New Frontiers of the Automobile Industry : Exploring Geographies, Technology, and Institutional Challenges
edited by Alex Covarrubias V., Sigfrido M. Ramírez Perez
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 Involvement in 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
