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2 - From Revolution to Revolution: a Changing Automotive Industry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2019

John Wormald
Affiliation:
Autopolis Strategy Consultants
Kim Rennick
Affiliation:
Autopolis Strategy Consultants
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Relates the history of the production of automobiles: spectacular growth, the drive for scale accompanied by great waves of concentration among the vehicle builders, the emergence of new players, the globalization of the industry. A surprising result emerges: the unbroken dominance of an oligarchy of vehicle manufacturers, with no Chinese-owned firms in their ranks, despite China’s huge production volumes. Explains how the manufacturers control access to their end markets through their unique system of proprietary distribution channels.

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National Policy, Global Giants
How Australia Built and Lost its Automotive Industry
, pp. 39 - 68
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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