The Death of Motoring: Car Making and Automobility in the 21st Century

by Peter Wells and Paul Nieuwenhuis

The world motor industry faces a series of crises that threaten its existence. The two main threats are chronic lack of profitability and environmental concern, both demanding accelerated change in an ever more tightly regulated market. The Death of Motoring? identifies the industry's concern with technology, particularly body technology, as a major weakness, making the industry dependent on volume demand. This leads to a reassessment of the role...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471970840
• ISBN13: 9780471970842
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 266 Pages