My former colleague at the U of Dayton, John Heitmann, may have a different interpretation. He is a car guy, and is the best scholar on autos out there.
“The Automobile and American Life”
https://www.amazon.com/Automobile-American-Life-John-Heitmann/dp/147666935X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1531056964&sr=8-2&keywords=John+Heitmann
His latest is “Stealing Cars”
https://www.amazon.com/Stealing-Cars-Technology-Society-Torino/dp/1421412977/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1531056964&sr=8-1&keywords=John+Heitmann
But there is no question the left hates the auto because it is freedom of movement that, for the most part, they cannot control.
Thanks for sharing those books.