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Research data: MOTOR INDUSTRY
2011 Impact of networks, globalisation and their interaction with EU strategies (INGINEUS project): research papers on "fragmentation of GINs and capacity building in the automotive, ICT and agro-processing industries"
The methodological framework of this work package consisted of empirical inputs from the INGINEUS survey, desk research, and in-depth firm-l...
2011 Technological evolution in the South African and Argentine automotive manufacturing sectors: policy responses and results
The comparative review explores the means by which technological upgrading and innovation in the South African and Argentine automotive manu...
2010 Engaging the industry: innovation in South Africa's motor manufacturing sector
Automotive manufacturing is South Africa's largest manufacturing sector and contributes substantially to our GDP and exports. Since 1995 the...
2009 Trouble and chance in the motor industry
The word 'crisis', when written in Chinese, is composed of two characters: one representing danger and the other representing opportunity. W...