Life of Automobile, The
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car races ref1
car safety ref1
Car of the Year ref1
cars
association with national characteristics ref1
early advertising of health benefits compared with horses ref1
etymology and terminology ref1
gendering of ref1
impact of on society ref1, ref2
seen as enemy of society ref1
seen as objects of beauty ref1
seen as serious hazard to working families ref1
as symbol of wealth and sophistication ref1
as symbols of sexual magnetism ref1
use of carriage terms by makers of ref1, ref2
Cartland, Barbara ref1
Castle Bromwich shadow factory ref1
catalytic converters ref1
Cavanagh, Jerome P. ref1
Central Motor Company ref1
Chang’an Motors ref1
Chapin, Roy ref1, ref2
Chery ref1
Chevrolet ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Bel Air ref1
Camaro ref1, ref2
Citation ref1
Corvair ref1, ref2
Corvette ref1, ref2, ref3
Corvette Sting Ray ref1, ref2, ref3
Impala ref1
Vega ref1
Volt ref1
Chevrolet, Gaston ref1
Chevrolet, Louis ref1
China ref1, ref2
Chrysler ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
acquisitions ref1, ref2
Airflow ref1, ref2
collapse of ref1
and Exner ref1
Forward Look cars ref1, ref2
Imperial ref1, ref2, ref3
losses and bankruptcy ref1, ref2
merger with Daimler ref1, ref2, ref3
Plymouth Barracuda ref1
Plymouth Fury ref1
Plymouth Valiant ref1, ref2
postwar acquisitions ref1
problems ref1
PT Cruiser ref1
purchase of AMC ref1, ref2
purchase by Fiat ref1
purchase of Dodge Brother Company ref1
Second World War production ref1
Six ref1
success ref1
Turbo Convertible ref1
under Iacocca’s tenure ref1
Chrysler Building (New York) ref1, ref2
Chrysler Europe ref1, ref2
collapse ref1
Chrysler, Walter ref1
Churchill, Winston ref1, ref2
Citroën ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
2CV ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
5CV ref1
Ami 6 ref1
bankruptcy ref1
BX ref1, ref2
concerns with safety and comfort ref1
CX ref1
DS ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
postwar production ref1
problems ref1, ref2
purchase by Michelin ref1
purchase by Peugeot ref1, ref2, ref3
purchase of Maserati ref1
SM ref1
success of ref1
Taction Avant ref1
Type A Tourer ref1
XM saloon ref1
Citroën, André ref1, ref2, ref3
Citroën, Bernard ref1
Citroën-Kégresse caterpillar ref1
CityRover ref1
clutch pedal ref1
Colbert, ‘Tex’ ref1
Confindustria ref1, ref2
congestion charges ref1
Connaught, Duchess of ref1
Cord 810 ref1
Cortina see Ford Motor Company, Cortina
Coventry ref1, ref2, ref3
bicycle industry ref1
bombing of during war ref1
component-making industry ref1
unemployment ref1
Cowley plant ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
crankshaft ref1, ref2
crossover SUVs ref1
Crusader VI tank ref1
Cugnot, Nicolas ref1
Daewoo Group ref1
Dagenham plant ref1, ref2, ref3
Daimler/Daimler-Benz ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
centennial debacle (1986) ref1
Mercedes brand see Mercedes purchase of Auto Union ref1
sale of Chrysler to Cerberus Capital Management ref1
shadow factories during war ref1
Stuttgart works ref1
takeover of Chrysler (1998) ref1, ref2, ref3
Daimler, Gottlieb ref1, ref2
Daimler, Paul ref1
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) ref1
DAT ref1
Datsun 510 saloon ref1
Day, Graham ref1
Daytona see Ferrari 365 GTB/4
De Dion-Bouton, Marquis ref1, ref2, ref3
de Gaulle, Charles ref1
de la Cuadra, Emilio ref1
Dean, James ref1
Dearborn Independent ref1, ref2
Delage ref1
Delahaye ref1
DeLorean, John Z. ref1, ref2, ref3
de’Silva, Walter ref1
Deterding, Henri ref1
Detroit ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
and Motown ref1, ref2
race riot (1967) ref1
Detroit Automobile Company ref1
Dewoitine, Émile ref1
Dick, Alick ref1
diesel engines ref1
DKW ref1
DMC-12 ref1
Dodge
Charger ref1, ref2
Coronet ref1
Firearrow ref1
Viper ref1
Dodge, John and Horace ref1, ref2
Dollfus, Maurice ref1
Drexler, Arthur ref1
DuPont, Pierre Samuel ref1, ref2
Durant, William Crapo (Billy) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
acquisitions ref1, ref2, ref3
back in control of GM ref1, ref2
background ref1
and Buick company ref1
and Chevrolet ref1
death ref1
debts ref1
launches Mason Car Company ref1
loses control of GM ref1
management style ref1, ref2
personal debts ref1
resignation from GM ref1
setting up of General Motors (GM) and expansion of ref1
