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• Bugatti EB110
  ...mobili SpA]], the 1990s successor to one of the most celebrated marques in automotive history. It was unveiled on September 15, 1991 in both Versailles and in f ...remaining chassis and a version of the engine were later developed by [[B Engineering]] into their [[Edonis]] sports car.
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• William C. Durant
  ...t was made up of Hyatt Roller Bearing, New Departure Manufacturing, Dayton Engineering Laboratories (later Delco Electronics Corporation), Harrison Radiator Corpo [[Category:Automotive company founders]]
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• Autobianchi Y10
  ...pped in favour of [[Lancia]]'s except in Italy; a textbook case of [[badge engineering]]. Along with the [[Autobianchi]] badge the turbocharged engine was dropped If using information gathered from Road Test articles from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sure to cite the quote'''''.
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• Willys
  In 1908, [[John North Willys]] bought the [[Overland Automobile|Overland Automotive]] Division of [[Standard Wheel Company]] and in 1912 renamed it Willys-Over ...to sort out the mess, and the first to go was the Willys Six. Deemed an engineering disaster, Chrysler had auto engineers Owen Skelton, Carl Breer and Fred Zed
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• GMC Terrain
  ...orm, the same engine range and suspension calibrations, however, the badge-engineering stop there. The new Terrain gets to have its very own unique muscular styli If using information gathered from Road Test articles from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sure to cite the quote'''''.
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• Lotus Excel
  [[Toyota]] engaged Lotus to assist with engineering work on the [[Toyota Supra|Supra]]. During this period, Toyota became a maj If using information gathered from Road Test articles from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sure to cite the quote'''''.
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• Ultima
  ...ee Noble]] who is more famous now for the models produced by [[Noble|Noble Automotive Ltd.]]. The original Ultima cars were launched in 1983, and featured the V6 ...or Ultima is currently [[American Speed]], a company who specialise in re-engineering Chevrolet V8s for increased performance. It was with a 640hp version of the
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• Overhead Valve
  In automotive engineering, an '''overhead valve''' [[internal combustion engine]] is one in which the ...intake and exhaust cams independently. There is even a company called Arao Engineering that developed and patented a 32-valve aluminum cylinder head for various p
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• LaSalle
  In an era where automotive brands were somewhat restricted to building a specific car per model year, ...erged as the LaSalle in 1927 is widely regarded as the beginning of modern automotive styling, and its designer [[Harley Earl]] would launch a thirty year career
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• Austin Metro
  If using information gathered from Road Test articles from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sure to cite the quote'''''. ...in a third-person point of view'''''. If using criticisms from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sure to cite the quote'''''.
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• Frederick Lanchester
  ...ish polymath and engineer who made important contributions to [[automotive engineering]], [[aerodynamics]] and co-invented the field of operations research. ...f Imperial College, Kensington. He supplemented his instruction in applied engineering by attending evening classes at Finsbury Technical School. Unfortunately, h
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• Franz Josef Popp
  ...engineering at the local Technical College and qualified with a degree in engineering in 1909. When he returned to Vienna, Franz Josef Popp joined the Viennese c [[Category:Automotive company founders|Popp, Franz Josef]]
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• Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe
  If using information gathered from Road Test articles from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sure to cite the quote'''''. ...in a third-person point of view'''''. If using criticisms from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sure to cite the quote'''''.
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• Gottlieb Daimler
  ...lso had additional drawing lessons on Sundays and expressed an interest in engineering. The next year, he started studying gunsmithing; building with his teacher, ...gineering. In 1852 when eighteen, he finally decided to take up mechanical engineering, and left his hometown. He worked at several firms, not least [[Armstrong-
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• Ascari Ecosse
  ...ed by [[Lee Noble]], promised class-leading performance allied to flawless engineering and innovative forward-thinking. If using information gathered from Road Test articles from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sure to cite the quote'''''.
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• Horsepower
  ...sists as a legacy term in many languages, particularly in the [[automobile|automotive]] industry for listing the maximum power of [[internal-combustion engine]]s ...still commonly used in Europe, South America and Japan, especially by the automotive and motorcycle industry. It was adopted throughout continental Europe with
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• Graham-Paige
  For engineering, the rear kickup on the chassis frame was eliminated by the adoption of a ' ...5th, 1947, Graham-Paige's stockholders approved the transfer of all their automotive assets to [[Kaiser-Frazer]], an automobile company formed by Frazer and ind
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• Infiniti G20
  ...ing most of the 1990s and into the 2000s. The G20 was a product of [[badge engineering]] as it was virtually identical to the non-USDM (United States domestic mar ...which was introduced in 2001. The G35 received significant praise from the automotive press and became a sales success for Infiniti despite being priced approxim
  18 KB (2,580 words) - 03:36, 28 January 2010
• Proton
  ...rom [[Bugatti]], Proton has gained an additional source of engineering and automotive expertise. This lead to the production of [[Proton Gen-2]] which was code n
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• Automotive industry
  The '''automotive industry''' designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells the world's ...ddle East and 1.4 million in Africa.<ref>"2008 Global Market Data Book", ''Automotive News'', p.5</ref> The markets iNorth America]] and Japan were stagnant, wh
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