AC Spark Plug Company, 74 Acura, 306 Acustar, 100, 113 Adam Opel, 338 Adolf Schindling AG, 117 Advertising, 326–27 African Americans, 134, 148, 298–302 Aftermarket supplier, 91, 111 Agnelli, Giovanni, 336–37 Agriculture, U.S. Department, 315 A. G. Simpson Automotive, 103 Ahmad, Yahaya, 347 Air conditioning, 112 Akron, Ohio, 104–5, 141 Alabama, 88, 162, 299 Alamo Rental Car, 279 Alaska, 292 Alcoa Fujikura, 113 Alfa-Romeo, 342 Algeria, 229 Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, 329 AlliedSignal, 106, 113 Alliston, Ontario, 323 American Austin Company, 240 American Automobile Association (AAA), 261–62 American Automobile Labeling Act, 319–20 American Automobile Labeling Law, 1992, 319–21 387 INDEX American Automobile Manufacturers Association (AAMA), 329 American Axle and Manufacturing, 83–84, 108, 164 American Bantam Car Company, 240 American Battery Company, 258 American Federation of Labor (AFL), 137–40 American Metal Products, 100 American Motors (AMC), 221–22, 240, 336, 342 Americans’ attitudes, 24, 29–30, 151, 193, 216, 230, Ames Manufacturing Company, 259 Anderson, Indiana, 74, 78, 84, 143 Anderson, John, 10 Andon cord, 167–68 Anglo-American Motor Company, 202–3 Anna, Ohio, 323 Annual improvement factor (AIF), 153–54 Annual model change, 271–72 Anshun, China, 351 A. O. Smith, 103 Argentina, 337, 342, 347 Arizona, 247 Arkansas, 292 ArvinMeritor, 109, 111, 117, 164 Asia, 53, 69, 133, 322, 332–33, 347–50, 354–55 Asia car, 349 Associated Automobile Workers of America (AAWA), 139–40 Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers, 12–13 Atlanta, Georgia, 35, 38, 143, 266, 316 Atlantic City, New Jersey, 272, 313 Auburn Hills, Michigan, 84 Audi, 335, 351 Austin, Herbert, 337 Austin, Minnesota, 141 Austin Motor Company, 337 Australia, 337 Austria, 98, 101, 133, 344 AutoAlliance International, 52, 170 Autolatina, 343, 346 Automobile psychology, 315 Automobile Row, 253 Automotive Industrial Workers’ Association (AIWA), 139–40, 142 AutoNation Inc., 278–82, 287 Auto Union, 335 Auto Workers Union (AWU), 138 Avery, Clarence W., 20, 28 Avis Rent A Car System, 279 Ayukawa, Yoshisuke, 339 B2B eMarketplace, 99 Baby boomers, 302–6 Baltimore, Maryland, 341 BASF Corporation, 102 Batavia, Ohio, 108 Battle Creek, Michigan, 84 Bedford, Indiana, 86 Beijing Automobile Works, 351 Beijing Jeep Company, 351 Bel Geddes, Norman, 183 Belgium, 98, 344 Bennett, Frederick, S., 202–3 Bennett, Harry, 28–29, 135, 147–48 Benz, Carl, 335 Benz & Company, 257–58, 335 B. F. Goodrich Company, 105 Birla, C. K., Group, 348 Birmingham, Alabama, 264 Black Lake, Michigan, 154 Bloomington-Normal Seating Company, 90 Blue Macaw, 116 Index ✺ 388 BMW, 42, 344 Body-making, 101–3, 122 Bootlegging, 325 BorgWarner Automotive, 108–9 Bornholdt, Oscar C., 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 133 Boston, Massachusetts, 73, 260, 266, 310 Bradley, Albert, 208 Brakes, 105–6 Brazil, 68, 98, 114–17, 337, 341–43, 346–47 Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., 104–5 Briggs Body Company, 122, 147, 301 Briscoe Manufacturing Company, 131, 200, 207 Brisk Blast Manufacturing Company, 106 British Leyland Motor Corporation, 337 British Motor Corporation, 337 Brown, Donaldson, 208–9 Brown-Lipe-Chapin Company, 80 Brunei, 347 Budd Company, 102 Buffalo, New York, 83, 85, 108, 170, 266 Buffalo, West Virginia, 323 Bugatti, 347 Buick, 5, 73–74, 123, 142, 186, 189–93, 195–96, 199–202, 204, 215, 217–18, 220, 271, 303, 306, 337; Buick City, 158–59, 161; Marquette, 191; Special, 222, 224 Buick, David Dunbar, 199–200 Buick, Thomas, 201 Bumpers, 103 Bundy Group, 111 Cadillac, 9, 37, 77, 79, 101, 125, 143, 186, 189–93, 195, 201–6, 215, 220, 224–25, 241, 253, 257, 271–72, 294, 299, 306 California, 245–48, 291–99, 308, 324–25 California Air Resources Board (CARB), 244–46 Cambridge, Ontario, 323 Canada, 98, 101, 103, 132, 165, 319–23 Car buyers, early, 253–55 Car psychology, 307–8, 315–18 CarMax Group, 282 Carter, Byron T., 77 Cartercar, 191 Catalytic converter, 245–46 [44.222.175.73] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 11:18 GMT) Index Center for Automotive Research, 37 Chaebol, 340–41 Champion, Albert, 73–74 Champion Ignition Company, 73 Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART), 264 Chang’an Alto Vehicle Company, 351 Chapin, Roy D., 259–60 Chasco Systems, 85 Chassis, 103–7 Chesterfield, Michigan, 86 Chevrolet, 27, 186, 189–96, 201, 204, 210, 213, 217, 220, 224–25, 271–72, 303, 304–6, 318, 325, 337; Cadet, 220; Camaro , 222; Caprice, 228; Cavalier, 157; Chevelle, 222; Chevy II, 222; Corvair, 211–13, 222; Impala, 211, 228; Monte Carlo, 222; Monza, 157; Nova, 52, 222; plants, 101, 139, 142–43; Prizm...