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Automotive Industry

End of Globalization & Automotive Industry Since the end of 2020, the automobile industry has faced many difficulties because the supply chain of various parts that despise semiconductors does not work as before. At first, it was predicted that it would be a temporary situation due to the Covid-19 virus pandemic, but the situation has not improved until a year and a half later. The superficially visible situation shows that large tier-1s.. 더보기
Kia unveils rendering of new K5 Kia Motors Corp. released the first renderings of its revamped K5 midsize sedan ahead of its official unveiling next month at the Seoul Motor Show. (rendering of K5 courtesy of Kia Motors Corp.) The second-generation K5 comes five years after the brand was first introduced to the auto market. The new design incorporates a wider look from its front radiator grille, giving the car a more sporty an.. 더보기
Hyundai Santa Cruz Hyundai Santa Cruz As a number five automaker in the world, Hyundai apparently did not want to miss Pick-Up truck market in North America. But considering the sales volume of Hyundai in US and Canada, it was always not understandable why they did not introduce any Pick-Up there. Finally they have brought a model “Santa Cruz” a car-truck. Probably somebody who is accustomed to the “full” size of .. 더보기
Evolution of Engines for Transportation Evolution of Engines for Transportation Since the two gentlemen from Germany, Mr.Otto and Mr.Diesel have invented gasoline and diesel ICE (internal combustion engine) in late 1980s, the engines have improved themselves by adapting multi-steps evolutionary technologies, but the basic principle of the engines has not been changed. With the help of a couple of oil shock and the fear of fossil fuel .. 더보기
Automotive Production by OEM Automotive Production by OEM The term of “Big-3” is well known term in automotive industry. The US manufacturers General Motors, Ford and Chrysler have played a major role for a long time in history, nobody can deny this truth. Later, Japanese Toyota has joined this league and still playes the role quite well. Since the last financial crisis in 2007 and 2008 the landscape of automotive industry .. 더보기
Automotive Production by Country Automotive Production by Country Since 2007 China has grown with rocket speed. In the other hand US has given their leadership in automotive market to China with the financial crisis. Last year 2013 the production volume of US is just half of that of China. Japan shows a similar pattern as US but the recovery speed is much slower than US. One thing should be reminded is this data is only for an .. 더보기
Will Automotive Market Grow ? Will Automotive Market Grow ? Well… To make an answer to this question, we need to find out some data “How many vehicles we have now ?”. If we can see the vehicles per person of each country, and if we can add some information such as, economic situation, historical background and political status we can forecast in which way the market will grow. The picture below is issued from OICA which show.. 더보기