Detroit's nine lives

摘要

A decade ago, Paul Ingrassia and Joseph White wrote a racy book called "Comeback: The Fall and Rise of the American Automobile Industry". It starts with the words: "This is an American success story, born of a close call with disaster." Last year another American writer, Miche-line Maynard, published a book called "The End of Detroit: How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the North American Car Market". Its opening sentence: "Detroit's long reign as the dominant force in the American car industry is over."