2016 Passenger Car and 2015 Concept Car Yearbook

Book excerpt: Carmakers release new models every year with advanced technology to attract consumer interest and to satisfy increasingly stringent government regulations. Some of these technologies are firsts or leading-edge, and they start trends that more companies will soon follow. Snapshots of the direction of the automotive industry, along with OEM and supplier perspectives, are presented in these articles that have been collected by the Editors of Automotive Engineering whose aim is to provide the reader with a complete overview of the key advances that took place over the course of one model year. • Provides a single source for information on the key engineering trends of one year. • Allows the reader to skip to chapters that cover specific car models that interest them, or read about all models from beginning to end. • Includes plenty of big, full-color images and the facts about the most recent technology and engineering innovations. Each car manufacturer has its own chapter exploring new models in-depth. The yearly trends and innovations that make the automotive industry fascinating to both the engineer and the customer are all captured in the imagery and easy-reading of this full-color book.