http://www.strategy-business.com/automotive The latest thinking on automotive trends, from new technologies to energy-saving initiatives to the best marketing and sales tactics Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:30:43 -0500 finn_bridget@bah.com (Bridget Finn) strategy-business@ravencreative.com (strategy+business webmaster) http://www.strategy-business.com/media/image/sb-rss_feed_logo2.gif http://www.strategy-business.com/automotive 134 50 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/09204?gko=4155f Normal false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:#0400;mso-fareast-language:#0400;mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Even as they struggle through the economic meltdown, vehicle makers can look ahead to a high-growth, flexible, global future.     Ronald Haddock and John Jullens Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/09204?gko=4155f http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00126?gko=a8277 Even in the face of the economic downturn, a survey finds that multinationals in China are upgrading their mainland operations and encouraging the government to improve the education and productivity of Chinese workers. William J. Holstein Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00126?gko=a8277 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00123?gko=09ca3 Nirmalya Kumar, a professor of marketing at the London Business School, argues in a new book that although the world economic crisis may have taken the bite out of some Indian companies, most will adapt and emerge globally. William J. Holstein Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00123?gko=09ca3 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00112?gko=70449 Economist Robert Reich believes that the excesses of capitalism have produced a world order in which people feel good as consumers but suffer as citizens. Edward H. Baker Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00112?gko=70449 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00110?gko=93c34 The advent of environmentally friendly automobiles is jump-starting a global battle over battery technology. William J. Holstein Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00110?gko=93c34 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00105?gko=34847 Global companies today can learn from the Japanese enterprises that thrived during the country's "lost decade." Yoshiyuki Kishimoto, Hiroyuki Sawada, and Chieko Matsuda Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:10:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00105?gko=34847 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00103?gko=97e64 A survey of automakers and their suppliers unearths the management prerequisites for working together profitably. Frank Smeekes and Reid Wilk Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00103?gko=97e64 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00102?gko=d9bc4 Beijing is mandating an increase in home-grown R&D, but Chinese companies face long odds in meeting international standards of innovation. William J. Holstein Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00102?gko=d9bc4 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00096?gko=6bc71 Evidence from innovation theory and auto-industry history suggests that the market share for hybrids is about to accelerate sharply. Christopher Giliberti Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00096?gko=6bc71 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00064?gko=de53e Roadways that give drivers safety updates and ease congestion may finally become part of U.S. transportation infrastructure. Joyce Wenger, Jack Opiola, and Tony Ioannidis Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00064?gko=de53e