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The Impact of Extended Vehicle Emission Warranties on California's Independent Repair Shops.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dixon, Lloyd.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Service stations--California.
- Local Subjects:
- Service stations--California.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (102 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica : RAND Corporation, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- To satisfy California's Zero Emission Vehicle Program, auto manufacturerswill likely be producing large numbers of partial-zero emission vehicleswith extended emission-control system warranties. When the California AirResources Board adopted the extended-warranty requirement, it was concernedabout adverse impacts to the independent vehicle-repair industry becausewarranty repairs usually must be done at dealer repair shops.
- Contents:
- Preliminaries; Preface; Contents; Introduction; Factors Influencing the Impact of Extended Emission Warranties and Recent Trends; Survey Methods; Expenditures at Independent and Dealer Repair Shops; Consumer Knowledge About Emission Warranties and Expected Response; Predicted Effects of Extended Emission Warranties; Options for Mitigating the Effects of Extended Emission Warranties; Summary and Policy Implications; Appendix A. Examples of Emission-Related Parts; Appendix B. Role of Durability in Determining the Impact of Extended Emission Warranties; References
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781598754483
- 1598754483
- OCLC:
- 171567291
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