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The Road Ahead for the U.S. Auto Industry [PDF]
[Excerpt] In 2004, U.S. light vehicle sales were up slightly, reversing a moderate slide that began in 2001. The 1.3 percent gain brought the market total to 16.8 million units, approximately the same level as 2002, and the fourth highest sales on record.
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Assessing causes of contractual disputes from different type of condition of contracts [PDF]
In a construction industry, a Condition of Contract (CoC) is primarily used to ensure a project can be delivered successfully with minimum disputes. The contractual disputes rooted from many factors, including from the improper management of conflict ...
Che Haron, Roziha +2 more
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Introduction. The rapid growth of the country’s car park and the increasing rate of traffic volume lead to various types of transport problems. This is especially acute in regulated areas located near logistics parks, as well as in industrial zones of ...
V. V. Donchenko, A. N. Shumskiy
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Redesign of passenger car [PDF]
V úvodu práce jsou stručně vystiženy základní informace o rekonstruovaném voze, důvody zakoupení a rekonstrukce tohoto vozu. V prvé kapitole jsou důvody rekonstrukce související se stavem vozidla popsány blíže.
Kacálek, Jaroslav
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Research progress in aluminum alloy additive manufacturing
Aluminum alloy is the preferred material for lightweight structure, and has broad application prospects in aerospace, transportation and ships. The additive manufacturing of aluminum alloy possesses outstanding advantages and potential on fabricating ...
GAO Qing-wei +5 more
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Film Review: The Last Pullman Car [PDF]
[Excerpt] The Last Pullman Car is the latest film produced by Kartemquin Films, a Chicago-based group of award-winning documentary filmmakers led by Gordon Quinn and Jerry Blumenthal. The film chronicles the plight of members of United Steelworkers Local
Pasnick, Ray
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’Eyes free’ in-car assistance: parent and child passenger collaboration during phone calls [PDF]
This paper examines routine family car journeys, looking specifically at how passengers assist during a mobile telephone call while the drivers address the competing demands of handling the vehicle, interacting with various artefacts and controls in the ...
Cycil, C +3 more
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The influence of vehicle aerodynamic and control response characteristics on driver-vehicle performance [PDF]
The effects of changes in understeer, control sensitivity, and location of the lateral aerodynamic center of pressure (c.p.) of a typical passenger car on the driver's opinion and on the performance of the driver-vehicle system were studied in a moving ...
Alexandridis, A. A. +2 more
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Vehicle Formation Scheme for Wuxi Metro Line 5
Objective To somewhat address the issues of low passenger load factor, high operating cost, and excessive reliance on government subsidies in medium-sized urban rail transit network, taking Wuxi Metro Line 5 as example, a formation scheme of new line ...
LU Jie, FAN Yong, FENG Liyuan
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What is the market potential of electric vehicles as commercial passenger cars? A case study from Germany [PDF]
Commercial passenger cars are often discussed as an early market segment for plug-in electric vehicles (EVs). Compared to private vehicles, the commercial vehicle segment is characterized by higher vehicle kilometers travelled and a higher share of ...
Funke, Simon +3 more
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