Chapter
1: Major Trends Affecting the Automobile Industry
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1) Automobile Industry Introduction |
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2) U.S. Automakers Respond to Declining Market
Share |
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3) Fuel Efficiency Becomes a Key Selling
Element/Stiff Emissions Standards
Adopted in Several States |
3 |
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4) Alternative Fuels Quickly Gain Popularity
Among Automobile Consumers |
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5) Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Power |
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6) Globalization/Consolidation of Manufacturers |
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7) Outsourcing of Component Manufacturing/
Sharing of Parts and Designs |
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8) Advanced Technology Speeds Manufacturing |
11 |
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9) Car Purchasers Turn to the Internet in
Droves |
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10) Dealerships Invest in Expensive Makeovers |
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11) Car Sales Shift in China and India/Chinese-Made
Vehicles Exported for the
First Time |
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12) Focus on Safety Improvements by Automakers |
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13) Super-Expensive Cars are Pushed by Manufacturers |
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14) Rethinking SUVs—The Party is Over |
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15) Big News in Small Cars |
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16) More Choices than Ever Before for Automobile
Consumers |
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17) Smaller, More Flexible Automotive Factories
Place Bigger Burdens on
Suppliers |
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18) Wireless Information Systems Surge Ahead
in Cars: Telematics, ITS and More |
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19) Hybrid Technology in Plastics Impacts
the Automotive Industry |
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| Chapter
2: Automobile Industry Statistics |
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U.S. Automotive Industry Overview |
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U.S. New Vehicle Sales 2000-2004 |
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U.S. New Vehicle Sales Percentages by Type
of Vehicle 2000-2004 |
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U.S. Sales of Automobiles, Light Trucks and
Heavy Trucks: 1995-2005 |
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U.S. New Car and Truck Market Shares by Company
2000-2004 |
28 |
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U.S. Domestic Automobile and Light Truck
Production: 1993-2005 |
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Value of U.S. Vehicle Exports: 1998-2004 |
30 |
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Value of U.S. Vehicle Imports: 1998-2004 |
31 |
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Number of Full-Time Employees in the U.S.
Automotive Industry: 1998-2004 |
32 |
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General Motors Corporation Overview |
33 |
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Ford Motor Company Overview |
34 |
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DaimlerChrysler AG Overview |
35 |
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Toyota Motor Corporation Overview |
36 |
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Honda Motor Corporation Overview |
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U.S. Automobile Driving Costs, 2005 |
38 |
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U.S. Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled |
39 |
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U.S. Personal Transportation Expenditures:
1998-2004 |
40 |
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U.S. Average Motor Gasoline Retail Prices:
1975-2004 |
41 |
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International Retail Premium Gasoline Prices:
Jan 1996-Jan 2005 |
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Top Ten Fuel-Efficient Model Lines 2005 |
43 |
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Number of Injuries and Fatalities Caused
by Motor Vehicles in the U.S.: 2003-2004 |
44 |
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Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities in the U.S.
by Type of Vehicle: 2003-2004 |
45 |
