Tesla is the most exciting car company in a generation . . . but can it live up to the hype? Tesla Motors and CEO Elon Musk have become household names, shaking up the staid auto industry by creating a set of innovative electric vehicles that have wowed the marketplace and defied conventional wisdom. The company's market valuation now rivals that of long-established automakers, and, to many industry observers, Tesla is defining the future of the...

Money, power, politics, drugs, scandal, and fast cars: the incredible story of John DeLorean is the stuff of a Hollywood screenwriter's dreams. But who was the real John DeLorean? To some, he was a renegade visionary who revolutionized the automobile industry. To others, he was the ultimate con man. Interweaving archival footage with dramatic vignettes, loot at a man who gambled everything in pursuit of the American Dream.

"In recent years Toyota has received more than its fair share of attention for its "lean" manufacturing model, its sales triumphs, and its infamous recalls. But when it comes to consistent excellence, archrival Honda is more admirable, and more interesting. Award-winning journalist Jeffrey Rothfeder digs deep into Honda's culture, management, and global strategy to find what makes the company tick. He offers a behind-the-scenes look at its revolutionary...

Dealers aren't making as much profit from new and used vehicle sales as they used to. Variable margins and sales volumes are under growing pressure, and many dealers are looking to fixed operations for additional growth and profitability. Yet many dealers simply aren't ready or able to profitably and properly grow their service business. Many don't understand how much the expectations of today's service customers have changed. Reviewing dealer case...

Da Nang City, located in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam, has developed in many aspects in the last two decades and has been known as one of the five independent municipalities of Vietnam. Today, it constitutes the Key Economic Zone in Central Vietnam. Rapid industrialization and urbanization have caused incessant change of land use and land cover (LULC) in Da Nang City. Linh Nguyen's study aims at detecting, quantifying, and characterizing...

This book is about my experiences at a, now closed, General Motors metal casting plant in the Buffalo, New York area. It follows my journey from apprenticeship training in a skilled trade, to becoming a journeyman in the trade, to going back to school for my college degree, and finally being promoted to supervisor of a critical department in the plant. When most people key the ignition switch or push the start button, they really do not have any idea...

Auto dealership sales and service departments - within standalone stores or stores within public or private groups - can no longer operate as silos. When communications and workflow gaps exist between these two essential functions, efficiency suffers. Customer engagement does. Sales lead conversation does. And the dealer's ability to get replacement inventory sale-ready to meet demand does. This 'How-to" book helps auto dealers find answers to such...

This book provides the reader with a better understanding of running an automotive paint facility in a manufacturing setting. However, it also covers several chapters that will be useful in any job market. From managing people, managing time, working with unions, implementing disciplines of 5-S, lean manufacturing, building teams, and the breakdown of each paint production process. This book will not only help the countless managers and supervisors...

Entre 1920 y 1930, la Argentina llegó a ser el país latinoamericano con mayor cantidad de automóviles y el cuarto en todo el mundo. Esta acelerada motorización tuvo un enorme impacto en la vida social, cultural y económica al transformar los hábitos y las pautas de consumo y de movilidad. Los automovilistas recorrían rutas de difícil tránsito, visitaban los parques nacionales y concurrían a los balnearios. Muchos animaron las populares carreras...