Automotive Analysis Delphi X Powertrain Research
Forecast and Analysis of the North American Automotive Industry: Delphi X (Technology, Materials, and Marketing Volumes: August 2001)
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Technology Volume
1. Strategic Planning Factors ( click to download PDF) |
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| Question | Topic | |
| TECH-1 | Gasoline price forcast | |
| TECH-2 | CAFE standards, regulatory forecast for light-duty vehicles | |
| TECH-3 | CAFE standards, reasonable expectations for light-duty vehicles | |
| TECH-4 | Fuel economy improvements, source of improvements | |
| TECH-6 | Alternate energy sources or power plants, passenger car and light-truck prodcution | |
| TECH-7 | Electric vehicle battery type | |
| TECH-8 | Combustion engines in hybrid electric/combustion engine vehicles | |
| TECH-9 | Electric-drivetrain cost vs. gasoline engine automatic transmission vehicles | |
| TECH-10 | Greatest challenges of developing hybrid powertrains | |
| TECH-11 | Electric motor voltage in electric and hybrid vehicles | |
| TECH-12 | Federal legislation activity, ten-year trend | |
| 2. Engineering and Sourcing Issues ( click to download PDF) |
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| Question | Topic | |
| TECH-15 | Product design and engineering, traditional domestic-vehicle manufacturers in North America versus offshore | |
| TECH-16 | Worldwide sourcing of North American product operations | |
| TECH-17 | North American sourcing within North America | |
| TECH-18 | Outsourcing of components and subsystems/modules by first-tier suppliers | |
| TECH-19 | Product-development cycle timing | |
| TECH-20 | Product-and-process technology leadership | |
| TECH-21 | Percentage-engineering using computer-based-tools (CAE) | |
| TECH-22 | Impact of math-based engineering on cost and timing in product development | |
| TECH-23 | Source of reduction in product-development time | |
| TECH-24 | Prototypes reduction | |
| 3. Powertrain and Drivetrain ( click to download PDF) |
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| Question | Topic | |
| TECH-38 | Engines, number of cylinders, passenger cars and light trucks | |
| TECH-40 | Valves per cylinder for passenger car engines | |
| TECH-41 | Valvetrain configurations for passenger car engines | |
| TECH-42 | Engine technical-features penetration | |
| TECH-43 | Engines, percentage undergoing major redesign | |
| TECH-44 | Fuel management-systems penetration, passenger cars and light trucks | |
| TECH-45 | Turbocharging/supercharging penetration, passenger cars | |
| TECH-46 | Ignition systems design features, passenger cars and light trucks | |
| TECH-47 | Aluminum-cylinder-head-and-block material penetration, passenger car and light truck | |
| TECH-48 | Lean-burn-engine penetration, passenger cars | |
| TECH-49a | New hardware/technology required for tier 2 emission standards | |
| TECH-49b | Total cost of hardware/technology needed to meet tier 2 emission standards | |
| TECH-49c | Percentage vehicle cost attributable to tier 2 standards | |
| TECH-50 | Challenges in meeting the proposed tier 2 emission standards | |
| TECH-51 | Plastic-engine-component penetration, passenger cars | |
| TECH-52 | Transmission configuration, passenger car and light truck | |
| TECH-53 | Transmission-features penetration | |
| TECH-54 | Drivetrain configurations, passenger cars | |
| 4. Other Issues ( click to download PDF) |
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| Question | Topic | |
| TECH-65 | Critical human-resource skills, supply deficiency | |
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Materials Volume
5. Strategic Planning Factors ( click to download PDF) |
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| Question | Topic | |
| MAT-3 | Reformulated gasoline sales | |
| MAT-4 | Alternative fuels, federal legislation | |
| MAT-5 | Alternative fuels, North American-produced passenger vehicles | |
| MAT-6 | Federal regulatory and legislative activity | |
| 6. Powertrain and Drivetrain ( click to download PDF) |
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| Question | Topic | |
| MAT-19 | Engine head and engine-block materials | |
| MAT-20 | Aluminum engine-block sleeve technology | |
| MAT-21 | Aluminum engine-block sleeve materials | |
| MAT-22 | Internal engine component materials | |
| MAT-23 | Camshafts, materials | |
| MAT-24 | Crankshafts, materials | |
| MAT-25 | Fuel rails, materials | |
| MAT-26 | Front covers, materials | |
| MAT-27 | Intake manifolds, materials | |
| MAT-28 | Ceramics, engine component applications | |
| MAT-29 | Powdered materials, powertrain applications | |
| MAT-30 | Engine oil coller, heater cores, radiator, transmission oil coolers, materials | |
| MAT-31 | Fuel tank materials, gasoline fueled passenger cars and light trucks | |
| MAT-32 | Material selection; transmission gears | |
| MAT-33 | Materials selection; transmission rotors | |
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Marketing Volume
7. Vehicle Features & Alternative Powered Vehicles ( click to download PDF) |
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| Question | Topic | |
| MARK-37 | Green Marketing, estimated customer values | |
| MARK-38 | Consumer acceptance of alternative powered vehicles, barriers to | |
| MARK-39 | Marketing Alternative powered vehicles, distribution, point of sales, warrangy | |
| MARK-40 | Marketing alternative powered vehicles, effectiveness by activity | |