and Sloan ref1
Duryea, Charles and Frank ref1
Earl, Harley ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
eating, car and revolution in ref1
Eaton, Bob ref1
economy cars ref1
Edward VII, King ref1, ref2
Edwardes, Michael ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Edwards, John ref1
Egan, John ref1, ref2
Egbert, Sherwood ref1
Eisenhower, President ref1
Eldorado ref1
electric cars ref1, ref2
electric starter ref1
Electric Vehicle Company (EVC) ref1
Electronic Data Systems (EDS) ref1
electronic starter ref1
Elizabeth II, Queen ref1
Employers’ Association of Detroit ref1
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (1975) ref1
Erskine, Albert R. ref1
estate car ref1
ethanol ref1
EV1 ref1
Exner, Virgil ref1
Fangio, Juan Manuel ref1
fardier ref1
Farina, Battista ref1
Federal Aid Highway Act (1938) ref1
Federal Road Aid Act (1916) ref1
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (Daytona) ref1
Ferrari, Enzo ref1
Fiat ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
500 (Topolino) ref1, ref2
127 ref1
128 ref1, ref2
600 ref1
1400 ref1
buys controlling interest in Ferrari and Lancia ref1
collaboration with Russian government to create AvtoVAZ ref1
and Ferrari ref1
industrial relations ref1, ref2
Kubang ref1
losses ref1
Multipla ref1
Nuova 500 (Cinquecento) ref1
postwar production ref1
purchase of Chrysler ref1
terrorist threat and murdering of managers by Brigate Rosse ref1
Uno ref1
see also Agnelli
filling stations ref1
films, car appearances in ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
Firebird III ref1
Firestone ref1
First Automobile Works (FAW) ref1
First World War ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Fisher, Carl ref1
Flick, Friedrich ref1
Ford, Bill ref1
Ford Britain ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
‘bell-ringer dispute’ (1953) ref1
industrial relations ref1
managed by Hennessey ref1
postwar production ref1
withdrawal of Ford from Britain ref1
Ford, Clara ref1, ref2
Ford, Edsel ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Ford, Henry ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
anti-Semitism ref1
background ref1
character ref1
death and funeral ref1, ref2
and First World War ref1
and Hitler ref1
introduction of assembly line ref1, ref2, ref3
mental health ref1
and Model T ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
payroll strategy ref1
and Peace Ship Expedition proposal ref1
and Quadricycle ref1
retirement ref1
and Second World War ref1
sets up Ford Motor Company ref1
tax allegations ref1
and unions ref1
and workers ref1
Ford, Henry II ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
Ford Hunger Marchers ref1
Ford Motor Company ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
acquisitions ref1
Anglia ref1
and Battle of the Overpass ref1
Bennett’s reign of terror ref1, ref2
Capri ref1, ref2
Cortina ref1, ref2, ref3
Edsel range ref1
end of production of Model T ref1
failure to exploit Ghia’s potential ref1
and Ferrari ref1
Fiesta ref1, ref2, ref3
industrial relations ref1
Ka ref1
Köln plant ref1
Lincoln Continental ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Lincoln Highway ref1
Lincoln Zephyr ref1, ref2
losses ref1
Mercury ref1
Model 30 ref1
Model A ref1, ref2
Model T ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
Mondeo ref1
Mustang ref1, ref2, ref3
Pinto ref1
Popular ref1
production in Golden Age ref1
profits ref1
purchase of Jaguar ref1, ref2, ref3
reduction of British operations and withdrawal ref1, ref2
Scorpio ref1
Second World War production ref1
selling of British acquisitions ref1
selling of Volvo ref1
Sierra ref1
strikes at Rouge plant ref1
Taurus ref1
Thunderbird ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
under Henry II’s tenure ref1, ref2
under Mulally’s tenure ref1
under Nasser’s tenure ref1
4 × 4s see SUVs
France ref1
car production during Second World War ref1
postwar car production ref1
road network ref1
Francois, Olivier ref1
Fraser, Douglas ref1
frontwheel drive cars ref1
Frontenac Motor Corporation ref1
fuel prices ref1
fuel-injection system ref1
Ganz, Josef ref1
garages ref1
gas-to-liquid diesel ref1
GAZ ref1
gear stick ref1
gearbox ref1
Geely Automobile Holdings ref1
General Motors see GM
Germany ref1
car ownership ref1
industrial relations ref1
Nazi see Nazi Germany
postwar car production ref1
Ghia ref1, ref2, ref3
