International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=2&year=2011&vol=11&issue=4 Inderscience Publishers Ltd en-uk International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management 1470-9511 1741-5012 © 2011 Inderscience Publishers Ltd editor@inderscience.com https://www.inderscience.com/images/files/coverImgs/ijatm_scoverijatm.jpg http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=2&year=2011&vol=11&issue=4 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=43163 The quivering observed towards the alternative motorisations could be the starter of at least three scenarios. In the scenario of diversity, each automobile producer will be able to find its regional niche. In the scenario of progressiveness, only most powerful carmakers will survive. In the scenario of rupture, the newcomers and the innovating enterprises will have the possibility to engage a true 'second automobile revolution'. The winning scenario will prevail not because of its technical superiority or of its best environmental performances, but initially because of energy geopolicies and of firm profit strategies. For these reasons, the third scenario, which appears today most random, could impose, as the improbable petrol car scenario imposed one century ago. Three possible scenarios for cleaner automobiles
Michel Freyssenet
International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2011) pp. 300 - 311
The quivering observed towards the alternative motorisations could be the starter of at least three scenarios. In the scenario of diversity, each automobile producer will be able to find its regional niche. In the scenario of progressiveness, only most powerful carmakers will survive. In the scenario of rupture, the newcomers and the innovating enterprises will have the possibility to engage a true 'second automobile revolution'. The winning scenario will prevail not because of its technical superiority or of its best environmental performances, but initially because of energy geopolicies and of firm profit strategies. For these reasons, the third scenario, which appears today most random, could impose, as the improbable petrol car scenario imposed one century ago.

]]> 10.1504/IJATM.2011.043163 International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2011) pp. 300 - 311 Michel Freyssenet CNRS Paris, GERPISA International Network, 8 allée Fernand Braudel, 92160 Antony, France automobile industry transport systems hybrid vehicles electric vehicles agro-fuel energy geopolicies environmental performance profit strategies automotive technology cleaner cars. 2011-10-18T23:20:50-05:00 11 4 300 311 2011-10-18T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=43164 The idea of leapfrogging, where a newly industrialising nation moves directly to the use of advanced technologies without needing to follow the trajectory of its predecessors, is an attractive one, particularly for the automobile industry where there is an urgent need to develop more sustainable technologies. China now has the highest level of automobile production and sales in the world; thus, the question we address in this article is, can China 'leapfrog' to the development of clean and economically viable electric vehicles? The existing literature on leapfrogging is ambiguous and ill defined; we review the literature and identify four generic patterns for leapfrogging. We then present some empirical data on the factors that might influence China's ability to leapfrog to electric vehicles. We conclude with an evaluation of the likelihood of it actually being able to do so and propose three leapfrogging scenarios that it might follow. Leapfrogging to electric vehicles: patterns and scenarios for China's automobile industry
Hua Wang; Chris Kimble
International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2011) pp. 312 - 325
The idea of leapfrogging, where a newly industrialising nation moves directly to the use of advanced technologies without needing to follow the trajectory of its predecessors, is an attractive one, particularly for the automobile industry where there is an urgent need to develop more sustainable technologies. China now has the highest level of automobile production and sales in the world; thus, the question we address in this article is, can China 'leapfrog' to the development of clean and economically viable electric vehicles? The existing literature on leapfrogging is ambiguous and ill defined; we review the literature and identify four generic patterns for leapfrogging. We then present some empirical data on the factors that might influence China's ability to leapfrog to electric vehicles. We conclude with an evaluation of the likelihood of it actually being able to do so and propose three leapfrogging scenarios that it might follow.

]]> 10.1504/IJATM.2011.043164 International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2011) pp. 312 - 325 Hua Wang; Chris Kimble Euromed Management École de Marseille, Domaine de Luminy, BP 921, 13288 Marseille, Cedex 9, France. ' Euromed Management École de Marseille, Domaine de Luminy, BP 921, 13288 Marseille, Cedex 9, France automobile industry China electric vehicles leapfrogging sustainable technologies automotive technology. 2011-10-18T23:20:50-05:00 11 4 312 325 2011-10-18T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=43165 With so many questions being raised nowadays about the future of the global automobile industry, electric cars have tended to be viewed as an increasingly desirable sustainable solution for the sector. Encouraged by many states in Europe and across the world, this market devolved from electrical technology is slowly taking shape and has a serious chance of achieving future growth for the first time in its history. The present article tries to identify operational factors in the construction of the market for electric cars in France, highlighting the crucial role played by the state and public policy in the emergence of the new branch and in the construction of its demand. It also shows the definitional and symbolical conflicts which have structured debates on the future of the electric car and its commercial implications. Grasping these processes is decisive to understanding the current situation and the importance of representations on market building. The social construction of the market for electric cars in France: politics coming to the aid of economics
Axel Villareal
International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2011) pp. 326 - 339
With so many questions being raised nowadays about the future of the global automobile industry, electric cars have tended to be viewed as an increasingly desirable sustainable solution for the sector. Encouraged by many states in Europe and across the world, this market devolved from electrical technology is slowly taking shape and has a serious chance of achieving future growth for the first time in its history. The present article tries to identify operational factors in the construction of the market for electric cars in France, highlighting the crucial role played by the state and public policy in the emergence of the new branch and in the construction of its demand. It also shows the definitional and symbolical conflicts which have structured debates on the future of the electric car and its commercial implications. Grasping these processes is decisive to understanding the current situation and the importance of representations on market building.

