This section offers mini-reviews of major auto-related books and articles that have crossed my desk. The list is continuously updated.
Coverage of brands tends to focus on independents and orphans. You’ll also find policy-related books, some of which may challenge Detroit groupthink.
Feel free to suggest material or let me know your take on a book or article already mentioned (contact me here). Books are divided into three subsections:
GENERAL REFERENCE BOOKS
SPECIFIC AUTOMAKERS & BRANDS
- American Motors (includes Hudson, Nash, Willys/Jeep)
- Stellantis (includes Alfa Romeo, DeSoto, Dodge, Chrysler/Imperial, Fiat, Jeep, Plymouth)
- Ford Motor Company (includes Edsel, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury)
- General Motors (includes Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saturn)
- Honda Motor Company (includes Honda, Acura)
- International-Harvester
- Jaguar / Rover
- Kaiser-Frazer
- Hyundai-Kia Motors
- Nissan Motor Company (includes Datsun, Nissan, Infiniti)
- Saab
- Studebaker-Packard (includes Avanti, Packard, Studebaker)
- Toyota Motor Corp. (includes Scion, Toyota, Lexus)
- Volkswagen Group (includes Audi, Bentley, Porsche, Volkswagen)
AUTO CULTURE, POLICY & BUSINESS STRATEGIES
- Business strategies (includes auto design)
- Auto culture
- Public policy (includes consumer issues, environment, industry concentration, labor, land use, safety, transportation policy and politics)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Comprehensive list of readings in alphabetical order