automobile industry

Photographs and text provide facts about the life of Henry Ford, inventor of the first modern car and the assembly line.

Contains a guide to jobs in the automotive industry, and includes career profiles for each job, including duties, salary range, employment prospects, advancement, and prerequisites for jobs in design and production, repair and restoration, transportation, sales, and racing. Includes appendix and index.

Tells the life story of Henry Ford, the creator of the Model T, discussing his impact on the American lifestyle and his significance in the history of the automobile industry.

Discusses the business philosophies and practices of automaker BMW, covering how it emerged from the destruction of World War II to become one of the most profitable car companies in the world.

A brief biography of the man whose Model T automobile made the gasoline powered car affordable to Americans, selling in 1908 for eight hundred and twenty-five dollars.

Presents a short biography of Henry Ford, the creator of the factory assembly line in the early 1900s and chronicles his family and childhood, his work as an apprentice and invention of the quadricycle and creation of the Ford Motor Company and the Model T automobile.

This book describes the founding and development of the Ford Motor Company, a company that was started in 1903 by Henry Ford, who set out to change the car-building industry by replacing a time-consuming manufacturing process with one that would enable more cars to be made more quickly.

Presents detailed descriptions of nineteen careers in automotives, and provides an overview of the position with mention of education, requirements, advancement opportunities, earnings, work environment, and other related information.

Profiles a variety of car-related careers, from mechanical restorers to car reviewers to driving instructors, describing their duties and working environments.

Presents a history of the automobile, and discusses the political, economic, social, cultural, and technological forces that have shaped the development of automobiles and the automobile industry.