 242,388 | | *Automotive News estimates.
Source: Automotive News Data Center and company sources
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| | | | North America car and light-truck production by plant -- Top 10 plants for September and YTD | | Sept. 2012 | | | 9 mos. 2012 | | 1 | VW Puebla, Mexico (C) | 57,749 | | VW Puebla, Mexico (C) | 460,919 | | 2 | GM Oshawa (Ontario) (C/T) | 36,643 | | Toyota Georgetown, Ky. (C)* | 362,294 | | 3 | Toyota Georgetown, Ky. (C)* | 32,905 | | Honda Marysville, Ohio (C/T)* | 329,003 | | 4 | Ford Dearborn (Mich.) Truck Assembly (T) | 31,168 | | Honda Alliston, Ontario (C/T)* | 307,767 | | 5 | Hyundai Montgomery, Ala. (C) | 30,951 | | Nissan Smyrna, Tenn. (C/T) | 304,616 | | 6 | Honda Marysville, Ohio (C/T)* | 30,795 | | GM Oshawa (Ontario) (C/T) | 292,220 | | 7 | GM Silao, Mexico (T) | 30,433 | | Nissan Aguascalientes, Mexico (C)* | 288,082 | | 8 | Ford Louisville (T) | 30,218 | | Ford Dearborn (Mich.) Truck Assembly (T) | 282,719 | | 9 | Kia West Point, Ga. (C/T)* | 30,074 | | Hyundai Montgomery, Ala. (C) | 268,448 | | 10 | Ford Chicago (C/T) | 29,940 | | Kia West Point, Ga. (C/T)* | 267,342 | | NOTE: C=car plant; T=truck plant
*Automotive News estimate
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