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Author Holstein, William J.

Title Why GM matters : inside the race to transform an American icon / William J. Holstein.

Publication Info. New York : Walker, 2009.

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Location Call No. Status
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  338.7629 HOL    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  629.222 HOLSTEIN    Check Shelf
Edition First U.S. edition.
Description xv, 267 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note Includes index.
Summary Holstein goes deep inside GM on three continents to show what's really happening within one of the country's most iconic corporations. Demonstrates how GM has already radically retooled its entire operation, from manufacturing and cost structure to design.
Contents Pt. I. The stakes -- 1. What went wrong -- 2. People on the front line -- 3. Does GM matter? -- 4. Who is Rick Wagoner? -- 5. 2005 : the crisis begins -- Pt. II. The GM transformation effort -- 6. Mastering the Toyota way -- 7. Going to Kansas City : making GMS work -- 8. Design rides again -- 9. Battling for the new Camaro's soul -- 10. The Chevy Volt -- 11. OnStar : "pretty good for an ex-locomotive salesman" -- 12. China : where Buick is king -- 13. The global GM -- Pt. III. The future -- 14. The battle of perception -- 15. Toyota : "human after all" -- Conclusion. The economic crisis and GM's future.
Subject General Motors Corporation.
Automobile industry and trade -- United States.
ISBN 0802717187
9780802717184
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