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Contents
Preface ix
I. Life Behind the Wheel 1
Editors’ Introduction 3
1) Going Through the Emotions. Jim
Mueller. Chicago Tribune 5
2) Lease/Buy? Auto Deals Not So Easy.
Julie Blacklidge. Fort Worth Business Press 9
3) Online Car Sales Gaining Speed After
Slow Start. Bob Keefe. Palm Beach Post (Florida) 13
4) Go for a Sedan for Teen’s First Car,
Experts Say. Amanda Rogers. Fort Worth Star-Telegram 17
5) Just Taking a Spin. Jaquetta White.
The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) 19
6) R.I.P. SUVs? Peter Roff and Jillian
Jonas. United Press International 22
7) Drivers Stick with Light Trucks
Despite Heavy Fuel Prices. Gregory Cancelada. St. Louis-Post Dispatch
25
II. Marketing and Design 29
Editors’ Introduction 31
1) Car-nal Knowledge. Vicki Haddock.
San Francisco Chronicle 33
2) Survival Demands Automakers Race to
Bring New Models to Market Faster. Bill Vlasic. The Detroit News 38
3) Global Mood Affects Vehicle Design.
William Diem. Detroit Free Press 43
4) Smart Lesson in Quality. Anthony
Lewis. Automotive Industries 45
5) Car Makers Zooming in on Youth. Matt
Nauman. San Jose Mercury News 49
6) Lost? Let the Car Be Your Guide. T.
Edward Phillips. The New York Sun 52
III. Traffic and Safety 55
Editors’ Introduction 57
1) Safety First. Daniel A. Thomas.
Planning 59
2) As Technology Advances, So Do Privacy
Concerns. Diane Katz. The Detroit News 65
3) States Cracking Down on Driving and
Phoning. Diane Cadrain. HR Magazine 70
4) In-Car Electronics Can Distract,
Imperil. Jeff Bennett. Detroit Free Press 72
5) Blind Spots, Backover Dangers Gain
Attention. Ann Job. MSN Autos 74
6) A Parent’s Lapse Can Be Fatal in the
Summer Heat. Jeanne Wright. Los Angeles Times 78
7) SUV Capable, But What About Driver?
Richard Rubin. Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) 81
8) National Survey of Drinking and
Driving Attitudes and Behaviors, 2001. U.S. Department of Transportation,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Traffic Tech 83
9) The Zen Commuter. Jessie Milligan.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 87
IV. Insurance and Auto Repair 91
Editors’ Introduction 93
1) Consumer Guide: Auto Insurance.
Jocelyn Parker. Detroit Free Press 95
2) Gearing Up. Lynna Goch. Best’s
Review 99
3) DRPs: Deciding What’s Legal, What’s
Not. Tina Grady. Automotive Body Repair News 105
4) Crooks Like Saturn SL; Asian Cars
Closing In. John Porretto. Newsday 113
5) Brake Applied to Recall Cover. Carolyn
Aldred. Business Insurance 115
V. The Auto Industry: A Global
Perspective 121
Editors’ Introduction 123
1) Foreign Cars Aren’t Quite So Foreign
These Days. Jim Fuquay. Akron Beacon Journal 125
2) Smug No More. Jerry Flint. Forbes
128
3) Japan’s Design Practices Get Credit
for Its Reliable Cars. Charles J. Murray. Electronic Engineering Times
130
4) China Goes Car Crazy. Clay Chandler.
Fortune 133
5) Oil Erupts as Issue in Presidential
Campaign. Robert Collier. San Francisco Chronicle 135
VI. Alternative Fuels 141
Editors’ Introduction 143
1) The Lowdown on Hybrids. Eric Minton.
GEICO Direct 145
2) Waving Yellow Flag on "Green" Hybrid
Vehicles. John O’Dell. Los Angeles Times 150
3) The Hydrogen Highway: Hype or a
Happening? Larry E. Hall. MSN Autos 154
4) The Electric-Car Slide. Greg
Schneider. The Washington Post 159
5) The Diesel. Dennis Simanaitis. Road
& Track 164
Bibliography 171
Books 173
Web Sites 175
Additional Periodical Articles with
Abstracts 177
Index 191
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