LEADER 04031nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910418348403321 005 20251116143644.0 010 $a9780472880041 010 $a0472880047 010 $a9780939512089 010 $a0939512084 024 7 $a10.3998/mpub.18647 035 $a(CKB)5590000000000308 035 $a(OCoLC)1184510164 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse91966 035 $a(MiU)10.3998/mpub.18647 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6403497 035 $aEBL7007891 035 $a(OCoLC)1328133861 035 $a(AU-PeEL)EBL7007891 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7007891 035 $a(BIP)78232039 035 $a(BIP)1939410 035 $a(EXLCZ)995590000000000308 100 $a19820507d1981 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurm|#||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe Japanese automotive industry $emodel and challenge for the future? /$fedited by Robert E. Cole 210 1$aAnn Arbor, Michigan :$cUniversity of Michigan Press,$d1981. 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 147 pages) $cillustrations; digital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aMichigan Papers in Japanese Studies ;$vno. 3 300 $aCover title: The Japanese automobile industry : model and challenge for the future? 311 08$aPrint version: 9780939512089 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 $a As the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies reflected on the deteriorating position of the domestic auto industry in the fall of 1980, and the strong competitive threat being posed by the Japanese automakers, we were struck by the extraordinary low quality of the public discussion of these critical issues. The national importance of the issues seemed only matched by the superficiality of the analyses being offered. The tendency to think in terms of scapegoats was particularly evident. The Japanese as the basic cause of our problems has been a particularly notable theme. To be sure, cooperation with the Japanese in formulating a rational overall trade policy may be an important part of the solution. It has also been fashionable to blame it all on American auto industry management for not concentrating on the production of small cars when "everyone knew" that was the thing to do. Alternatively, government meddling was blamed for all our problems. Clearly, the complex problem we faced required more penetrating analyses. It seemed therefore, that the time was ripe for a public seminar which moved beyond the rhetoric of the moment and probed some of the deeper causes of our problems and possible directions for future policy. In holding the January 1981 auto conference, the Center took it as their task to begin addressing the critical issues facing the industry, with particular, but not exclusive, attention to examining the role of the Japanese auto industry. They had in mind not to simply conduct a rational discussion of the trade issue but to probe the sources of Japanese competitive strength, especially those features whose study might profit them. In these proceedings, they bring those discussions to a wider audience. Question and answer sessions at the conference were necessarily short and a few speakers delivered abbreviated remarks; this volume restores a number of omissions, and provides additional answers to some pertinent questions put by the audience. The Center hopes to encourage the serious problem-solving these complex issues demand. Far too much time has been spent trying to fix the blame. [intro] 410 0$aMichigan papers in Japanese studies ;$vno. 3. 606 $aAutomobile industry and trade$zJapan 615 0$aAutomobile industry and trade 676 $a338.4/76292/0952 701 $aCole$b Robert E$0105811 712 02$aUniversity of Michigan.$bCenter for Japanese Studies. 801 0$bMiU 801 1$bMiU 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910418348403321 996 $aThe Japanese Automotive Industry$92430956 997 $aUNINA