Variety of Development: Chinese Automakers in Market Reform and Globalization

ISBN-13: 9789811059117 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 225 str.

Qiushi Feng

Opis

This book examines China, the world's largest auto market since 2008 and the story of how Chinese auto-makers developed is the story of the Chinese economy in microcosm.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2:  FAW, ‘Senior Son’ of the Chinese Automobile Industry

Chapter 3: SAIC, A Giant of the Domestic Market 

Chapter 4: Chery Auto, Champion of National Brands

Chapter 5: Geely Auto, Pioneer Grassroots Automaker 

Chapter 6: Conclusion and Discussion

O autorze

Qiushi Feng is a sociologist of the Chinese economy, from manufacturing to healthcare issues, based at the National University of Singapore. With deep insights into Chinese society, he frequently gives invited lectures, contributes chapters and articles, and serves as an editor for numerous academic journals, applying sociological methods to understand the development of the Chinese economy and society.  

Blurb

This book examines China, the world's largest auto market since 2008 and the story of how Chinese auto-makers developed is the story of the Chinese economy in microcosm. It focuses on China's systemically important automobile sector, this book reveals how local institutions have moderated structural changes at national and global levels, and consequently generated significant organizational diversity in the production sphere.

This book begins with the intriguing observation that individual Chinese car makers have been evolving in different directions despite a shared context; what factors led to these diverse choices and positioning? It is the central aim of this book to explain the variety of institutional forms used by Chinese car manufacturers in navigating the market transition and answering the challenges posed by globalization.