The Japanese Automobile Industry: Technology and Management at Nissan and Toyota
ISBN: 9781684172597
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / Harvard University Asia Center
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Automobile industry and trade -- Japan; Nissan Jidōsha Kabushiki Kaisha; Toyota Jidōsha Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha;

A detailed study of the history of the Japanese automotive industry, focusing primarily on the rise of Toyota and Nissan. The study seeks to understand how Japan started manufacturing motor vehicles and eventually passed the U.S. manufactures in terms of productivity and Europeans in terms of small car design. Provided numerous details on the Japanese production process and analyzes the role of Japanese government policy, including protectionism and technology transfer.


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