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Book Title: The Automotive Gray Market: An Inside History
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6in
Author: John B. Hege
Publication Name: Automotive Gray Market : an inside History
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication Year: 2022
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 9.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 191 Pages