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Home How to prepare your automobile for long term storage. The Top 8 Ways to Save a Ton of Money on Your Auto Insurance Article Automation Rears An Ugly Head 5 Most Common Auto Performance Part Upgrades Browsing Through the Auto Parts Online Blog Tips for Finding an Automotive Loan Your Auto Insurance Company For Extra Money? 6 Must Have Auto Accessories An Introduction to Auto Insurances 2006 Honda Civic Si: Automotive Innovation at its Best, Complemented with Honda Parts from Parts Train Asian Cars: Auto Manufacturers to Watch Used Japanese Auto Engines - A good Investment? Check Out The Variety of Auto Insurance Texas Style Mazda Launches First Hydrogen Filling Stations In Japan Purchasing Cheap Auto Insurance For Your Teen Son Auto Insurance Primer Buying Automobile Insurance Auto Import: Options To Count On It Will Eventually Happen To You. What To Do When You Have To File An Auto Insurance Claim. First Rate Fog Lights from Auto Parts Deal		Going back to the 1920's, the U.S. automakers began to break away from Henry Ford's philosophy of sticking with the same model, in the same color, at the same price. Instead, manufactures like General Motors changed models every year, to give the impression that there was something unique that the American Consumer needed to buy. But changing models constantly required large investments of capital for design and retooling. Detroit was planting the seeds of its own destruction if it didn't keep up with trends amongst the buying public. A high demand for cheap attractive models would lead to one of the biggest muckraker stories in the mid 60's. In 1965 Ralph Nader published "Unsafe at Any Speed: The designed-In-Dangers of the American Automobile." He exposed how General Motors and the American auto industry were placing consumers' lives at risk by failing to design safe cars. Nader especially singled out the General motors' Corvair which he labeled a death trap. By the late 1950's, the Big Three automakers were losing out to a public that was demanding smaller, less expensive cars, and was also increasingly attracted to imports, especially the Volkswagen Beetle. Imports, in fact accounted for 10 percent of all sales in the U.S., exceeding 600,000 a year in 1958. So in 1959 it came as no surprise when the Big Three introduced three smaller models to compete against the imports: the Ford Falcon, Chevrolet Corvaire, and the Plymouth Valiant. These cars, which were cheap to make, and appealing to the consumer would turn out to be unsafe and poorly constructed. Nader, being a consumer, himself was outraged that the U.S. auto industry could get away with murder. So he published his book "Unsafe at Any Speed" to expose the automakers. Millions of people read his book. For its part, GM was shocked that this young, unknown attorney would attack one of the pillars of American business. General Motors trying to hide from the problem was finally caught, and James Roche, president of GM, was forced to apologize before the Senate Subcommittee on Traffic Safety. Also, thanks to Nader, the Consumer Product Safety Act was passed along with the Freedom of Information Act. This forced the U.S auto industry to redesign and overhaul their automobiles. America owes more than it may ever realize to Nader and his research. If not for him Automobile industries could still be building unsafe cars. The time and efforts put into "Unsafe at Any Speed" has paid off for American consumers and also for the US auto industry. Interested in this subject? Try this link for more of the same . About the author: None Written by: Nestler		Understanding All Auto Insurance Claims If you are involved in an accident it is important that you know the...Read more on Automobile Getting the best Auto Loan Rates Getting a good auto loan rate is not luck, but rather a skill that you...Read more on Automobile Hybrid Vehicles Makes a Turn for the More Powerful Vehicles in the Auto Industry It is common knowledge among car enthusiasts and car owners that the...Read more on Automobile The New Auto Insurance Conspiracy Theory When you signed on the dotted line for your new auto, it seemed like you...Read more on Automobile Discount Auto Insurance Keep Your Hard Earned Money Finding discount auto insurance is so easy when you do an online search....Read more on Automobile There s No Problem Getting Texas Auto Insurance in Texas Everything is big in Texas and so it is with Texas auto insurance. You...Read more on Automobile Taking the Guesswork Out of Finding a Good Auto Technician (ARA) - Finding a competent auto technician need not be a matter...Read more on Automobile How to Get Cheap Auto Insurance via Internet Most states make it mandatory for you to have car insurance. The minimum...Read more on Automobile