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Automobile Industry

Prepared by Terese Terry
Lippincott Library

See also Lippincott Research Guides: Business History         Industry Studies         Company Information

 INDUSTRY PROFILES and SURVEYS  PERIODICALS
 STATISTICS  ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES
LOCATION CODES

INDUSTRY PROFILES AND SURVEYS

AUTO INDUSTRY - RUSSIA.     EBRD.    European Bank for Reconstruction & Development.     Search on:auto   ebrd.com/

THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY, 1896-1920. HD 9710 U52 A815 (RS)
THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY, 1920-1980. HD 9710 U52 A79 (RS)

AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY PROFILES    Global    Detailed. In ABI/Inform database.
   [Example] Search on: corporate profiles AND toyota (in Document title)

GUIDE TO CHINA'S AUTO MARKET    by Automotive News

KPMG GLOBAL AUTO EXECUTIVE SURVEY.   Annual.   in Issues & Insights    https://www.kpmg.com/Global/

TRANSPORTATION & MACHINERY OFFICE INDUSTRIES. International Trade Administration.    Automotive Statistics and Reports.

WARD'S AUTOMOTIVE YEARBOOK. 1960-current. Market overviews, world vehicle registrations and industry trends.
HD 9710 U5 W3 (RS)

WARD'S MOTOR VEHICLE FACTS & FIGURES. Annual. Includes international data. Continues AAMA Facts & Figures.
HD 9710 U5 M6 (RD)

NOTE: The following comprehensive resources contain substantial Auto Industry information.

BUSINESS MONITOR INTERNATIONAL.        News, Trends Analysis, Forecasts.

ORBIS.       Expert Search->       Click in orange chevron in tool bar for global Datamonitor Industry Profiles. Select Industry-> Alphabetical List.

DOW JONES FACTIVA.     More than 10,000 full-text publications, including Wall Street Journal, Mergent Industry reports ( sn=mergent and hl=automotive )This data base also provides more than 40 Automotive periodicals.

HOOVER'S ONLINE .      Browse Industries-> Auto Manufacturing Industry Overview

THOMSON RESEARCH Investment analyst reports.
Search on Title; auto* or car or motor vehicle
Scroll up to and click on Search tab.

MERGENT INDUSTRY REVIEW . Comparative financial data of leading companies. Rankings.       HG 491 M68 (SS)

STANDARD & POOR'S MARKET INSIGHT. Industry and company reports.        Compustat, S& P Stock Reports, S&P Corporation Records, EDGAR, Excel Analytics.

STANDARD & POOR'S NET ADVANTAGE    .     S&P Industry Surveys (US) and S&P Global Industry Surveys. (Asia, Europe, Latin America)
Auto Parts & Equipment;      Automobile Manufacturers;      Automotive Retailers.
Print: 1941 - 2003.     HG4921 .S672 (PC)

PERIODICALS

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES. Monthly, 1999 - current.    Global industry news.        Print: 1927 - current.     TL 1 A6 (PER)

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS . Weekly, 1993 - current.          Print, 1961 - current.      (PER-Oversize)      Microform from 1980.

+ AUTOMOTIVE NEWS CHINA        Register for free weekly newsletter.         autonewschina.com/

AUTOWEEK     1993 - current.

WARD'S AUTO WORLD. Fortnightly, from 1994.
Print, from 1965: HD 9710 U5 W33 (PER)

Ward's Quarterly 1965 - 1968. 337.5414 W24 (Request from Storage)

STATISTICS

AAA (American Automobile Association). Retail gasoline prices by state and metro area.      fuelgaugereport.com

AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION. The AAMA no longer exists. Its extensive collection of industry data (1975-1997) is now at:   ECONOMAGIC       Use the SEARCH function and enter aama   economagic.com/

AUTO SITE. New car prices, performance rankings and more.      autosite.com/

AUTOMOBILE TRADE POLICY COUNCIL.        US.        Economic & Financial data + links to global auto industry associations.        autotradecouncil.org/

BEA. MOTOR VEHICLE statistics.        Bureau of Economic Analysis.     Includes "In the GDP by metropolitan area series" and "In the GDP BY state series"

CEIC      The Sector Database holds a vast collection of global, country, model and company automotive statistics for the last 4 - 10 years for Asia, Europe and US
The China Premium Database has even more detailed automotive statistics.          The CEIC database Search Aid.

