Automotive: outside suppliers or in-house development
Article Abstract:
Japanese and South Korean automobile manufacturers depend almost exclusively on their subsidiaries, affiliates or associated companies for automotive electronic controls, with the exception of semiconductors, microprocessors and control units, which are made by such electronics firms as Toshiba, Hitachi and Mitsubishi. Singapore also does well in the automotive component business, having sold $1.1 billion worth in 1990. Toyota is the only one of the seven largest Japanese car makers currently manufacturing its own electronic components for cars, but Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Honda, Isuzu and Suzuki are all moving in that direction. Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi and Honda have all introduced electronically controlled navigation systems, and both Toyota and Nissan are working on fuzzy logic for their cars. The Korean and Singapore automotive components industries are described as well.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 1991
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Putting electronics to work in the 1991 car models
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Electronically controlled transmissions, suspensions, and variable-valve timing and lift are the most impressive of the global innovations in 1991 car models. Chrysler Corp introduced its real-time electronic feedback controls for all shifting functions in an automotive transmission, earning for its inventors the 1990 Society of Automotive Engineers' Henry Ford II Distinguished Award for Excellence in Automotive Engineering. Ford introduced its 1991 AXOD-E model transaxle, engineered for optimum fuel economy and performance. General Motor's Cadillac Motor Car Division received the 1990 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for excellence in quality management.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 1990
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Detroit '88: driver-friendly innovations
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Electronic systems in certain 1988 vehicles control steering, handling, and other variables, and warn the driver to perform maintenance. Ford Motor Co uses computer-controlled suspension systems in the Thunderbird and Lincoln Continental. The suspension compensates for uneven road conditions and driving styles. General Motors Corp offers optional air bags in the Oldsmobile. Another GM system monitors how the car is driven, computes oil wear, and warns the driver when to change the oil. Cadillac has a new on-board diagnostics system. Chrysler Corp uses a multiplexed system that controls many computerized systems from a single twisted pair of wires.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 1987
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