D. in automotive engineering, to make their region a major center of technological innovation for the industry.

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The design was outsourced to Italy's Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering, but Tata himself ordered changes along the way.

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Though still in high school, these students were already starting to see how their project could lead to careers in automotive engineering and design.

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Automotive engineering would be so much simpler.

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Companies represented here today are moving forward with a series of major trade and investment deals that will create jobs for both Americans and Russians across many sectors, from aerospace, to automotive engineering, to the financial sector and high-technology.

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And this afternoon, President Medvedev and I will join American and Russian business leaders as they move forward with a series of major trade and investment deals that will create jobs for Americans and Russians across many sectors, from aerospace and automotive engineering to the financial sector and high technology.

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In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing.

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The 1990s were boom years for Johnson Controls' automotive business, as carmakers handed off more engineering and assembly to suppliers.

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Padilla also improved the company's design and engineering, the source of two-thirds of all automotive quality problems.

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