The American Auto by
Comprehensive book features 4,000 photographs, most in full color--every make and nearly every model chronicled year by year with a bonus timeline of industry-related events and annual sales figures.
American Auto Legends by
American Auto Legends presents more than 50 remarkable American cars in a chronological fully illustrated book filled with historic photographs. It covers all eras of American automobiles, from the "horseless carriages" of the early 1900s to the sleek and ultra-efficient machines of the early twenty-first century.
Concise descriptions highlight the key features of each vehicle, while stunning images by one of America's leading car photographers provide the reader with an unparalleled visual record. American Auto Legends features all the major US manufacturersâ??including Buick, Chevrolet, Ford, Lincoln, and Studebakerâ??this book is an essential and authoritative guide to the many legends of the American highway.
Cars in America by
This volume explores the topics relating to automobiles in the United States by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.
Crash Course by
This is the saga of the American automobile industry's rise and demise, a story of hubris, denial, missed opportunities, and self-inflicted wounds that culminates with the president of the United States ushering two of Detroit's Big Three car companies--once proud symbols of prosperity--through bankruptcy. Pulitzer winner Paul Ingrassia answers the big questions: Was Detroit's self-destruction inevitable? What were the key turning points? Why did Japanese automakers manage American workers better than the American companies themselves did? He also describes dysfunctional corporate cultures and Detroit's perverse system of "inverse layoffs." Along the way we meet Detroit's frustrated reformers and witness the wrenching decisions that Ford executives had to make to avoid GM's fate. Informed by Ingrassia's 25 years of covering the auto industry for The Wall Street Journal, and showing an appreciation for Detroit's profound influence on our country's society and culture, this is a uniquely American and deeply instructive story
Hybrid and Electric Cars by
Hybrid and electric cars will reduce America's dependence on petroleum / Perry Bell -- Electric cars are not yet ready to replace traditional cars / Jason Perlow -- Why electric cars are cleaner / James Kliesch -- The environmental benefits of electric cars vary state to state / Daniel Yawitz, Alyson Kenward, and Eric D. Larson -- More hybrid vehicles will not fairly address climate change / Robert Engelman -- Electric cars make the United States more competitive / Pew Environment Group -- China not embracing electric cars / Nathan Bomey -- Selling electric vehicles like smartphones will make them appealing / Carl Pope -- Hybrids are the most economically viable alternative fuel vehicles / Jeremy Michalek, interviewed by Megan McArdle -- The government should subsidize electric cars / Nick Chambers -- The government should not subsidize electric cars / Mark J. Perry -- A mileage tax to replenish highway revenue is fair / Gerald Bastarache -- A mileage tax to replenish highway revenue is unfair / Ethan Epstein.
Against All Odds by
An engaging chronicle telling how the company was founded by the family of Sakichi Toyoda, who earned the capital to enter the automobile business by improving the efficiency of Japanese looms at the turn of the century. The narrative describes the company's important technical and management innovations, and tracks its rising star. No references. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Model T Ford by
Trace the evolution of the Tin Lizzy from 1908-1927 This book by Bruce W. McCalley debunks popular myths, provides data on specific Model T parts, lists engine serial numbers by day of production, and features 1,367 photos presenting technical information.
Wheels for the World by
In Wheels for the world, Douglas Brinkley reveals the riveting details of Ford Motor Company's epic achievements, chronicling the success of the Tin Lizzie to the beloved Model A through the glory days of the Thunderbird, Mustang, and Taurus, as well as the revolutionary plants where they were built-Highland Park and River Rouge. Brinkley tells of the amazing acquisitions of Volvo, Land Rover, Jaguar, and Mazda in the 1990s. His narrative also explores Ford Motor Company's darker aspects, from its founder's anti-Semitism, ill-considered wartime pacifism, and disloyalty-not only to the cohorts who made him the richest man of his time but also to his only son. Along the way, Brinkley introduces the whole cast of characters-from the early brains of the outfit, later U.S. Senator James Couzens; to CEO Lee Iacocca to the chairman and CEO of today, William Clay Ford, Jr.