How Detroit Became The Automotive Capital
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How Detroit Became The Automotive Capital
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Author : Robert G. Szudarek
language : en
Publisher: Frost Lake Press
Release Date : 1996
How Detroit Became The Automotive Capital written by Robert G. Szudarek and has been published by Frost Lake Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
This book traces the history of the automobile industry through profiles of over 125 automobile manufacturers from Detroit and surrounding suburbs. Information on company founders, key personnel, car specifications, and more, help tell the story of the American automobile industry. Over 500 photographs of automobiles, factories, company logos, and personnel, offer readers further insight into the industry's evolution over the last 100 years. Interesting anecdotes on the first gasoline stations, selling cars, roads, steering wheel placement, and more are also included.
How Detroit Became The Automotive Capital
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Author : Robert G. Szudarek
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996-03-01
How Detroit Became The Automotive Capital written by Robert G. Szudarek and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-03-01 with categories.
How Detroit Became The Automotive Capital
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Author : Robert G. Szudarek
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996-03-01
How Detroit Became The Automotive Capital written by Robert G. Szudarek and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-03-01 with History categories.
How Detroit Became The Automotive Capitol Of The World
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Author : Robert Tata
language : en
Publisher: Author House
Release Date : 2013-07-08
How Detroit Became The Automotive Capitol Of The World written by Robert Tata and has been published by Author House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-08 with History categories.
The author, a licensed Professional Engineer, has family roots in the Detroit area and has also been employed in an engineering capacity by all Big Three automakers; GM, Ford, & Chrysler. He has often wondered how the auto industry got its beginning in such a place as Detroit, Michigan, way off the beaten path, in an isolated glove-shaped piece of land thrust up between two lakes, where weather can be severe. Ohio and Indiana, who were also very active in the creation of the auto industry, are in the same general area of the country as Michigan and share the same climate. Why would anyone favor this three state area? One would think that other parts of the country would be more conducive to the formation of such an important part of the history of this nation. After all, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana were not members of the original 13 states and therefore have to be considered less developed territories than the original thirteen states around the turn of the 19th century when the American Gasoline-powered automobile was invented. Read how the author has searched for the answers to these somewhat perplexing questions on why Detroit became the Motor City.
Detroit City Of Industry
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Author : David Lee Poremba
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Release Date : 2002-11
Detroit City Of Industry written by David Lee Poremba and has been published by Arcadia Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11 with Travel categories.
Detroit is known worldwide as the automotive capital of the world. What is not widely known is that, prior to the birth of the automobile, a tremendous diversity of manufactured goods transformed Detroit from a frontier town into a great industrial city. Another vital installment in a series of books about the Dynamic City, Detroit: City of Industry illustrates a slice of the city's history that is largely unknown. Through a collection of remarkable images that are among the oldest in the city, Detroit is revealed as a thriving, bustling manufacturing town that served as the world's leader in a number of important industries. Bessemer steel, iron, steel rails, freight cars, stoves, lumber, drugs, and cigars are just a few of the products that helped the city build the capital that was later needed to prosper during the automobile era. This book examines Detroit's development from the 1860s through the 1890s, and its evolution into a leading industrial center of the Midwest.
The First Century Of The Detroit Auto Show
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Author : Robert Szudarek
language : en
Publisher: SAE International
Release Date : 2000-01-15
The First Century Of The Detroit Auto Show written by Robert Szudarek and has been published by SAE International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-15 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book looks at the first century of the Detroit Auto Show, the largest auto show in the world for many years. From the first show at the Detroit Light Guard Armory in 1899 to the January 1999 show at Cobo Hall, this fascinating book details the show's evolution over 100 years, and how it became the industry's most prominent event. The First Century of the Detroit Auto Show introduces pioneers such as William Metzger, who was instrumental in organizing the first show and played a prominent role in many shows of the early 1900s. Each year's show is covered in a chapter which includes information on the major players of the show, products featured, size, exhibitors, decor, opening ceremonies, admission fares, and entertainment. The book features over 100 historical and nostalgic photos to bring the reader in touch with the culture of the automotive industry and society at the time. A captivating account of the history of the industry's showcase event, this book belongs on the bookshelves of every automotive historian, enthusiast, and engineer.
