How Scion iQ Was Developed Featured in Latest Automotive Design & Production

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DETROIT--Sept. 26, 2011: Scion iQ chief engineer Hiroki Nakajima describes the design approach of the just-launched city car as "On-the-Edge Value." After all, they're hoping to appeal to hip urbanites with a wholly new product that was designed and engineered from scratchthere is no previous model in the Scion/Toyota/Lexus lineup for what Nakajima says is "the world's smallest premium four-seater." Automotive Design & Production looks into the development of this vehicle in its latest issue.

Also in the September/October issue:

• How Bosch Automotive Electronics Div. is advancing vehicle technology.
• Analyses of the 2012 Toyota Camry, Volvo S60 T6 R-Design, Volkswagen Beetle, Nissan Versa Sedan, and Jeep Wrangler.
• How General Motors is using the power of lasers and plastic resin to create prototypes.
• Chrysler's top designer Ralph Gilles talks reinvention and refocus.
• Continental Automotive Systems uses technology to make in-vehicle infotainment more accessible.

Founded in 1934, Automotive Design & Production is a bi-monthly magazine published by Gardner Publications Inc. The magazine reaches select design, engineering, management, and operations personnel at automotive manufacturers and suppliers. The magazine covers the auto industry from design through production, with particular emphasis on product and process technologies..