| Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road to Bankruptcy and Bailout-And Beyond Contributor(s): Ingrassia, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812980751 ISBN-13: 9780812980752 Publisher: Random House Trade OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Automobile Industry - Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General - Transportation | Automotive - General |
| Dewey: 338.476 |
| LCCN: 2012357013 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.57" W x 8.15" (0.56 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A definitive account . . . It's hard to imagine anyone better than Paul Ingrassia to 'ride shotgun' on a journey through the sometimes triumphant, often turbulent, history of U.S. automaking. . . . A] wealth of amusing, astonishing and enlightening nuggets."--Pittsburgh Tribune-Review This is the epic saga of the American automobile industry's rise and demise, a compelling story of hubris, missed opportunities, and self-inflicted wounds that culminates with the president of the United States ushering two of Detroit's Big Three car companies--once proud symbols of prosperity--through bankruptcy. With unprecedented access, Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Ingrassia takes us from factory floors to small-town dealerships to Detroit's boardrooms to the White House. Ingrassia answers the big questions: Was Detroit's self-destruction inevitable? Why did Japanese automakers manage American workers better than the American companies themselves did? Complete with a new Afterword providing fresh insights into the continuing upheaval in the auto industry--the travails of Toyota, the revolving-door management and IPO at General Motors, the unexpected progress at Chrysler, and the Obama administration's stake in Detroit's recovery--Crash Course addresses a critical question: America bailed out GM, but who will bail out America? With an updated Afterword by the author Praise for Crash Course "In order to understand just how much of a mess it was--not to mention how it got that way and how, if at all, it can be cleaned up--you really need to read Crash Course."--The Washinton Post "Ingrassia tells Detroit's story with economy, vigour and restrained fury."--The Economist "A delightful mix of history and first-person reporting . . . Employing superb storytelling skills, Ingrassia explains in head-shaking detail the elements of a wholly avoidable collision."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) |