11.   GM argued that its vehicles are safe and that the Ivey memo was the work of a junior engineer that was never used in car design.

12.   In a fairly radical departure from standard car design, the engine of the A-Class is housed directly beneath the driver.

13.   In recent years, Ford has lost its design leadership to the Chrysler Corp., which has sought inspiration from classic car designs.

14.   In recent years, however, Ford has lost its design leadership to the Chrysler Corp., which has sought inspiration from classic car designs.

15.   It was changes in car design, like seat belts and air bags.

16.   Most of the extra deaths involve sport utility vehicles and pickups because minivans are based on car designs, Prasad said.

17.   Mercedes-Benz has taken this concept beyond retro car designs and sepia-tinted advertisements by creating Classic Centers to service and restore vintage Mercedes automobiles.

18.   Modern car design caters to the sick need of car passengers to look around them.

19.   Parts makers such as Nippondenso work side-by-side with manufacturers such as Toyota from the initial stages of car design.

20.   Smith said that GM planned to use car designs from its European subsidiary, Opel, to assemble some vehicles in Asia.