The inevitability of change in Chinese and Indian automakers’ low cost productive models
In emerging economies, social change and fast growth have created new automotive markets and a demand for relatively inexpensive, “modern-enough” cars. Up-and-coming local manufacturers and established companies from the Triad countries are competing for dominance in these vast market segments. The...
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| author | Martin Krzywdzinski Grzegorz Lechowski Ulrich Jürgens |
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| description | In emerging economies, social change and fast growth have created new automotive markets and a demand for relatively inexpensive, “modern-enough” cars. Up-and-coming local manufacturers and established companies from the Triad countries are competing for dominance in these vast market segments. The paper examines the productive models developed in this context by two indigenous carmakers, one from China (Geely) and the other from India (Mahindra & Mahindra). A variety of tensions are revealed within the two models, relating in particular to labour policies. Both models seek to combine low wages and a reliance on low-cost supply chains with simplified product architectures. Their stability is fragile, however, with one solution involving employee upskilling to increase productive system efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8a22efa2ed8c45aeb4ea13a0c16e312e2025-08-20T02:26:37ZfraLa Nouvelle Revue du TravailLa Nouvelle Revue du Travail2263-89892018-05-011210.4000/nrt.3653The inevitability of change in Chinese and Indian automakers’ low cost productive modelsMartin KrzywdzinskiGrzegorz LechowskiUlrich JürgensIn emerging economies, social change and fast growth have created new automotive markets and a demand for relatively inexpensive, “modern-enough” cars. Up-and-coming local manufacturers and established companies from the Triad countries are competing for dominance in these vast market segments. The paper examines the productive models developed in this context by two indigenous carmakers, one from China (Geely) and the other from India (Mahindra & Mahindra). A variety of tensions are revealed within the two models, relating in particular to labour policies. Both models seek to combine low wages and a reliance on low-cost supply chains with simplified product architectures. Their stability is fragile, however, with one solution involving employee upskilling to increase productive system efficiency.https://journals.openedition.org/nrt/3653 |
| spellingShingle | Martin Krzywdzinski Grzegorz Lechowski Ulrich Jürgens The inevitability of change in Chinese and Indian automakers’ low cost productive models La Nouvelle Revue du Travail |
| title | The inevitability of change in Chinese and Indian automakers’ low cost productive models |
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