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Autos and Economics: The 6 Fluids
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Has followed the industry (and the Japanese economy) for 30 years. David Ruggles. Has worked in every phase of the retail side: new and used, sales and management, and consulting in both the US and Japan. Go here. For links to Smitka's course blogs and research. Friday, May 1, 2015. Sometimes known by its other name, antifreeze, coolant transfers heat away from the engine around so nothing gets too hot or too cold. It moves from the engine to a radiator where the heat can be dispersed safely. If ...Coola...
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Autos and Economics: Lambo: A Rampage of Conspicuous Consumption
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Has followed the industry (and the Japanese economy) for 30 years. David Ruggles. Has worked in every phase of the retail side: new and used, sales and management, and consulting in both the US and Japan. Go here. For links to Smitka's course blogs and research. Friday, May 1, 2015. Lambo: A Rampage of Conspicuous Consumption. If vehicles were purely practical devices to get from point A to point B then car enthusiasts would not exist. Colors? Linked from the Lamborghini Museum web site. For consumers, i...
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Volti Book – Notes for Class Discussion « The Auto Industry
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Economics 244: Spring 2016. 2016 Finalists and Winners. 2015 Finalists and Winners. Chapter 5: International Auto Theft (Kimbell). Crane Trip to Detroit Journal. Volti Book – Notes for Class Discussion. Throughout the early 20. Although the vehicle itself was improving greatly, the widespread use of the automobile was reliant on other changes in the country throughout the early 20. The increase in the use of the automobile in the early 20. Laid the foundation for what would become the. In Germany and the...
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Chapter 5: International Auto Theft (Kimbell) « The Auto Industry
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Economics 244: Spring 2016. 2016 Finalists and Winners. 2015 Finalists and Winners. Chapter 5: International Auto Theft (Kimbell). Crane Trip to Detroit Journal. Chapter 5: International Auto Theft (Kimbell). Criminals have strong incentive to move stolen cars across the border. They have a far lesser chance of getting caught if the car can be moved into Mexico. Mexican corruption has made collaboration between the American and Mexican governments difficult. 8220;In 1981 a. 8220;There is reason to believ...
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Vlasic Book Chs 1-12 « The Auto Industry
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Economics 244: Spring 2016. 2016 Finalists and Winners. 2015 Finalists and Winners. Chapter 5: International Auto Theft (Kimbell). Crane Trip to Detroit Journal. Vlasic Book Chs 1-12. Vlasic, Bill (2011). Once Upon a Car: The Fall and Resurrection of America’s Big Three Automakers GM, Ford, and Chrysler. Chapters 1-3: Joe Kimball. Bill Ford as early as January 2005 was searching for a dynamic new leader in the company. He had his eyes on Jim Farley. Kirk Kekorian takes the initial steps in buying ten per...
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2014 Syllabus « The Auto Industry
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Economics 244: Spring 2016. 2016 Finalists and Winners. 2015 Finalists and Winners. Chapter 5: International Auto Theft (Kimbell). Crane Trip to Detroit Journal. Daily 10:10am-12:10pm and 1:25pm-3:25pm in Early-Fielding 109. While we will. Meet for 4 hours every day, extended hours allows us to reserve blocks for when we (i) watch videos in class and (ii) have guest speakers. This class is NOT compatible with PE classes (unless the PE only meets weekends). All in all, it is a complicated web of issues.
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Volti Book « The Auto Industry
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Economics 244: Spring 2016. 2016 Finalists and Winners. 2015 Finalists and Winners. Chapter 5: International Auto Theft (Kimbell). Crane Trip to Detroit Journal. The pulldown menu should have a detailed table of contents and reading notes for each chapter. Autoline Daily (John McIlroy). David Blanke's site. Dept of Commerce Transport Machinery Office. Good Car – Bad Car. Michigan Economy [Chicago Fed]. OICA [Global OEM Assoc]. Smart Driving Car newsletter. Back to Autos and Economics. Dept of Energy (1).
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Vlasic Book « The Auto Industry
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Economics 244: Spring 2016. 2016 Finalists and Winners. 2015 Finalists and Winners. Chapter 5: International Auto Theft (Kimbell). Crane Trip to Detroit Journal. This pulldown menu has student notes on reading Bill Vlasic’s 2011 book,. Once Upon a Car. This remains incomplete. I have not yet transcribed portions from blog posts that did not have a chapter number as the title, and I have not assigned portions clearly enough to get posts on all chapters (I’ll rectify that! Autoline Daily (John McIlroy).
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2014 Schedule « The Auto Industry
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Economics 244: Spring 2016. 2016 Finalists and Winners. 2015 Finalists and Winners. Chapter 5: International Auto Theft (Kimbell). Crane Trip to Detroit Journal. This will have the schedule for Spring 2014. What follows is still tenative. Jump to Detroit Schedule. Definitions of “Automotive” Industry. The rise of the market for gasoline cars. From Ford to the Detroit Three. Puzzle: how could Ford and GM legally coordinate pricing? Answer: tacit collusion via price leadership. Modeling Entry and Exit.
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