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Automobile Industry Books

Books selected for readers looking for automobile industry books.

26 booksApril 2, 2026

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1. Fins
William Knoedelseder
Fits this list for its focus on automobile and industry.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
2. Comeback
Paul Ingrassia, Joseph B. White
Fits this list for its focus on automobile and industry.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
3. Crash Course
Paul Ingrassia
Fits this list for its focus on automobile.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
4. Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow
Steve Lehto, Jay Leno
Fits this list for its focus on automobile and industry.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
5. American Icon
Bryce G. Hoffman
Fits this list for its focus on industry.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
6. American Drive
Richard E. Dauch, Hank H. Cox
Fits this list for its focus on automobile and industry.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
7. Making and Selling Cars
James M. Rubenstein
Fits this list for its focus on automobile and industry.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
8. The Life of the Automobile
Steven Parissien
Fits this list for its focus on automobile.
Shelf signal: Automotive History
9. Who Was Henry Ford?
Michael Burgan, Who HQ
Fits this list for its focus on automobile and industry.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
10. Auto Biography
Earl Swift
Included for strong short story alignment with this automobile industry list.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
11. Life After Cars
Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon
Fits this list for its focus on automobile.
Shelf signal: How Transportation Works
12. Monopoly on Wheels
William Greenleaf, David L. Lewis
Fits this list for its focus on automobile and industry.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
13. Engines of Change
Paul Ingrassia
Included for strong history alignment with this automobile industry list.
Shelf signal: Automotive History
14. The Formula
Joshua Robinson, Jonathan Clegg
Included for strong history alignment with this automobile industry list.
Shelf signal: Auto Racing
15. Overhaul
Steven Rattner, Peter Petre
Fits this list for its focus on industry.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
16. On the Line at Subaru-isuzu
Laurie Graham
Fits this list for its focus on automobile and industry.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
17. Power Play
Will Damron, Tim Higgins
Included for strong business alignment with this automobile industry list.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
18. Wheels for the World
Douglas G. Brinkley, Douglas Brinkley
Included for strong about alignment with this automobile industry list.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
19. Autonomy
Lawrence D. Burns, Christopher Shulgan
Included for strong science alignment with this automobile industry list.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
20. Faster, Higher, Farther
Jack Ewing
Included for strong business alignment with this automobile industry list.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
21. American Wheels, Chinese Roads
Michael J. Dunne
Included for strong story alignment with this automobile industry list.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
22. Collision Course
Hans Greimel, William Sposato
Included for strong leadership alignment with this automobile industry list.
Shelf signal: Automobile Industry
23. Lights Out
Thomas Gryta, Ted Mann
Included for strong american alignment with this automobile industry list.
Shelf signal: Energy Industry
24. Drive-thru Dreams
Adam Chandler
Included for strong food alignment with this automobile industry list.
Shelf signal: The Food Business