LEADER 04159nam 22006371a 450 001 9910418349003321 005 20251116143622.0 010 $a9780472880119 010 $a047288011X 010 $a9780939512140 010 $a0939512149 024 7 $a10.3998/mpub.22866 035 $a(CKB)5590000000000295 035 $a(OCoLC)1184508667 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse91932 035 $a(MiU)10.3998/mpub.22866 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6321363 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6533748 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6533748 035 $a(OCoLC)1292358025 035 $a(BIP)77298031 035 $a(BIP)1939408 035 $a(EXLCZ)995590000000000295 100 $a19880718d1983 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurm|#||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aAutomobiles and the future $ecompetition, cooperation, and change /$fedited by Robert E. Cole 210 1$aAnn Arbor, Michigan :$cUniversity of Michigan Press,$d1983. 215 $a1 online resource (x, 106 pages) $cillustrations; digital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aMichigan Papers in Japanese Studies ;$vno. 10 300 $aThird annual United States-Japan Automotive Conference. 311 08$aPrint version: 9780939512140 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 $a At the time of the U.S.-Japan auto conferences in March 1983, the hoped-for economic recovery as manifested in auto sales had revealed itself quite modestly. Three months later, the indicators were more robust and certainly long overdue for those whose livelihood depends on the health of the industry--some of whom are university professors. With Japanese import restrictions in place until March 1984 and drastically reduced break-even points for domestic manufactures, rising consumer demand holds great promise for the industry. The rapidly rising stock prices of the auto-makers captures well the sense of heightened optimism, as do the various forecasts for improved profits. While the news is certainly welcome, it nevertheless should be greeted with caution. As Mr. Perkins noted at the conference, "we have a tendency to forget things very quickly. If we have a boom market this year, there is a good chance that a lot of things we learned will be forgotten." To put the matter differently and more bluntly, with growing prosperity there is the risk that management will fall back into old habits, making impossible the achievement of sustained quality and productivity improvement. Similarly, the commitment to develop cooperative relations with workers and suppliers will weaken. The union will be under membership pressure to retrieve concessions rather than to take the longer-term view. This longer-term view recognizes that "up-front increases" and adherence to existing work rules increasingly come at the sacrifice of future job security. Government policymakers will turn their attention away from the industry. This may not mean a great deal given how weakly focused their attentions has been during the last three years and how mixed and contradictory government auto policies have been for over a decade. 410 0$aMichigan papers in Japanese studies ;$vno. 10. 606 $aAutomobile industry and trade$zUnited States$xCongresses 606 $aAutomobile industry and trade$zJapan$xCongresses 606 $aCompetition, International$vCongresses 606 $aAutomobile industry and trade$xInternational cooperation$xCongresses 615 0$aAutomobile industry and trade$xCongresses. 615 0$aAutomobile industry and trade$xCongresses. 615 0$aCompetition, International 615 0$aAutomobile industry and trade$xInternational cooperation$xCongresses. 676 $a338.4/76292/0973 701 $aCole$b Robert E$0105811 712 02$aUniversity of Michigan.$bCenter for Japanese Studies. 712 12$aUnited States-Japan Automotive Conference$d(3rd :$f1983 :$eUniversity of Michigan) 801 0$bMiU 801 1$bMiU 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910418349003321 996 $aAutomobiles and the Future$92430963 997 $aUNINA