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Bosch helped consumers warm to diesels

Bosch's high-pressure common rail fuel injectors, a 2001 PACE Award winner, helped to make small diesel engines acceptable to consumers.
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Can't find your keys? Siemens finds a solution

Siemens' Keyless Go, a PACE Award winner in 2000, uses an intelligent identification card, even if still in a pocket or purse, to unlock and start a vehicle.
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Strattec's liftgate hardware out of sight

Strattec's 2018 PACE Award-winning Invis-A-Rise let automakers conceal the power liftgate struts in the roof rails, improving visibility, space and durability.
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Illinois Tool Works' PACE Award-winning fueling solution

Illinois Tool Works' PACE Award-winning innovation made refueling faster and more convenient by eliminating the gas cap.
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Magna's PACE Award-winning door latch
Magna's engineers were looking for styling improvements when they began rethinking door latches. And they kept asking, "What if?"
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Goodyear's PACE Award-winning run-flat tires
Goodyear's run-flat tire enabled automakers to do away with spares, jacks and other tire-changing gear. That translated to a net vehicle weight savings, even though the innovative new tires were heavier than standard ones.
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Dassault Automation's PACE Award-winning factory floor prototyping software
Delmia Automation won a PACE Award in 2009 for letting factory planners create a virtual prototype of a manufacturing floor without testing real equipment.
Executives
Some back stories to consider in the Ghosn drama
I don't have any insider knowledge of the financial misconduct allegations against Renault-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn unveiled on Monday. Nonetheless, I think some points are worth remembering as the story unfolds.
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ZF's PACE Award-winning innovative transmissions
Three transmissions, each representing a breakthrough, won three Automotive News PACE Awards for Germany's ZF in 2002, 2010 and 2014.
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Hella's PACE Award-winning LED Matrix Beam
Hella's PACE Award-winning LED Matrix Beam headlights could turn 25 LEDs on and off to shift high beams away from oncoming vehicles.
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Delphi's PACE Award-winning E-Steer an autonomous vehicle building block
Delphi's PACE Award-winning E-Steer electric power-steering system created a building block for today's autonomous vehicles.
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PACE AWARDS AT 25: Kicking it open just right
Brose's PACE Award-winning hands-free liftgate had to work properly when its sensors identified a proper kicking motion -- and ignore everything else.
Dealers
Competition gets tougher every year and dealers embrace the challenge
The competition to be named one of the 100 Best Dealerships To Work For in the U.S. is tougher this year than ever — and dealers embrace the challenge.
Dealers
The Great Recession sped up practices already in place
The Great Recession magnified trends in auto retailing that were already in place, remaking the industry in ways that continue to play out.
Retail
Aging used cars ripen on lots
Used-car lots still have too many units that have sat for 60 days or longer, or even more than 45 days, says used-car guru Dale Pollak.