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15.12.2023 - Studies

Innovation and competition in the automotive industry - Part 2: Strengthened by the Japanese threat

by Philipp Immenkötter, Marius Kleinheyer

In the 1970s, Japanese carmakers were thought to be world leaders because of their strategic industrial policy. It was only later that it was discovered that the real reason lay in entrepreneurial innovation. We should learn from this for today.

This paper is available in German only.

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05.12.2023 - Companies

Innovation and competition in the automotive industry - Part 1: Lessons learnt from the early years

by Philipp ImmenkötterMarius Kleinheyer

The German automotive industry was once characterised by overwhelming competition and the question of drive technol-ogy. We look back to the beginnings to learn for the future.