How Detroit Became The Automotive Capital
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Author : Robert G. Szudarek
language : en
Publisher: Frost Lake Press
Release Date : 1996
How Detroit Became The Automotive Capital written by Robert G. Szudarek and has been published by Frost Lake Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
This book traces the history of the automobile industry through profiles of over 125 automobile manufacturers from Detroit and surrounding suburbs. Information on company founders, key personnel, car specifications, and more, help tell the story of the American automobile industry. Over 500 photographs of automobiles, factories, company logos, and personnel, offer readers further insight into the industry's evolution over the last 100 years. Interesting anecdotes on the first gasoline stations, selling cars, roads, steering wheel placement, and more are also included.
The End Of Detroit
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Author : Micheline Maynard
language : en
Publisher: Crown Currency
Release Date : 2003-09-23
The End Of Detroit written by Micheline Maynard and has been published by Crown Currency this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-23 with Business & Economics categories.
An in-depth, hard-hitting account of the mistakes, miscalculations and myopia that have doomed America’s automobile industry. In the 1990s, Detroit’s Big Three automobile companies were riding high. The introduction of the minivan and the SUV had revitalized the industry, and it was widely believed that Detroit had miraculously overcome the threat of foreign imports and regained its ascendant position. As Micheline Maynard makes brilliantly clear in THE END OF DETROIT, however, the traditional American car industry was, in fact, headed for disaster. Maynard argues that by focusing on high-profit trucks and SUVs, the Big Three missed a golden opportunity to win back the American car-buyer. Foreign companies like Toyota and Honda solidified their dominance in family and economy cars, gained market share in high-margin luxury cars, and, in an ironic twist, soon stormed in with their own sophisticatedly engineered and marketed SUVs, pickups and minivans. Detroit, suffering from a “good enough” syndrome and wedded to ineffective marketing gimmicks like rebates and zero-percent financing, failed to give consumers what they really wanted—reliability, the latest technology and good design at a reasonable cost. Drawing on a wide range of interviews with industry leaders, including Toyota’s Fujio Cho, Nissan’s Carlos Ghosn, Chrysler’s Dieter Zetsche, BMW’s Helmut Panke, and GM’s Robert Lutz, as well as car designers, engineers, test drivers and owners, Maynard presents a stark picture of the culture of arrogance and insularity that led American car manufacturers astray. Maynard predicts that, by the end of the decade, one of the American car makers will no longer exist in its present form.
The E M F Company
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Author : Anthony J Yanik
language : en
Publisher: SAE International
Release Date : 2001-08-01
The E M F Company written by Anthony J Yanik and has been published by SAE International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-01 with Transportation categories.
This book tells the remarkable story of these three automotive giants and the impact they had on the American car industry. Everitt was instrumental in forming the extensive body building industry that characterized Detroit prior to World War II. Metzger established the first automotive dealership in Detroit, if not the country, and served as head of sales of Cadillac during its formative years. Flanders, a genius with machines, masterminded the tools of production for the first Model T.
Conspicuous Production
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Author : Donald Finlay Davis
language : en
Publisher: Philadelphia : Temple University Press
Release Date : 1988
Conspicuous Production written by Donald Finlay Davis and has been published by Philadelphia : Temple University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Automobile industry and trade categories.
With the founding of the American automotive industry in the 1890s, the social and economic community of Detroit was dramatically altered. In this first detailed examination of the relationship between the dominant industry and the social elite of Detroit, Donald Finlay Davis demonstrates how decisions and ambitions in one sphere fed into the other.Detroit's automotive industry was socially divided, roughly along the lines of its own price-class hierarchy, and Davis argues that these divisions influenced community decision-making. Bridging the gap between urban and business history, Conspicuous Production traces how the social aspirations of the "gasoline aristocracy" profoundly influenced the models and marketing decisions of these fledgling companies. The identification of social renegade Henry Ford with the low-and middle-income groups contributed to the Model T being scorned as a vehicle for the upwardly mobile. The Packard-"a gentlemen's car built by gentlemen"-and other luxury manufactures such as Lincoln, Wayne, Lozier, and Northern were embraced by the social elite while the more pedestrian models dominated the market. The author sheds new light on the fate of Detroit's old families; on the ascent of Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler; on Detroit's transit policies; and on the Michigan bank crash that precipitated the closure of America's banks in March 1933.Illustrated with early advertisements and promotional photos of classic automobiles, Conspicuous Production traces the mutual influence of industrial and community leadership in early twentieth-century Detroit and asks: Who determined that American technology should serve the masses as well as the classes? Author note: Donald Finlay Davis is Associate Professor of History at the University of Ottawa.