"Kei" Cars in Japan: A "Galapagos" Sector?

Mike Smitka Under Japanese taxation, licensing and inspection systems there are 3 broad classes of cars (and light commercial vehicles): ful...

Who is Number One?

Auto sales are not the only measure to assess an auto OEM's relative health. This piece from the Detroit Bureau lays it out: GM slid ...

The Decline of the Japanese Auto Industry

Here are three graphs, pulled from a talk I gave at UMTRI in the spring. The Japanese auto industry – that is, manufacturing and retail ins...