The global automotive industry, by Dr P Wells and Dr P Nieuwenhuis

The global automotive industry: a guide for the perplexed - (16/10/01) For those participating in or affected by the global automotive industry it is often difficult to distinguish the significant from the trivial, the incipient trend from the statistical blip, or the reality from the hype. Equally, in the day-to-day struggle for commercial survival it is a challenge to see the bigger picture, the inter-related parts that constitute the global automotive industry. Nor is this surprising. …

…of genuine technical choices between vehicles. In addition, changes to fundamental technologies will alter the design and packaging parameters for vehicles, making possible new configurations and concepts that cross over existing product boundaries. *The Automotive Industry - A Guide, by Dr P Wells and Dr P Nieuwenhuis. Published by CAIR and British Telecommunications plc. ISBN 0 9525384 3 1 £25:00 Available from: Dr P Nieuwenhuis Centre for Automotive Industry Research Aberconway Building Colum Drive Cardiff CF10 3EU