Reference : Maintaining the Mobility of Motor Cars: The Case of (West) Germany, 1918–1980

	Document type :	Parts of books : Contribution to collective works
	Discipline(s) :	Arts & humanities : History
	Focus Areas :	Sustainable Development
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/49384

Title :	Maintaining the Mobility of Motor Cars: The Case of (West) Germany, 1918–1980
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Krebs, Stefan [University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Public History and Outreach >]
Publication date :	2021
Main document title :	The Persistence of Technology: Histories of Repair, Reuse and Disposal
Author, co-author :	Krebs, Stefan
	Weber, Heike
Publisher :	Transcript
Pages :	139-161
Peer reviewed :	Yes
ISBN :	978-3-8376-4741-9
City :	Bielefeld
Country :	Germany
Keywords :	[en] history of technology ; maintenance and repair ; history of repair
Abstract :	[en] Stefan Krebs uses the case of Germany to investigate maintenance and repair as a central part of automobility. The chapter will look at two sides of car repair as the need to maintain the mobility function and the practice of a hobbyist consumer activity that promised status, community and identity. It highlights four aspects that framed repair as a necessary part of car consumption: the (un-)reliability of automobile technology; the emergence of a car repair infrastructure; repair costs, which determined to a large extent whether one could afford to drive a car; and DIY repair practices. The success and widespread adoption of automobiles as consumer products was closely tied to the availability of affordable repair services, and the emergence of a large-scale car repair infrastructure was a prerequisite for mass motorisation.
Research centres :	Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Public History and Outreach (PHO)
Funders :	Fonds National de la Recherche - FnR
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/49384
DOI :	10.14361/9783839447413-008
FnR project :	FnR ; FNR12547405 > Stefan Krebs > REPAIR > Repairing Technology – Fixing Society? History Of Maintenance And Repair In Luxembourg (1918-1990) > 01/09/2019 > 31/08/2022 > 2018

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