The prototype we saw today doesn't have a built-in battery, but final production models will, making this a truly portable, complete solution.
For this list, we evaluated only vehicles from major automakers, not limited-production models that sometimes have years-long waiting lists for bespoke treatments and individualization.
Like the Motoramas where they were shown, the Firebirds were a form of advertising, urging people to buy production models made stylish by association.
Next year its cars will more closely resemble production models: one of NASCAR's attractions is that its cars look like those in fans' driveways.
The representative was sure to advise us that production models would be two to three times louder, and we'd go as far to say that even that might not be enough.
The Maserati series cars are derived from production models.
Tellem has been a CBS executive since 1997, most recently as senior adviser to CEO Leslie Moonves, where she explored business and strategic opportunities - domestic and international - involving content partnerships, new production models, emerging media and technologies.
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The pre-production model had a poor shutter button, which is a bit of a disappointment since this is usually a well used button, and considering the effort put into the external screen. (Let's hope that this'll get fixed for production models.) The reviewers found that the main keypad was great, with a not-too-rubbery feel, and the UI is an improvement in all the areas that count -- snappy, clear, and customizable.
At half the cost of traditional metal stamping, hydroforming may well be the secret to low-volume production on models that might appeal to a narrow group of buyers.
Developing 50 (just a made up number) models, having production lines producing 50 models, holding stocks of all the parts required for 50 models, will cost more than a smaller lineup.
Toyota has increasingly moved production of certain models to the U.S. as American buyers demand more of those vehicles.
Letting someone else build your parts and even your entire production of certain models makes sense in today's car world.
U.S. production of Jeep models in the U.S. has nearly tripled since 2009 in order to keep up with global demand.
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If gas prices spike and suddenly auto buyers want more electric or hybrid cars, just ramp up production of those models.
With this approach, smaller production runs of models can become viable.
That means that one side can be pushed in several millimeters with an audible creak, a build-quality issue that Gigabyte says has been fixed in the production-line models.
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In fact, U.S. production of our Jeep models has nearly tripled (it is expected to be up 185%) since 2009 in order to keep up with global demand.
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The irony is that the largest chaebol are models of efficient production and are enjoying a golden period.
Opel's plants are also being adapted so that each one can make two models and switch production if one is selling better than the other.
But the 30-day-free-parking policy was largely forgotten after auto makers, saying they couldn't turn a profit on such models, canceled production and repossessed many of the cars.
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MathWorks suggests some ways to speed the process of model integration, including taking models directly into production rather than recoding them, and rationalizing the development and implementation process.
By standardising the parameters of certain components, such as the mounting points of engines, the German carmaker hopes to be able to produce all its models on the same production line.
That data will help it plan incentives and change production schedules--or even future models.
But the plant is designed to be flexible, so it can add new models, or cut back production if necessary.
We know that Sony Ericsson was a disaster in Europe during the autumn quarter, with sales down 40% year-on-year, even with new Android models ramping up after spring production delays.
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The handful of aluminium-bodied cars in production have mostly been low-volume luxury models, such as the Honda NSX, the Audi A8 and the Jaguar XJ.
The company will launch its mass production of the 17-inch model at it's Busan plant, producing some 150, 000 monitors a month, and will start producing the 19-inch models through some existing computer monitor production lines over the next year.
Already, 3D printing has been refined to the point where digital models can be duplicated into physical prototypes or production parts that closely resemble mass-produced products in looks and function.
The halt of sales and production of the company's most popular U.S. models will cause this month's sales to tumble 12 percent compared to January 2009, according to a forecast from sales tracker Edmunds.com.
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