Automobile Book 1997

Passenger cars, sport-utility vehicles, trucks, and minivans are all discussed in this invaluable guide to the new 1997 vehicles! Over 170 cars, trucks and vans are reviewed and rated in every important category, from price to handling to options. Don't make an uninformed decision--get the guide that takes the hassle out of car-buying. Large format.

For the world's leading car-makers, the early 1990s brought radical changes. The reports published by MIT shocked management in European and American industries. Former major companies had to face consequences no one had expected. The assembly-lines were reorganized in order to achieve higher quality at lower costs. Five years after the MIT report, this book poses the question: What are the results of this revolution in work organization? Scientists and practitioners, many of them involved in earlier reports, evaluate the changes to the automotive industry in Europe and Japan. An insight into recent concepts in automation and the organization of production.

This summarizes the best and worst of car safety, fuel economy and maintenance of 1997 model cars.

Few car books cover the used car market yet more and more consumers are purchasing used cars over new ones. This handy guide will aid in making an educated decision to separate the winners from the losers. It includes profiles of over 200 car models, and provides reliable tips on choosing the right car, as well as anticipating potential problems.

This specialty buying guide presents easy-to-use historical profiles of some 200 models--cars, trucks, minivans, sport utility vehicles--giving readers a comprehensive view of each model as a used car.

Written by the nation's foremost automobile consumer expert, this information-packed sourcebook is still the best guide available for used car buyers. With full-page entries on more than 150 models of used cars and minivans, this is the book for anyone in the market for a used car. Photos.