Part I: Automotive Product Development Process. 1. Introduction: Automotive Product Development. 2. Steps and Iterations Involved in the Automotive Product Development. 3. Customer Needs, Business Needs, and Government Requirements. 4.

Vehicle Types and Body Style. 5. Role of Benchmarking and Target Setting. 6. Business Plan Development and Getting Management Approval. 7. New Technologies, Vehicle Features, and Technology Development Plan. 8.

Relation of Vehicle Attributes to Vehicle Systems. 9. Understanding Interfaces between Vehicle Systems. 10. Cascading Vehicle Attribute Requirements to Vehicle Systems. 11. Development of Vehicle Concepts. 12.

Selecting a Vehicle Concept. 13. Detailed Engineering Design during Automotive Product Development. 14. Design for Manufacturing and Assembly. 15. Vehicle Validation. 16.

Managing Vehicle Development Programs. 17. Customer Feedback, Product Quality, and Product Liability. 18. Creating a Brochure and a Website for the Vehicle. Part II: Tools Used in the Automotive Design Process. 19. Toolbox For Automotive Product Development.

20. Decision-Making Tools. 21. Product Planning Tools. 22. Financial Analysis in Automotive Programs. 23. Computer-Aided Technologies.

24. Vehicle Package Engineering Tools. 25. Vehicle Evaluation Methods. Part III: Examples and Illustrations. 26. Applications of Tools: Evaluation Studies. 27.

Developing a Passenger Car: A Case Study. 28. Developing a Pickup Truck: A Case Study. 29. Developing a Sports Utility Vehicle: A Case Study. Appendix 1: Benchmarking, Vehicle Specifications, and Pugh Analyses . Appendix 2: Product Decomposition, QFD, Requirement Cascade, and Interface Analysis for a Selected Vehicle System. Appendix 3: Conceptual Design, Program Timing Plan, and Financial Plan Development.

Appendix 4: Technology Plan and Vehicle Validation Plan. Appendix 5: Systems Engineering Management Plan and Vehicle Brochure.