issue 4 of Lotus ProActive Magazine

Contents

PSA sets ‘modest’ target for stop-start fitment of 50,000 units by 2006-8

Toyota launches second of 5 planned ‘innovative international multi purposeVehicles’ in Indonesia -

Chrysler president calls for more co-op from suppliers

Volvo rolls out its first V8

Automotive industry R&D and the unseen billions

Powertrain Automotive Technology Developements at Lotus

Reducing Product Development Time Using Design Based Suspension Analysis

Controlled Vehicle Dynamics (CVD), - Is this next generation vehicle stability?

issue 5

Contents

Germany: BMW reveals first details of the new 3 series

Germany: Ford plans industry leading platform consolidation

UK Analysis: Forcasters have capacity concerns for Europe

China: Govt to deman more fuel efficient vehicles

The Continuing importance of Chassis Engineering

Materials, Technology and Safety

Materials, Opportunity and Weight

Lotus Vehical Safety Integration Engineering