The automotive industry is undergoing fundamental organizational changes related to the transition from the production of internal-combustion-engine vehicles towards the production of low- or no-emission powertrain technologies. In addition, the ongoing transformations in this sector are shaped by the dramatically changing geopolitical context – including the increasing technological rivalry between China and the West.
In response, this edited volume offers an in-depth examination of the automotive industry, with emphasis on the ongoing transformations in the international divisions of labour, the regional and national production models, and the established value-chain relations. Collecting contributions from established and emerging scholars from a range of disciplinary perspectives, the book brings together empirical research on different regions relevant for the changing globalized production system of the automotive sector – including the European Union, East Asia, and North America.
Part I: Key Transformative Trends of the Global Automotive Sector.- 1. Introduction John Humphrey, Martin Krzywdzinski, Grzegorz Lechowski and Tommaso Pardi.- 2. Car Markets in Transition. Can Emerging Countries Take the Lead? Tommaso Pardi.- 3. Incumbent Responses to the Challenges of Producing Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric Vehicles John Humphrey.- 4. Industry 4.0 and Its Implications for the International Division of Labor in the Automotive Industry Martin Krzywdzinski and Grzegorz Lechowski.- Part II: The Multilevel Sectoral Transformation in the European Union.- 5. Bringing the European Union Back in the Automobile Sector After the Covid Crisis Samuel Klebaner and Sigfrido Ramírez-Pérez.- 6. German Industrial Model in Transition: Electromobility Challenges in the Automotive Sector Grzegorz Lechowski and Nathan Weis.- 7. Is Electrification an Opportunity or a Threat? The French Automotive Industry at the Crossroad Tommaso Pardi.- 8. The Imposed Path for the Italian Automotive System Matteo Gaddi, Nadia Garbellini and Francesco Garibaldo.- Part III: The Global Variety of Sectoral Restructuring.- 9. Between Covid and Geopolitics. Emerging Production Networks in the New Energy Vehicle Industry in China Boy Lüthje and Wei Zhao.- 10. Industrial Trajectories in the Brazilian and Indian Auto Sectors Praveen Jha, Hansjörg Herr, Bruno De Conti, Christina Teipen and Helena Gräf.- 11. The Impact of Global Shifts in the Automotive Industry in the United States Bernard F. Swiecki and Kristin Dziczek.- 12. From Automobile Industry to Mobility Industry? New Mobility Concepts and Policies in Japan Holger Bungsche.- 13. Africa’s Automobile Sector - Development Opportunities in a Rapidly Changing Industry Tilman Altenburg, Justin Barnes, Anthony Black and Mbongeni Ndlovu.- Part IV: Conclusions.- 14. Global Shifts in the Automotive Industry. Outlining the New Arrangements between Technology, Policy, Firms, and Markets Grzegorz Lechowski, Martin Krzywdzinski, John Humphrey, Tommaso Pardi.
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