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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Brief Automotive History Of The Postwar Period -- 3. Manufacturing Technology And The Planning Process -- 4. Estimated Economies Of Scale And Minimum Efficient Size -- 5. Entry Into The Automobile Industry -- 6. Integration And Diversification -- 8. Prices And Pricing Policy -- 9. Dealers And Dealer Systems -- 10. Product Behavior: A General Summary -- 11. The Small Car Story -- 12. Product Behavior: Durability, Styling, Models, And Model Proliferation -- 13. Other Aspects Of Behavior -- 14. Air Pollution And Automobile Safety Issues -- 15. Performance: An Evaluation -- 16. Recommendations For Public Policy -- Appendix. Annual Automobile Sales (registrations) 1946-1967 -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index Lawrence J. White. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.