The car and its future / 
edited by Kaitlen Jay Exum and Lynn M. Messina. 
 - New York :  H.W. Wilson,  2004. 
 - p. cm. 
 - The Reference shelf;  v. 76, no. 5 .
 - Reference shelf;  v. 76, no. 5. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Going through the emotions /  Lease/buy? Auto deals not so easy /  Online car sales gaining speed after slow start /  Go for a sedan for teen's first car, experts say /  Just taking a spin /  R.I.P. SUVs? /  Drivers stick with light trucks despite heavy fuel prices /  Car-nal knowledge /  Survival demands automakers race to bring new models to market faster /  Jim Mueller --  Julie Blacklidge --  Bob Keefe --  Amanda Rogers --  Jaquetta White --  Peter Roff, Jillian Jonas --  Gregory Cancelada --  Vicki Haddock --  Bill Vlasic.  Global mood affects vehicle design /  Smart lesson in quality /  Car makers zooming in on youth /  Lost? Let the car be your guide /  Safety first /  As technology advances, so do privacy concerns /  States cracking down on driving and phoning /  In-car electronics can distract, imperil /  Blilnd spots, backover dangers gain attention /  Parent's lapse can be fatal in the summer heat /  William Diem --  Anthony Lewis --  Matt Nauman --  T. Edward Phillips --  Daniel A. Thomas --  Diane Katz --  Diane Cadrain --  Jeff Bennett --  Ann Job --  Jeanne Wright.  SUV capable, but what about driver? /  National survey of drinking and driving attitudes and behaviors, 2001 /  Zen commuter /  Consumer guide : auto insurance /  Gearing up /  DRPs : deciding what's legal, what's not /  Crooks like Saturn SL ; Asian cars closing in /  Brake applied to recall cover /  Foreign cars aren't quite so foreign these days /  Richard Rubin --  U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration --  Jessie Milligan --  Jocelyn Parker --  Lynna Goch --  Tina Grady --  John Porretto --  Carolyn Aldred --  Jim Fuquay.  Smug no more /  Japan's design practices get credit for its reliable cars /  China goes car crazy /  Oil erupts as issue in presidential campaign /  Lowdown on hybrids /  Waving yellow flag on "green" hybrid vehicles /  Hydrogen highway : hype or a happening? /  Electric-car slide /  Diesel /  Jerry Flint --  Charles J. Murray --  Clay Chandler --  Robert Collier --  Eric Minton --  John O'Dell --  Larry E. Hall --  Greg Schneider --  Dennis Simanaitis. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0824210379 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004048908 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Automobiles--Design and construction.<br/>Automobile industry and trade--Forecasting.<br/>Automobiles--Technological innovations.<br/>Highway engineering--Technological innovations.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TL146.5  / .C37 2004