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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Vehicle Lightweighting – A Triumph of Up-Front Engineering Optimization

A recent review of the new Chevy Equinox SUV in the Detroit Free Press commented that, “Chevrolet has been performing magic lately, making hundreds of pounds of vehicles’ weight disappear without reducing their comfort or features. The ★★★★ 2018 Equinox compact SUV may be its best trick yet. The new Equinox shed 400 pounds and 4.7 inches versus its predecessor.” Taking 400 pounds out of a mass-market vehicle like the Equinox is an incredible achievement. Even more so, since the performance metrics of the previous vehicle are being equaled or exceeded. 

This story is being repeated over and over and will be continued at CIMdata’s workshop on Product and Manufacturing Innovation in Chicago on June 6-7. Learn more at: http://www.cimdata.com/en/education/knowledge-council-workshops/joint-kc-workshop-2017 

Read the full blog post at http://www.cimdata.com/en/resources/cimdata-blog/item/7904-vehicle-lightweighting-a-triumph-of-up-front-engineering-optimization

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