The second automobile revolution
Subtitle: trajectories of the world carmakers in the 21st century
By: edited by Michel Freyssenet
Contributors: Groupe d'études et de recherches permanent sur l'industrie et les salariés de l'automobile
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Basingstoke; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9780230219717
Subjects: Forecasting; Motor Vehicle Industry; Economic and Social Factors; Sustainable Development; Future; Automobile Parts Industry; Automobile industry and trade; Economic aspects; History
Notes: "In association with GERPISA, Réseau international International network."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 455-458) and index.

U-M author affiliation: umtri
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Ten years on, what have we learnt? ; Wrong forecasts and unexpected changes : the world that changed the machine / Michel Freyssenet; title: Strategies of internationalisation of automobile firms in the new century : a new leap forward? / Bruno Jetin; title: The uncertainty of Toyota as the new world number one carmaker / Koichi Shimizu; title: Nissan : from the brink of bankruptcy / Merieke Stevens and Takahiro Fujimoto; title: Honda : serendipity or strategy from 1997-2007? / Denise J. Luethege and Philippe Byosière; title: The rebirth of Mazda under Ford's shadow / Daniel Arturo Heller; title: Hyundai : is it possible to realise the dream of becoming a top five global automaker by 2010? / Myeong-Kee Chung; title: General Motors in an age of corporate restructuring / Richard Senter, Jr. and Walter McManus; title: Ford, 1993-2007 : losing its way? / Glenn Mercer; title: Can Chrysler survive its reinvention? / Bruce Belzowski; title: ^; title: The final chapter of the 'VW model'? The VW trajectory, 1995-2005 / Ulrich Jürgens; title: PSA : the difficulties of a 'volume and diversity' profit strategy ; Renault, 1992-2007 : globalisation and strategic uncertainties / Michel Freyssenet; title: Fiat group automobiles : an Arabian phoenix in the international auto industry / Giuseppe Volpato; title: From the marriage in heaven to the divorce on earth : the DaimlerChrysler trajectory since the merger / Holm-Detlev Köhler; title: Driving with engineers' professionalism and family values : the BMW trajectory from a regional carmaker to a global premium player / Ludger Pries; title: A break from the past : Volvo and its malcontents / Matthias Holweg and Frits K. Pil; title: Production counterfeits and policy collisions : the Rover trajectory, a salutary tale / Dan Coffey; title: Made in China : joint ventures and domestic newcomers / Hua Wang; title: Maruti-Suzuki's trajectory : from a national champion to a Japanese-owned subsidiary / Florian Becker-Ritterspach; title: ^; title: ^^; title: Winners and losers in the auto parts industry : trajectories followed by the main first tier suppliers over the past decade / Vincent Frigant; title: Conclusion : the second automobile revolution, promises and uncertainties / Michel Freyssenet.; title: ^^