Many Trucks, But Not All, Face Redesign In Safety Plan

Article Abstract:

The automotive industry has agreed voluntarily to improve the safety of sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks. It will require the redesign of these vehicles to meet new safety standards by 2009. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety believes that the redesign of front impact sections could save thousands of lives that are lost when SUVs and pickup trucks crash into regular automobiles.

Strategy & planning, Trucks, Pickup, Planning, Automobile industry, Pickup trucks, Company business planning

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Safety Gap Grows Wider Between S.U.V.'s and Cars

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A new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that occupants of sport utility vehicles are more likely to die in traffic accidents, mainly because of the vehicles' propensity to roll over.

Sales & consumption, Labor Distribution by Employer, Reports, Statistics, Traffic accidents, United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Consumption data

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Saab's New S.U.V. Has a Lot in Common With Buick, GMC and Isuzu

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General Motors is risking alienating consumers with its new Saab 9-7X SUV because it shares many design and construction elements with other lower-priced SUVs, and Saabs have traditionally appealed to iconoclasts.

Marketing procedures, Production management, Product introduction, New Products/Services, TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT, Marketing, Design and construction, General Motors Corp., GM, Transportation equipment industry, Company marketing practices, Saab 9-7X (Sport-utility vehicle)

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