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We cover the auto industry, the airline industry, transportation infrastructure, and other topics related to moving people and goods around the region or the world. We feature authors with wide-ranging experience as executives and practitioners. We feature articles on auto suppliers, auto retailers, airline industry news and other transport topics including the shipping industry, the travel industry, and the future of automobiles and motor vehicles.

Auto, Airlines & Transport

Optimism Returns
to the American
Automotive Industry

by Brian Collie, Scott Corwin, and Arjun Kakkar

Automobiles are selling again, and executives are confident. The U.S. auto industry is positioned for a global economic recovery — if car manufacturers can avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.

China’s Auto Industry Responds to Record Growth

by Sheridan Prasso

Dazong Wang, CEO of one of China’s largest automakers, discusses how auto companies will keep pace with Chinese consumers’ appetite for cars.

Data Points: Why Air Travel Is Bound to Boom

As tens of millions of people in emerging economies move into the middle class, the skies will become a lot more crowded.

Lawrence Burns:
The Thought Leader
Interview

by Scott Corwin and Rob Norton

GM’s former head of R&D has a bold vision of how the automobile will evolve in the cities of the 21st century.

A New Role for Natural Resources Companies

By promoting business partnerships, producers of primary materials can find a new source of competitive advantage.

Aerospace: Shorten the Product Launch Cycle

Automotive: Prepare for Black Swans

China in Transition

China’s rising middle class will challenge the world’s resources — and press China’s leadership for change, says Cheng Li, a leading Chinese political scientist.

Is the U.S. Auto Industry Ready for Growth?

The outlook for manufacturers and suppliers may be bullish, but a new survey shows that industry executives see big challenges ahead.

Is the U.S. Auto Industry Ready for Economic Recovery?

A new survey of U.S.-based automotive executives shows they are optimistic about their own companies — but pessimistic about the auto industry’s prospects at large.

The Airlines’ Global Dilemma

Traditional carriers once knew their way around. Now the world has become a confusing place.

Too Good to Fail

India’s Tata, one of the world’s largest conglomerates, is basing an ambitious global strategy on 142 years of social entrepreneurship.

Auto Suppliers in Crisis:
1. The Coming Shakeout

This bedrock U.S. manufacturing sector is facing consolidation, further cutbacks, and renewal.

Auto Suppliers in Crisis:
2. Steps for Restructuring

How to choose which units to cut and which to keep.

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