EDMONDS. Car ownership costs, by zip code.      edmunds.com/

EUROPEAN AUTO MANUF. ASSOC.     Industry report,   Detailed sales, production , trade, accidents and economic data.     Country Profiles   acea.be/

FUEL ECONOMY: DOE & EPA. Database of MPG, fuel cost and air pollution scores for virtually every car on the road.   fueleconomy.gov

GLOBAL MARKET DATA BOOK     AUTOMOTIVE NEWS Annual.      Monthly and year-to-date statistics, history & forecast for Americas, Europe, China.    Detailed sales, production, inventories, partnerships and more.      Guide to Industry Executives.
autonews.com/section/DATACENTER/    [available in Lippincott Library -- ask Librarian to log you on]
Print: HD 9710 A88 (RS)   Earlier annual editions, from 1961, are in Lippincott 3rd Floor Stacks>

HIGHWAY STATISTICS. Annual. Car registrations, Highway use, finance, fuel use, driver demographics, international data.     fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/

JAPAN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (JAMA)     Cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles statistics.      Annual Industry Report , 2000 - current

LIGHT-DUTY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND FUEL ECONOMY TRENDS. 1975-current.   epa.gov/otaq/fetrends.htm

MARKET DATA BOOK. AUTOMOTIVE NEWS. This is the same database as Global Market Data Book above, but an alternative path
Print: MARKET DATA BOOK    Annual. HD 9710 A88 (RS)   Earlier editions, from 1934, are in Lippincott 3rd Floor Stacks.

MOTORINTELLIGENCE      US.       Free data includes retail sales, monthly 2007 - current. -- by maker and type.     motorintelligence.com/

NADA DATA. National Automobile Dealers Association.       Annual, 2002 - current      Advertising, used cars, registrations and more.   nada.org/
Print: 1979-1997.     HD 9710 U52 N383 (ST)

National Center for Statistics & Analysis. . US Dept. of Transportation.      Includes state database.

OICA. International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers. World production, by type, manufacturer, country and make.   1998 - 2007      oica.net/

SURVEY OF BUYING POWER & MEDIA MARKETS. Annual, 1997 - 2005.      By Sales & Marketing Management magazine. Includes car sales by metro area and dealer rankings.
HF 5438 A34 Supp (RS)

UK SOCIETY - MOTOR MANUFACTURERS TRADERS      smmt.co.uk/

WORLD AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TRENDS..YEARBOOK  (WAIT Yearbook)   1996, 1998 - 2001.    2001 includes a CD-Rom. | HD 9710 A1 W675   (3rd Flr Stacks)

WORLD AUTOMOTIVE MARKET REPORT   1937 - current. MEMA.   Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Assoc.
HD 9710 A1 A98;    (RD)

ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES

DIRECTORY of ELECTRIC VEHICLE BUSINESSES in the WORLD.    energy.sourceguides.com/

ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLES. Data, charts and tables.    eia.doe.gov/fuelrenewable.html

ELECTRIC DRIVE TRANSPORTATION ASSOC. Hybrid Sales Figures/Tax Credits ( General Info tab)   Links to more industry information resources   electricdrive.org/

ELECTRIC VEHICLE HISTORY. Online Archive. Stanford U.    sloan.stanford.edu/EVonline/

HISTORY OF FUEL CELLS. The Smithsonian Institution.    fuelcells.si.edu/

LOCATION CODES

RD = Reference Desk WRDS = Wharton Research Data Services
RS = Reference Stacks PER = Periodicals PC = Peck Collection
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