Ghosn, Carlos ref1, ref2
Giacosa, Dante ref1, ref2
Giolitti, Giovanni ref1
Giugiaro, Giorgetto ref1, ref2
GM (General Motors) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11
acquisitions ref1
annual model update under Sloan ref1
bankruptcy ref1
brand ladder at ref1
and Chevrolet Corvair failings ref1
closure of plants ref1
decline and reasons ref1
and DeLorean ref1
and DuPont ref1
Earl as chief designer at ref1
and electric car (EV1) ref1
Hummer brand ref1
joint venture with Fujisu-Fanuc (GM Robotics) ref1
Motorama ref1
and Nazi regime ref1
near ruin of (2009) ref1
and Opel ref1, ref2
partnership with Toyota ref1, ref2
problems in Britain ref1
production during Golden Age ref1
purchase of EDS ref1
purchase of Hughes Aircraft ref1, ref2
purchase of Lotus ref1
purchase of Vauxhall ref1
and Saab ref1, ref2
saved by Obama administration ref1
Second World War production ref1
success ref1
and SUV production ref1
under Sloan’s management ref1
under Smith’s tenure ref1
see also Durant, William Crapo (Billy)
Godfrey Davis ref1
Goebbels, Josef ref1
Golden Age (mid-to late 1950s) ref1
Gordys, Berry ref1, ref2
Gorham, William R. ref1
Göring, Hermann ref1, ref2
Grahame, Kenneth
The Wind in the Willows ref1
Great Depression ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Gregorie, Eugene ‘Bob’ ref1
Greyhound ref1
Gyllenhammar, Pehr ref1
Hahn, Carl ref1
hard-tops ref1
convertibles ref1
Harriman, George ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Hayek, Nicolas ref1
Hennessey, Sir Patrick ref1, ref2
Herbert, Sir Alfred ref1
Hertz ref1
Highland Park factory ref1, ref2
Hillman
Avenger ref1
Hunter ref1, ref2
Imp ref1, ref2, ref3
Minx ref1
Wizard ref1
Hindustan ref1
Ambassador ref1
Hire Purchase Act (US) ref1
Hirst, Ivan ref1, ref2, ref3
Hispano-Suiza ref1, ref2, ref3
Hitler, Adolf ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
acquisition of Škoda works ref1
and autobahnen construction ref1
and car manufacturing ref1
and ‘people’s car’ ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
and Porsche ref1, ref2, ref3
Holiday Inn ref1
holidays ref1, ref2
Honda ref1, ref2
200 series ref1
400 ref1
Accord ref1
Acura ref1
alliance with British Leyland ref1, ref2
Ballade ref1
builds first plant in Europe ref1
FCX Clarity ref1
growth ref1
Odyssey ref1
Horch ref1
‘horseless carriage’ phrase ref1
horsepower tax ref1
Hotchkiss ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Howes, Kenneth ref1
Hughes Aircraft ref1, ref2
Humber ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
hybrid cars ref1
hydrogen-cell cars ref1
Hyundai ref1, ref2
Genesis ref1
Pony saloon ref1
Iacocca, Lee ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
India ref1
International Road Congress 1934 ref1
1926 ref1
Iran ref1
Issigonis, Alec ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
Italian Job, The ref1, ref2
Italy ref1, ref2
postwar car production ref1
superhighways ref1
Jaguar ref1, ref2, ref3
acquisitions ref1
E-Type ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
improvement of prospect under Indian ownership ref1
Mark 2 ref1, ref2
merger with BMC ref1
origins ref1
privatization of ref1, ref2
problems ref1
purchase of by Ford ref1, ref2, ref3
recovery ref1, ref2
selling by Ford to Tata ref1
shuts Brown Lane plant ref1
under Egan’s tenure ref1
X-Type ref1
XF ref1
XJ ref1
XJ6 ref1, ref2, ref3
XJ40 ref1
XJS ref1
XK120 ref1, ref2, ref3
XK140 ref1
Japan ref1, ref2, ref3
advantages of car makers in ref1
business ethos ref1
growth in car production and exports ref1
initial response of American car industry to car industry in ref1
just-in-time system ref1
and oil crisis ref1, ref2
Jeep ref1, ref2, ref3
Cherokee ref1
Cherokee XJ ref1
Grand Cherokee ref1, ref2
Wagoneer ref1
Jellinek, Emil ref1
Joad, C.E.M. ref1
John Portman’s Renaissance Center ref1
Johnson, Claude ref1, ref2, ref3
Jordan, Edward ref1
K-310 concept car ref1
Kahn, Albert ref1, ref2, ref3
KdF factory (Germany) ref1
KdF-Wagen (Volkswagen) ref1, ref2
Kégresse, Adolphe ref1
Keller, K.T. ref1, ref2
Kennedy, John F. ref1
Kettering, Charles ref1
Kia ref1, ref2
Kim Woo-jung ref1
Klement, Václav ref1
Knudsen, Semon ‘Bunkie’ ref1, ref2
Knudsen, William ref1, ref2
Korea ref1, ref2
Korean War ref1
Kuhn, Fritz ref1
Lada ref1, ref2
Lamborghini ref1
Lambury, Baron (Lord) ref1
Lancaster bomber ref1, ref2
Lanchester, Frederick ref1, ref2
Lancia, Vincenzo ref1