The Automotive Industry and the Environment

Download or read book The Automotive Industry and the Environment written by Paul Niewenhuis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-08-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on a wealth of research, The Automotive Industry and the Environment addresses current challenges in the automotive industry and how they can be met. The authors discuss the development of the automotive industry and the problems it currently faces and consider possible solutions. The book reviews trends in more environmental-friendly technologies, such as the use of more sustainable fuel sources and new types of modular designs with built-in recyclability. The book also describes new models of decentralized production, particularly the micro factory retailing (MFR) model, that provide an alternative to volume production and promise to be both more sustainable and more profitable.