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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2002
Adrian B. Chernoff, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Christopher E. Borroni-bird, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Mohsen D. Shabana, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Robert Louis Vitale, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Adrian B. Chernoff, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Christopher E. Borroni-Bird, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Mohsen D. Shabana, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Robert Louis Vitale, Macomb Township, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle development process is characterized by enhanced market responsiveness by decoupling the development of the chassis from the development of vehicle bodies. The chassis and bodies are provided with a common, standardized interface system so that a single chassis design or a family of chassis designs may receive any of a variety of different body types thereon. Accordingly, the chassis are designed to enable the bodies to be designed and produced independently. The bodies are designed and manufactured all over the world to meet different consumer desires. Designers are able to redesign vehicle bodies without re-engineering the entire vehicle. The freedom to design, develop and distribute vehicle bodies more quickly with greater design freedom enables the manufacturer to be more responsive to local, regional and global market needs.