| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Automotive series |
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Automotive series (Wiley)
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| Contents |
Introduction and Overview / Paul Nieuwenhuis, Peter Wells -- Understanding Change and Difference in the Global Automotive Industry / Peter Wells -- The Market for New Cars / Peter Wells -- Understanding People and Cars / Lorraine Whitmarsh, Dimitrios Xenias -- Car Manufacturing / Paul Nieuwenhuis -- Recent Trends in Manufacturing Innovation Policy for the Automotive Sector / Patrick Galvin, Elena Goracinova, David A Wolfe -- Labour Relations and Human Resource Management in the Automotive Industry / John Holmes -- Labour Relations and HRM in the Automotive Industry / Katsuki Aoki -- The Rise of South Korean (or Korean) Automobile Industry / Seunghwan Ku -- China's Car Industry / Paul Nieuwenhuis, Xiao Lin -- Forging Ahead or Stagnating? / Maneesh Kumar -- From Factory to End-User / Ben Waller -- Impacts of Automobility / Peter Wells, Paul Nieuwenhuis -- Regulating the Car / Huw Davies, Paul Nieuwenhuis -- Global versus Local / Paul Nieuwenhuis, Peter Wells -- The Impact of Electric Automobility / Huw Davies, Liana M Cipcigan, Ceri Donovan, Daniel Newman, Paul Nieuwenhuis -- Alternatives to the Car / Peter Wells -- New Business Models and the Automotive Industry / Peter Wells -- Future Challenges for Product and Industry / Paul Nieuwenhuis, Peter Wells |
| Summary |
The automotive industry is still one of the world's largest manufacturing sectors, but it suffers from being very technology-focused as well as being relatively short-term focused. There is little emphasis within the industry and its consultancy and analyst supply network on the broader social and economic impacts of automobility and of the sector that provides it. The Global Automotive Industry addresses this need and is a first port of call for any academic, official or consultant wanting an overview of the state of the industry. An international team of specialist researchers, both from academia and business, review and analyse the key issues that make vehicle manufacturing still the world's premier manufacturing sector, closely tied in with the fortunes of both established and newly emerging economies. In doing so, it covers issues related to manufacturing, both established practices as well as new developments; issues relating to distribution, marketing and retail, vehicle technologies and regulatory trends; and, crucially, labour practices and the people who build cars. In all this it explains both how the current situation arose and also likely future trajectories both in terms of social and regulatory trends, as the technological, marketing and labour practice responses to those, leading in many cases to the development of new business models. Key features -Provides a global overview of the automotive industry, covering its current state and considering future challenges -Contains contributions from international specialists in the automotive sector -Presents current research and sets this in an historical and broader industry context -Covers threats to the industry, including globalization, economic and environmental sustainability The Global Automotive Industry is a must-have reference for researchers and practitioners in the automotive industry and is an excellent source of information for business schools, governments, and graduate and undergraduate students in automotive engineering |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Automobile industry and trade.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Automobile industry and trade
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nieuwenhuis, Paul (Lecturer in logistics and operations management), editor.
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Wells, P. E. (Peter E.), 1959- editor
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| LC no. |
2015042189 |
| ISBN |
9781118802328 |
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1118802322 |
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9781118802359 |
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1118802357 |
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111880239X |
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9781118802397 |
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