]]> 10.1504/IJATM.2011.043165 International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2011) pp. 326 - 339 Axel Villareal Institut d'Etudes politiques de Bordeaux, Centre Emile Durkheim, 11 Allée Ausone, 33600 Pessac, France electric vehicles sustainable development green politics political work politicisation new marketing strategy French automobile industry Renault France sustainability automotive technology. 2011-10-18T23:20:50-05:00 11 4 326 339 2011-10-18T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=43166 The opportunities presented by the emerging green economy offer a variety of solutions to pressing, social, economic, technological and environmental questions. The exploitation of renewable, clean energy sources would offer not just a solution to environmental and health concerns but also the potential for business growth that could help reprieve stricken economies. One of the key sectors of the green economy is that of transport and significant efforts have been made by national and supranational actors to promote the emerging low carbon vehicle. While emission reduction remains the over-riding priority driving the move toward carbon-free motoring, other factors also influence the decision of national actors to develop electric vehicle (EV) networks in particular. This article examines the priorities for small open, economies (SOEs) in developing these networks using the examples of Israel, Denmark and in particular that of Ireland. Priorities and practises for developing low carbon vehicle networks in small open economies
Jason Begley
International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2011) pp. 340 - 355
The opportunities presented by the emerging green economy offer a variety of solutions to pressing, social, economic, technological and environmental questions. The exploitation of renewable, clean energy sources would offer not just a solution to environmental and health concerns but also the potential for business growth that could help reprieve stricken economies. One of the key sectors of the green economy is that of transport and significant efforts have been made by national and supranational actors to promote the emerging low carbon vehicle. While emission reduction remains the over-riding priority driving the move toward carbon-free motoring, other factors also influence the decision of national actors to develop electric vehicle (EV) networks in particular. This article examines the priorities for small open, economies (SOEs) in developing these networks using the examples of Israel, Denmark and in particular that of Ireland.

]]> 10.1504/IJATM.2011.043166 International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2011) pp. 340 - 355 Jason Begley Motor Industry Observatory, SURGE, Coventry University Business School, Coventry University, Priory St. Coventry CV1 5FB, UK small open economies SOEs electric vehicle networks national policy strategic resources car neutral carbon-free motoring electric vehicles green economy Israel Denmark Ireland. 2011-10-18T23:20:50-05:00 11 4 340 355 2011-10-18T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=43167 In the medium and long term, the automotive industry worldwide is expected to undergo radical discontinuous changes which will shake up a previously more or less stable industry. All serious automotive industry forecasts now anticipate that electric mobility will become established in the industrialised countries at least with fundamentally new vehicle concepts. Due to the long transition phase especially in the emerging markets, management of the 'ambidexterity' of optimising the existing technology and developing radically new ones is required. This article specifically examines the Brazilian automotive industry in the transition to electric mobility, i.e., the research question of what will happen to the Brazilian subsidiaries of international automotive companies after their parent companies make the transition to electric mobility. To answer this question, 30 top managers of automotive manufacturers, suppliers and industry associations as well as consultants and academics were interviewed in Brazil between January and March 2010. What will happen to Brazilian automotive subsidiaries after their parent companies make the transition to electric mobility?
Heike Proff
International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2011) pp. 356 - 375
In the medium and long term, the automotive industry worldwide is expected to undergo radical discontinuous changes which will shake up a previously more or less stable industry. All serious automotive industry forecasts now anticipate that electric mobility will become established in the industrialised countries at least with fundamentally new vehicle concepts. Due to the long transition phase especially in the emerging markets, management of the 'ambidexterity' of optimising the existing technology and developing radically new ones is required. This article specifically examines the Brazilian automotive industry in the transition to electric mobility, i.e., the research question of what will happen to the Brazilian subsidiaries of international automotive companies after their parent companies make the transition to electric mobility. To answer this question, 30 top managers of automotive manufacturers, suppliers and industry associations as well as consultants and academics were interviewed in Brazil between January and March 2010.

]]> 10.1504/IJATM.2011.043167 International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 11, No. 4 (2011) pp. 356 - 375 Heike Proff Lehrstuhl für ABWL & Internationales Automobilmanagement, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Bismarckstrasse 90, Raum BC 011 B, D 47057 Duisburg, Germany automobile industry discontinuous change emerging markets Brazil multinational corporations MNCs subsidiaries automotive technology electric mobility existing technology new technologies electric vehicles. 2011-10-18T23:20:50-05:00 11 4 356 375 2011-10-18T23:20:50-05:00