A Future in Manufacturing
A Future in Manufacturing

Author: David Walters

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13:

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When asked for a view for the prospects for the Australian automotive industry’s survival while addressing the Australian British Chamber of Commerce in Melbourne, 11 April 2013, Jac Nasser, current chairman of BHP-Billiton gave a number of concerns that had influenced his change of mind. He cited; an exchange rate at a 30 year high, an above average level of costs in the industry, world-wide excess capacity in the industry, and weak Japanese and Euro Bloc currencies. He suggested that if a major manufacturer was to leave the Australian industry the impact of that on the component supplier infra-structure would be severely damaging resulting in a loss of scale (which is marginal at the moment –authors’ note) and consequently would be the end of automobile manufacturing in Australia. The automotive industry is not alone in facing this problem; years of outsourcing labour intensive activities abdicated responsibility for the future of Australian manufacturing such that in not many years’ time we will be struggling to catch up as Asian manufacturing moves into the high value low volume sectors of high value added industry sectors.

New Frontiers of the Automobile Industry
New Frontiers of the Automobile Industry

Author: Alex Covarrubias V.

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-11-28

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 3030188817

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Analysing developments in digital technologies and institutional changes, this book provides an overview of the current frenetic state of transformation within the global automobile industry. An ongoing transition brought about by the relocation of marketing, design and production centres to emerging economies, and experimentation with new mobility systems such as electrical, autonomous vehicles, this process poses the question as to how original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and newcomers can remain competitive and ensure sustainability. With contributions from specialists in the automobile sector, this collection examines the shifts in power and geographical location occurring in the industry, and outlines the key role that public policy has in generating innovation in entrepreneurial states. Offering useful insights into the challenges facing emerging economies in their attempts to grow within the automobile industry, this book will provide valuable reading for those researching internationalization and emerging markets, business strategy and more specifically, the automotive industry.