Japan and the global automotive industry /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shimokawa, Kōichi, 1930-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Comparing productivity of the Japanese and US automobile industries
  • The internationalization of the Japanese automotive industry and local production overseas
  • The recovery of European and US auto makers, and relocating and changing lean production
  • Early 1990s : the Japanese automotive industry loses international competitiveness, and the development of restructuring strategies
  • The restructuring of the global automotive and auto-parts industries
  • The restructuring of the world's auto-parts industry and the transfiguration of the keiretsu parts transaction
  • Global M&A and the future of the global auto industry : the light and dark sides of merger and re-alignment
  • The Asian and ASEAN automotive industries in the global era
  • China's automotive industry in the global era, Japanese auto makers, and their China strategies
  • Conclusion : the global automotive industry's perspective on the twenty-first century and tasks for the Japanese automotive industry.