Analysing developments in digital technologies and institutional changes, this book provides an overview of the current frenetic state of transformation within the global automobile industry. An ongoing transition brought about by the relocation of marketing, design and production centres to emerging economies, and experimentation with new mobility systems such as electrical, autonomous vehicles, this process poses the question as to how original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and newcomers can remain competitive and ensure sustainability. With contributions from specialists in the automobile sector, this collection examines the shifts in power and geographical location occurring in the industry, and outlines the key role that public policy has in generating innovation in entrepreneurial states. Offering useful insights into the challenges facing emerging economies in their attempts to grow within the automobile industry, this book will provide valuable reading forthose researching internationalization and emerging markets, business strategy and more specifically, the automotive industry.
1. Introduction: Changing Geographies and Frontiers of the Automobile Industry; Alex Covvarubias V. and Sigfrido M. Ramírez Perez.- Part I. Developed Countries: Old Geographies and New Frontiers.- 2. Overview of the US Automotive Industry; Thomas Klier and James Rubenstein.- 3. Canada's Automotive Industry: Recession, Restructuring, and Future Prospects; Brendan Sweeney.- 4. The 2015 Volkswagen 'Diesel-Gate' and its Impact on German Carmakers; Ludger Pries and Nils Wäcken.- 5. Searching for Industrial Policy: The Long Decline of the French Automotive Industry; Tommaso Pardi.- 6. Britain's Car Industry: Policies, Positioning, and Perspectives; Dan Coffey and Carole Thornley.- 7. The Italian Automotive Industry: Between Old and New Development Factors; Guiseppe Giulio Calabrese.- 8. The Japanese Automotive Industry Since 2000: Causes and Impacts of the Growth Disparities; Stéphane Heim.- Part II. Making it to the Top: Failing from the Top.- 9. Catch-up to Lead in Korea's Automobile Industry; Young-Suk Hyun.- 10. Who Killed the Australian Automotive Industry: The Employers, Government or Trade Unions; Stephen Clibborn, Russel D. Lansbury and Chris F. Wright.- Part III. Emergent Countries: New Geographies Struggling for Trespassing Frontiers.- 11. The Automotive Industry in China: Past and Present; Frido Wenten.- 12. The Indian Automobile Industry: Technology Enablers Preparing for the Future; Biswajit Nag and Debdeep De.- 13. The Boom of the Mexican Automobile Industry: From NAFTA to USMCA; Alex Covarrubias V..- 14. The New Geography of the Automobile Industry: Trends and Challenges in Brazil; Roberto Marx, Adriana Marotti de Mello and Felipe Ferreira de Lara.- 15. Automotive Industry Dynamics in Central Europe; Robert Guzic, Bolesław Domański, and Krzysztof Gwosdz.- Part IV. Institutional Constraints on Upgrading: The Case of Vocational Education and Training Systems.- 16. Skills on Wheels: Raising Industry Involvementin Vocational Training in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary; Vera Šćepanović.- 17. Finding Skills: Strategies of Local Auto-parts Supplier Firms in Mexico and Turkey; Merve Sancak.- Part V. Conclusions.- 18. In Wrapping Up; Alex Covarrubias V. and Sigfrido M. Ramírez Perez.
Alex Covarrubias V. is Full Professor at the College of Sonora in Mexico, and Chairman of the Innovation and Labour Network of the Mexican Automobile Industry. He is a member of the Steering Committee in the Gerpisa International Network and a Research Associate of Canada’s Automotive Policy Research Centre. Sigfrido M. Ramírez Perez is a Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History in Frankfurt-Main, Germany. He is a member of the Steering Committee in the Gerpisa International Network (ENS-Cachan-Saclay), and the Scientific Committee of the Innovation and Labour Network of the Mexican Automobile Industry.
