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2006
Edition
ISBN 1-59392-713-4
PDF $99.99
45 Pages
September
2005
An excerpt from our Plunkett's Automobile
Industry Almanac 2006. Consists of the trends and statistics
chapters from the full almanac. Topics include: 1) Automobile
Industry Introduction, 2) U.S. Automakers Respond to Declining
Market Share, 3) Fuel Efficiency Becomes a Key Selling Element/Stiff
Emissions Standards Adopted in Several states, 4) Alternative
Fuels Quickly Gain Popularity Among Automobile Consumers,
5) Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Power, 6) Globalization/Consolidation
of Manufacturers, 7) Outsourcing of Component Manufacturing/
Sharing of Parts and Designs, 8) Advanced Technology Speeds
Manufacturing, 9) Car Purchasers Turn to the Internet in
Droves, 10) Dealerships Invest in Expensive Makeovers, 11)
Car Sales Shift in China and India/Chinese-Made Vehicles
Exported for the First Time, 12) Focus on Safety Improvements
by Automakers, 13) Super-Expensive Cars are Pushed by Manufacturers,
14) Rethinking SUVs—The Party is Over, 15) Big News
in Small Cars, 16) More Choices than Ever Before for Automobile
Consumers, 17) Smaller, More Flexible Automotive Factories
Place Bigger Burdens on Suppliers, 18) Wireless Information
Systems Surge Ahead in Cars: Telematics, ITS and More, 19)
Hybrid Technology in Plastics Impacts the Automotive Industry.
