From the cradle to the craze: a study on China's indigenous automobile industry, 1953-2007

Thesis

The Chinese automotive industry has evolved substantially over the last 55 years, in spite of multiple historical and economic hurdles. The change in the governmental policy during 1980s regarding ownership of private automobiles, from prohibition to encouragement, initiated rapid growth in the Chinese automobile industry. In the last two decades, China progressed from being nearly a truck-only producer to becoming a major producer of passenger and commercial cars. Economists consider the t...

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Authors: Hsu, Y; Yungtai Alexander Hsu

• Publication date: 2010
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: Chinese indigenous automobile industry; Chinese domestic car industry; Chinese automobile industry; Chinese indigenous car industry; Chinese domestic automobile industry; Chinese car industry
• Subjects: Economic history; Economic and Social History