Automobile Book 2003

This ultimate all-in-one new-car buying guide covers more than 200 passenger cars, minivans, trucks, and sports-utility vehicles. Includes photos, the latest prices, best buys, shopping tips, and more. Original.

The Used Car Book is the best way to ensure you get a good deal on a used car and avoid hidden repairs and added costs. Long known as the most consumer-oriented car buyer's guide and completely updated, The Used Car Book 2002-2003 has maintained the classic simplicity that for 14 years has led hundreds of thousands of car buyers to the best choices among the more than 40 million used vehicles sold each year. While other car guides offer only manufacturer's specifications, The Used Car Book 2002-2003 sifts through the claims, the facts, the specifications, and with unique performance measurements evaluates cars, minivans, and SUVs. The Used Car Book 2002-2003 contains full-page entries for each automobile including: Summaries of each model Overall performance charts covering fuel economy, preventative maintenance costs, insurance ratings, crash test results, customer satisfaction, and other features A unique chart comparing each model to similar models made by other manufacturers Information on standard and optional equipment Black & white photographs of the new model There is also Gillis's "Best Bets," as well as advice on avoiding lemons, the best tires to buy, showroom strategies, savings on insurance, understanding the manufacturer's warranty, and more. Jack Gillis once again proves why he is America's most sought after consumer expert on cars.

The automotive industry currently faces huge challenges. The fundamental technological paradigm it relies on, volume production, has become progressively more unprofitable in the face of increasingly segmented niche markets. At the same time it faces increasing regulatory and social pressures to improve both the sustainability of its products and methods of production. Building on a wealth of research, The automotive industry and the environment addresses those challenges and how they can be met in producing a sustainable and profitable industry for the future. The authors first discuss the development of the automotive industry and the problems it currently faces. They then consider the solutions the industry can adopt. The book reviews trends in more environmentally-friendly technologies such as the use of more sustainable fuel sources and new types of modular design with built-in recyclability. However, these technologies can only be fully exploited if methods of manufacture change. The book also describes models of decentralised production, particularly the micro factory retailing (MFR) model, which provide an alternative to volume production and promise to be both more sustainable and more profitable. The automotive industry and the environment provides both a cogent diagnosis of the environmental and other problems facing the industry and a blueprint for a better future. It will be widely welcomed by the industry, policy makers and all those concerned with sustainable transport. Addresses the challenges facing the automotive industry, from the increasing unprofitability of volume production to regulatory and social pressures to improve environmental and product sustainability Examines how the automotive industry can meet the current challenges in producing a sustainable and profitable industry for the future Reviews trends in more environmentally-friendly technologies such as the use of more sustainable fuel sources and new types of modular design with built-in recyclability

Containing the most thorough and comprehensive used car information, this new 2003 edition of Complete Guide to Used Cars profiles more than 300 of the most popular cars, trucks, SUVs, and minivans from 1990-2002. Original.

This comprehensive new edition of How to Design Cars Like a Pro provides an in-depth look at modern automotive design. Interviews with leading automobile designers from Ford, BMW, GM Jaguar, Nissan and others, analyses of past and present trends, studies of individual models and concepts, and much more combine to reveal the fascinating mix of art and science that goes into creating automobiles. This book is a must-have for professional designers, as well as for automotive enthusiasts.