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by Mary Walton (Author) "THE MAN WHOM Ford Motor Company chose to head the redesign of the all-important Ford Taurus did not come across as corporate ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 392 pages
  • Publisher: WW Norton & Co; New edition edition (24 April 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0393318613
  • ISBN-13: 978-0393318616
  • Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 15.7 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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This work is an account of the 1996 redesign of the Ford Taurus.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, just plain outstanding..., 22 Jun 1999
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This review is from: Car: A Drama of the American Workplace (Hardcover)
I am a car nut. A certified, fully paid up, card carrying car nut, and I loved this book.

Although the Ford Taurus would not be my first choice of car to ever read a book about, it was a truly amazing read.

Full of the nitty gritty information that every car nut likes to read about, it was a cover to cover read in one weekend.

To be honest, I even have a new found respect for the Ford Taurus, if not for the people that run the Ford motor company. Well done indeed.

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1.0 out of 5 stars The book did not capture the drama of working on Team Taurus, 23 May 1999
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I worked on Team Taurus during the launch of this car. This book is subtitled "A Drama of the American Workplace" but it completely failed to capture the true "drama" of what it was like to work on this project. Right off the bat, it's very negative about everything and everyone associated with the project. It certainly failed to capture the strong sense of purpose which we all felt working to try to build this car. Also, while everything is the book is true and accurate, it's written in such a boring tone that it's a chore to read. Insignificant details are added (such as what a person ordered to drink ?), while other major parts of the story are left out. (Like the fact that there was another launch team working their butts off in Chicago !) Overall the book does travel through the story of how the 1996 Ford Taurus came to be. However, you won't enjoy the ride....
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4.0 out of 5 stars CAR an intriguing, satisfying read, 20 Oct 1997
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This review is from: Car: A Drama of the American Workplace (Hardcover)
As an employee in corporate America and a student of human nature, I read Walton's book with a great deal of enjoyment. While I never read her earlier books on Deming, I felt like it was particularly satisfying to see somebody who writes on the theories of good management writing an engaging and perceptive story about the practice of management.

Without any ties to the car industry except as a prospective consumer, I felt like the book was right on-target for a reader with little technical knowledge of the subject. I do work in the web site business, where we are always struggling with the relationship between graphic designers and content producers, much as designers and engineers duke it out at Ford. So that part of the book really resonated for me.

An easy and engaging read, which I found both educational and entertaining.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating book.
I found "Car" to be a fascinating look in a major corporation. While some may think this book to be an attach on Ford Motor Company, I can honestly say that all... Read more
Published on 12 Jul 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Displays a face of the Giant with a hundred faces...
The reviews done by the readers are quite split into two - excellent, good to worse. A marketing expert once said that getting radical reviews was the sign of a successful... Read more
Published on 17 Jun 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Point of View...
As someone who is neither in the auto industry nor in the business field what-so-ever, I found Walton's book to be engaging yet lacking.

First the engaging part. Read more

Published on 15 Jun 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fascinating Look for Interested Outsiders...et al.
I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in technology, engineering, manufacturing, design, etc. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars A very factual book on the life at Ford.
I left Ford in 1981 as an Assistant plant manager of a Assembly plant to join a Japanese Car Company. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 1997

4.0 out of 5 stars I Made the Right Decision
After reading this enjoyable book, I can say that I made the right decision when I recently chose the Camry over the Taurus. I feel much better now!
Published on 17 Nov 1997

3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting - but not particularly balanced account
I was very interested to read this book as I was part of the DN101 team. While I can not fault the accuracy of what was reported in the book it certainly focused on the... Read more
Published on 29 Aug 1997

4.0 out of 5 stars I finished the book cover to cover in two days
Only an insulated unaware management team could have produced a car with so many take-aways (smaller trunk, crummy lighting, harder ingress-egress, cheapo visors, etc. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 1997

4.0 out of 5 stars An accurate and richly detailed vicarious experience.
Reading Mary Walton's "Car" was like deja vu, because the picture she paints of the design process at Ford is incredibly accurate. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars A worthwhile book for businesspeople and engineers
Reading like a novel with protagonists, antagonists, and two plot climaxes, CAR is the well-written story of the design and manufacture of the 1996 Ford Taurus. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 1997

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