The present situations and future prospects of the Japanese automobile industry are discussed. Selected topics in this paper include the following: analyses of the basic product-industry characteristics of the automobile (e.g., product architecture); the mature of the dynamic competition in the world auto industry; competitive performance (e.g., productivity) of the Japanese auto makers; organi...

Prediction of economic variables is a basic component not only for economic models, but also for many business decisions. But it is difficult to produce accurate predictions in times of economic crises, which cause nonlinear effects in the data. Such evidence appeared in the German automobile industry as a consequence of the financial crisis in 2008/09, which influenced exchange rates and a...

Abstract: As a result of successful domestic economic reforms combined with a fast-developing international market that is willing to purchase its labor-intense products, China’s economy has grown approximately 10% per year over the past 28 years and the GDP per person has grown up to 10561RMB in 2004. This remarkable development has made China the second largest beneficiary of direct foreign i...

This goal of this paper is to provide a framework by which China should accelerate the development and production of new energy vehicles, which should effectively address current energy and environmental pressures, while promoting the sustainable development of the automotive industry, which is an urgent task. In addition, this paper provides guidelines that seek to transform China’s auto indus...

The Indian automotive industry has flourished like never before in the recent years. On the canvas of the Indian Economy, Auto Industry occupies a prominent place. The car industry in India has been on steroids. The domestic sales have reached a level of 2 million units per annum, growing in double digits. It is expected to rise further to 3.66 million units by 2014-15 and 5.2 million units by ...

With the advent of highly powerful microprocessors, the explosion of wireless communication, and the development of new generations of integrated sensors and actuators, the way electronic products are conceived, designed, and implemented has undergone a revolution. In addition, the electronics industry is undergoing a major restructuring that favors horizontal integration and vertical disintegr...