A Review of Recent Developments in the U.S. Automobile Industry Including an Assessment of the Japanese Voluntary Restraint Agreements
Author: James R. McElroy
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 60
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Author: James R. McElroy
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 60
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 64
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James M. Rubenstein
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-03-11
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 113493629X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn recent years car production in the United States has undergone changes on a scale unknown since the pioneering era prior to World War One. New plants have been opened in the interior of the country, while most of those located along the east and west coast have been closed. The Changing U.S. Auto Industry uses concepts drawn from geography, such as access to markets and shipments of parts, to understand some of the reasons for the recent changes. Also critical is the changing role of labour in the production process, including the search by Japanese firms for a union-free environment, the re-location of some production to Mexico and the debate over the appropriate level of union-management cooperation.
Author: Jim Macelroy
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 50
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Stephen Cooney
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781600211300
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver one million Americans are employed in manufacturing motor vehicles, equipment and parts. But the industry has changed dramatically since the U.S. "Big Three" motor vehicle corporations (General Motors, Ford and Chrysler) produced the overwhelming majority of cars and light trucks sold in the United States, and directly employed many people themselves. By 2003, most passenger cars sold in the U.S. market were either imported or manufactured by foreign-based producers at new North American plants (so-called "transplant" facilities). The Big Three now dominate only in light trucks, and are also now being challenged there by the foreign brands. The Big Three have shed about 600,000 U.S. jobs since 1980, while about one-quarter of Americans employed in automotive manufacturing (nearly 300,000) work for the foreign-owned companies. It is clear that the U.S. automotive industry has undergone many drastic changes that have had a net adverse effect on American interests. This book examines the causes of these changes. Congressional acts, increasingly stringent emission laws, the effects of NAFTA, labour unions and globalisation are all within the scope of this book.
Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Standing Committee to Review the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the most recent report of the National Research Council (TM)s Standing Committee to Review the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV), which has conducted annual reviews of the PNGV program since it was established in late 1993. The PNGV is a cooperative R&D program between the federal government and the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR, whose members are DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors) to develop technologies for a new generation of automobiles with up to three times the fuel economy of a 1993 midsize automobile. The reports review major technology development areas (four-stroke direct-injection engines, fuel cells, energy storage, electronic/electrical systems, and structural materials); the overall adequacy of R&D efforts; the systems analysis effort and how it guides decisions on R&D; the progress toward long-range component and system-level cost and performance goals; and efforts in vehicle emissions and advanced materials research and how results target goals. Unlike previous reports, the Seventh Report comments on the goals of the program, since the automotive market and U.S. emission standards have changed significantly since the program was initiated.
Author: Sule Zengin Avsar
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 80
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 64
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2003-02-01
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 0309086205
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnmanned ground vehicles (UGV) are expected to play a key role in the Army's Objective Force structure. These UGVs would be used for weapons platforms, logistics carriers, and reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition among other things. To examine aspects of the Army's UGV program, assess technology readiness, and identify key issues in implementing UGV systems, among other questions, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology asked the National Research Council (NRC) to conduct a study of UGV technologies. This report discusses UGV operational requirements, current development efforts, and technology integration and roadmaps to the future. Key recommendations are presented addressing technical content, time lines, and milestones for the UGV efforts.
Author: Shirley Bruce
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Published: 1986
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