| Description |
x, 197 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Reference shelf ; v. 76, no. 5
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-190) and index. |
| Contents |
Going through the emotions / Jim Mueller -- Lease/buy? Auto deals not so easy / Julie Blacklidge -- Online car sales gaining speed after slow start / Bob Keefe -- Go for a sedan for teen's first car, experts say / Amanda Rogers -- Just taking a spin / Jaquetta White -- R.I.P. SUVs? / Peter Roff, Jillian Jonas -- Drivers stick with light trucks despite heavy fuel prices / Gregory Cancelada -- Car-nal knowledge / Vicki Haddock -- Survival demands automakers race to bring new models to market faster / Bill Vlasic. |
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Global mood affects vehicle design / William Diem -- Smart lesson in quality / Anthony Lewis -- Car makers zooming in on youth / Matt Nauman -- Lost? Let the car be your guide / T. Edward Phillips -- Safety first / Daniel A. Thomas -- As technology advances, so do privacy concerns / Diane Katz -- States cracking down on driving and phoning / Diane Cadrain -- In-car electronics can distract, imperil / Jeff Bennett -- Blind spots, backover dangers gain attention / Ann Job -- Parent's lapse can be fatal in the summer heat / Jeanne Wright. |
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SUV capable, but what about driver? / Richard Rubin -- National survey of drinking and driving attitudes and behaviors, 2001 / U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration -- Zen commuter / Jessie Milligan -- Consumer guide : auto insurance / Jocelyn Parker -- Gearing up / Lynna Goch -- DRPs : deciding what's legal, what's not / Tina Grady -- Crooks like Saturn SL ; Asian cars closing in / John Porretto -- Brake applied to recall cover / Carolyn Aldred -- Foreign cars aren't quite so foreign these days / Jim Fuquay. |
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Smug no more / Jerry Flint -- Japan's design practices get credit for its reliable cars / Charles J. Murray -- China goes car crazy / Clay Chandler -- Oil erupts as issue in presidential campaign / Robert Collier -- Lowdown on hybrids / Eric Minton -- Waving yellow flag on "green" hybrid vehicles / John O'Dell -- Hydrogen highway : hype or a happening? / Larry E. Hall -- Electric-car slide / Greg Schneider -- Diesel / Dennis Simanaitis. |
| Subject |
Automobiles -- Design and construction.
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Automobile industry and trade -- Forecasting.
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Automobiles -- Technological innovations.
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Highway engineering -- Technological innovations.
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| Added Author |
Exum, Kaitlen Jay.
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Messina, Lynn.
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| ISBN |
0824210379 |
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