Automotive Systems Technology

This volume presents realistic estimates for the level of fuel economy that is achievable in the next decade for cars and light trucks made in the United States and Canada. A source of objective and comprehensive information on the topic, this book takes into account real-world factors such as the financial conditions in the automotive industry, costs and benefits to consumers, and marketability of high-efficiency vehicles.

This book describes the emergence of the mass production system in automobile factories, the way that the auto companies have tried to manage that system, and the ways workers tried to use union organization and group job actions at the point of production to try to make autowork more secure, more remunerative, and less harmful to their physical and mental wellbeing. These essays focus on the experiences of the men and women who labored on production lines, making components or attaching components to the frame of the automobile.

"...The Kyoto Protocol formally went into effect in February 2005 after countries contributing 55 percent of all GHG emissions had finally approved the Protocol (with Russia’s approval pushing it over the threshold). Every rich country in the world adopted the Protocol except the United States and Australia. While opposition by the United States, the world’s largest GHG emitter, was hugely unpopular in Europe, it was indicative of withering enthusiasm for the Protocol itself. . .

For the Ford Motor Company, perhaps the most important pivotal event in the past half century—certainly the most visible—was the decision in 2008 not to take the federal bailout package. The entire U.S. automobile industry was in a catastrophic financial position, and its future hung in the balance, with seasonally adjusted annual sales (SAAR) of cars and trucks having dropped from a projection of more than 17 million vehicles at the beginning of 2006 to under 11 million in 2008. The nation and much of the world was watching. Let’s go back to this pivotal moment in 2008: Richard Gephardt has retired from Congress and is serving on Ford’s board of directors. “There was a sense of disbelief,” recalls Gephardt. “It was hard to accept that we might lose all three companies.”

This fundamental reinvention will enable the creation of automobiles that weigh less than a thousand pounds, are less than a hundred inches long, and do better than 200 miles per gallon of gasoline on an energy-equivalent basis. They can provide safe, convenient personal urban mobility at about one-quarter the total cost per mile of today’s cars, take up approximately one-fifth of the space currently needed in cities for parking, significantly improve the throughputs of streets and roads, and eliminate carbon emissions.
Reinventing the automobile will create the opportunity for cities to become more livable, equitable, and sustainable.

In 'Service Advising and Management', students gain the communication, customer service, and automotive knowledge they need to balance competing demands from customers, technicians, and shop management to become successful service advisors.

Covering the automotive industry since 1955 with in-depth reviews and analysis, features, auto show reporting, and advice for car owners and buyers.

Road & Track magazine is written for the automotive enthusiast and it's road tests and comparison tests are the most complete and technically accurate in the industry, focusing primarily on domestic and imported sports cars and sports sedans.

Vol. 1, Automotive technician's handbook -- Brakes -- Electrical and electronic systems -- Engine performance -- Suspension and steering ; Vol. 2, Automotive technician's handbook -- Engine repair -- Heating & air conditioning -- Automatic transmission & transaxle -- Manual drive train & axles.