Contents

From the Editor ...1
The new role of purchasing at BMW ... 5
BMW1 Series - partnership in action........ 13
Magnesium Elektron to supply alloy for BMW engines ... 17
Wales - driving high-tech ... 21
New Focus at Ford ... 23
The search for a gasoline alternative ... 25
Cikautxo - staying cool .... 27
eCl@ss - Breaking the language barrier ... 31
Dräxlmaier on interior design ... 35
Mitsui finds that the Chinese logistics industry is maturing....38
Inergy on new plastics ... 39
Thermoplastics powering auto design says Hexcel .. 41
Adding value with glass - Saint-Gobain Sekurit ... 45
Sony helping to connect two industries ... 47
Sapa AB on new uses for aluminium ... 51
Cullmann on converging voice with navigation ... 55
Fiat and Microsoft get connected ... 59
SBC Communications helps companies connect through VOIP .. 63
More to aluminium than less weight - Aleris ... 67
Magnesium Elektron and Noranda give new shine to magnesium .. 70
Ten fold increase in magnesium usage predicted............71
Sea supplementing land transport - Koper port .... 74
Swiss WorldCargo - flying in formation .. 75
UECC - More than a shipping company... 81
AIDC - guiding the growth of the South African auto industry ... 83
Auto suppliers park established next to DaimlerChrysler plant .... 87
Clifford Chance on end of life-cycle responsibilities ... 91