{"product_id":"driving-from-japan-wanda-james-9780786431168","title":"Driving from Japan: Japanese Cars in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e This study chronicles the success of the Japanese car in America. Starting with Japan's first gasoline-powered car, the Takuri, it examines early Japanese inventors and automotive conditions in Japan; the arrival of Japanese cars in California in the late 1950s; consumer and media reactions to Japanese manufacturers; what obstacles they faced; initial sales; and how the cars gained popularity through shrewd marketing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Toyota, Honda, Datsun (Nissan), Mazda, Subaru, Isuzu, and Mitsubishi are profiled individually from their origins through the present. An examination follows of the forced cooperation between American and Japanese manufacturers, the present state of the industry in America, and the possible future of this union, most importantly in the race for a more environmentally-sound vehicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wanda James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786431164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786431168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.07w x 0.72d","brand":"Wanda James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072763523327,"sku":"9780786431168","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d8b4b01-f01f-4588-b469-e03bac4b2657.jpg?v=1685443857","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/driving-from-japan-wanda-james-9780786431168","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}