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INDEX
A | B | C | D | E
F | G | H | I | J
K | L | M | N | O
P | Q | R | S | T
U | V | W | X | Y | Z
ABC television, 487, 662
Abdullah Suleyman, 328
Abegglen, Jim, 20, 305-309, 487-488
absenteeism, 494, 495-496
Acheson, Dean, 105
Adams, Tom, 10-12
Aero look, 663-666
AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations), 337, 407
Agee, William, 36
Agnelli, Gianni, 471
Akins, Jim, 459
Alexander, Robert, 128-129
Algeria, 463
Alleghany holding company, 203
Amaya, Naohiro, 17-31, 624-629, 727-730
background of, 18-19
economic recommendations of, 24-25
in import restriction negotiations, 627-628
as intellectual, 20-22
at MITI, 17-18, 22, 29
on oil culture, 25-27, 28-31
on oil dependency, 22-23
on protectionism, 30
on U.S. auto-executive salaries, 660
on World War II, 27-28
American Motors, 45, 189, 329, 330, 484, 538, 735
AMF company, 228-229
Anderson, John, 70
Angola, 698
anti-Americanism, 303-304
anti-Japanese sentiments, 626-627, 645
Arab nationalism, 6-7, 329, 457-458
Aramco oil company, 328
Archbold, John D., 75
arms race, 745
Army Air Corps, U.S., 201
Arnold, H. H., 250
Asahara, Genshichi, 131, 135, 143, 144, 434-435
Austin deal signed by, 269
Kawamata and, 143, 399-400, 434-435
labor relations under, 151
as Nissan auto president, 143, 144-145
Asahara, Hideo, 135
Asahi Shimbun, 127
assembly line production methods, development of, 72-73
Association of Bad Guys, 181
Auchincloss, Louis, 227
Austin, Christina Vettore, see Ford, Cristina Austin automobile company, 269-270
Australia, 292
auto imports, U.S.:
California sales of, 518
engineering teams for, 297-301
from Korea, 716
after lifting of voluntary restrictions, 733
market share of, 30, 33-34, 442, 443-444, 738
from Nissan, 295-301
oil crisis and, 513
post-oil crisis decline in, 580
requirements for, 295
test driving of, 298-301
voluntary restraints on, 34, 568-569, 626-629
see also Nissan Motors U.S. West Coast Office; protectionism, Japanese; protectionism, U.S.; foreign car manufacturers
auto industry, Japanese:
competition in, 305, 411
dealers in, 427-428
establishment of, 128-129
during Korean War, 146-147
learning curve in, 308-310
mass production in, 304-305
in 1986 yen crisis, 743-744
no-fault internationalism in, 586
prices in, 309
profits in, 733
quality issue in, 34, 311, 314-316, 320, 732
steel industry and, 582-583
supplier companies in, 451-454
U.S. market share for, 30, 34
U.S. plants opened by, 733
during World War II, 296
see also specific auto companies
auto industry, U.S.:
arrogance in, 497-498
compact market for, 442
concentration in, 329, 638
customer complaints and, 442-443
dealers’ role in, 427-428, 467
entry price in, 335, 638
executive salaries in, 466, 659-660
finance vs. product men in, 242-245, 709-710
first companies in, 68
golden age of, 323-324
government regulations for, 537-538
Japanese competition underestimated in, 305-306
Japanese parts used by, 48, 736
Japanese productivity teams on tours of, 311-312
large cars produced by, 3-4, 326, 389-390
1983 recovery in, 731
“nonconformance” in, 734-735
during oil crisis, 513
plant closings in, 734
prices in, 308, 309, 323, 330
as protected, 45
quality issue in, 34-35
service de-emphasized in, 429-430
as shared monopoly, 243, 329-330, 638
small cars produced by, 520-521
