The Japanese Automobile Industry: An Annotated Bibliography

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In less than 30 years, the Japanese automobile industry has risen from obscurity to become the world's leading automobile producer. This bibliography, which lists over 600 English-language titles, focuses on the Japanese automobile industry and its development in the postwar era, especially the period of mass expansion from 1980 to the present. It touches particularly on topics pertaining to the Japanese automobile industry as it relates to the U.S. automobile industry, including the operation of the two industries, Japanese transplants in the United States, and government trade issues. It also features case studies of major Japanese automobile manufacturers. Coverage includes books, articles, conference papers, periodicals, government documents, and audio-visual materials. Entries are fully annotated, and the work is indexed.

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.,."Chao's work is highly recommended to libraries supporting study of the automobile industry and its administration, marketing, and trade."-Choice
...Chao's work is highly recommended to libraries supporting study of the automobile industry and its administration, marketing, and trade.-Choice
This bibliography has been carefully and professionally compiled and will be helpful to researchers, writers, and practitioners in the automative arena, as well as to those interested in the issue of global competition.-ARBA 95
..."Chao's work is highly recommended to libraries supporting study of the automobile industry and its administration, marketing, and trade."-Choice
"This bibliography has been carefully and professionally compiled and will be helpful to researchers, writers, and practitioners in the automative arena, as well as to those interested in the issue of global competition."-ARBA 95

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SHEAU-YUEH J. CHAO is Assistant Professor and Technical Services librarian at Baruch College, City University of New York.