A profile of the global auto industry : innovation and dynamics /

This is the first book on the global auto industry viewed through the lens of technology. We start by tracing how innovation shaped the first century of its history. We then examine the industry's shifting footprint in Europe and North America, and the rise of new producers, particularly China....

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Main Authors: Smitka, Michael (Author), Warrian, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Industry profiles collection.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: the global auto industry through the lens of technology
  • 2. History 1: the rise of oligopoly
  • 3. History 2: the collapse of oligopoly
  • 4. Changing economic geography
  • 5. China and the rise of new producers
  • 6. Automotive innovation model and the supply chain: PACE awards
  • 7. How companies innovate: intellectual property and roadmaps
  • 8. CAFE standards and materials competition
  • 9. The rise of digital manufacturing and the boundaries of the firm
  • 10. New technologies: productions systems, management, and labor
  • 11. New technologies: disruptive or evolutionary?
  • References
  • Index.