social impact of, 78-79
see also specific auto companies
automation, 48
Automobile Manufacturers Association, 628
Automotive News, 732, 744
autoworkers, U.S.:
expectations of, 489-490, 494-495
$5 day for, 84-85
Fraser’s view of, 489-491
as highly paid, 46-47
on layoffs, 709
of 1970s, 489-490, 493-496
at Nissan’s Smyrna plant, 635-636
unemployment among, 32
before unionization, 342-345
wages indexed for, 621
see also United Auto Workers
Avon, 229
Ayukawa, Yoshisuke, 126, 129-131, 265
background of, 130
Gorham and, 264-267
Nissan Motors founded by, 130
Babson, Roger, 673
Backer & Spielvogel, 716
Bahrain, 327-328
Baird, Chuck, 691
Baker, Russell, 686
Bank of America, 332, 334
Bank of Japan, 275, 397
Bantam Books, 682
Barnes, Jack, 623
Barreiros company, 554
Bastian, Don, 240
Beacham, Charley, 208-209, 244, 254, 360-363
Beaumont, Tex., 76
Beauregard, Calvin, 194, 360
Bechtel company, 460
Bedford, Clay, 332, 333, 334, 335
Bell & Howell, 737
Bell Laboratories, 316
Bendix parts company, 36, 557
Bennett, George, 549, 550
Bennett, Harry, 100, 239
Ford’s firing of, 195
as security forces head, 87, 92, 94-97
Benton, Bill, 549
Betti, John, 659
Bidwell, Ben, 253, 537, 545, 546, 576, 580
biotechnology, 702
Bishop, James, 68
blacks, 49-50, 566
Bluestone, Barry, 350
Bluestone, Irving, 350
Bluhdorn, Charles, 230
BMW, 448
Boesky, Ivan, 694
bonus system, 506, 568
Bordinat, Gene, 190, 246, 372, 379-380, 529, 571-572, 573-574, 576
Boston Consulting Group, 309
Bourke, Bill, 248, 380, 530, 531, 545, 547, 548, 552
Caldwell and, 597
as Ford Europe president, 483
foreign steel purchased by, 621-622
Bourke, Elizabeth, 248, 380
Bowe, Nelson, 360
Brazil, 712
Breech, Ernie, 46, 99, 211, 222, 242, 539
Ford and, 196, 679
Frey hired by, 369-370
management team headed by, 203-205, 208
Briand, Aristide, 77
British Petroleum, 328
Brock, William, 626, 627, 660
Brokaw, Tom, 36
Bronx High School of Science, 746-747
Brooks, John, 229
Brown, R. K., 563
Bryant Motors, 491
Budd company, 557
Bugas, John, 95, 195, 197, 203, 379, 540
Buick, David, 63
Buick company, 63
Burck, Gilbert, 323
Bush, George, 700
Cadillac, 32-33, 63, 324-325, 326, 536, 537
Caen, Herb, 53
Cafiero, Gene, 557
Caldwell, Betsy, 601
Caldwell, Desiree, 603
Caldwell, Philip, 81, 166, 257, 498, 622, 623, 659-669
background of, 600-601
Bourke and, 597
design under, 662-666
executive protocol under, 598
Fiesta and, 597
as Ford Europe head, 483, 519, 523-524
at Harvard Business School, 601-602
Henry Ford II and, 597-599, 603-604
Iacocca and, 523-525, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552
management style of, 599-600
media portrayal of, 661-662
Mini/max and, 574, 575
personal qualities of, 523-526
at Philco, 603
as prototype of Ford man, 525-526
restructuring under, 604-605
retirement of, 667, 669
Runyon and, 633-634
Sperlich and, 519, 523, 525-527
stock option exercised by, 659-660
as truck division head, 525-526
during World War II, 602
Caldwell, Robert, 600
Caldwell, Will, 252, 623
Campbell-Edward advertising agency, 10-11
Canada, 716
Cannon, Jim, 374
Canon camera company, 267
Cappolongo, Jim, 480
Car and Driver, 10, 517, 520, 562
Carnegie, Andrew, 341
Cars and Concepts design company, 571
Carter, Jimmy, 564, 625-626
Catholics, Catholic Church, 188, 355, 532
Census, U.S. Bureau of, 317
Chapin, Billy, 189, 673
Chapin, Roy, 39, 189, 673