Product Variety in Automotive Industry [electronic resource] : Understanding Niche Markets in America / by Marco Guerzoni.
By: Guerzoni, Marco [author.].
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BookSeries: SpringerBriefs in Business: Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: XI, 63 p. 1 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319019079.Subject(s): Economics | Engineering | Industrial organization (Economic theory) | Economics/Management Science | Innovation/Technology Management | Industrial Organization | Automotive Engineering | Market Research | Production/Logistics/Supply Chain ManagementDDC classification: 658.514 Online resources: Click here to access online Introduction -- Chapter 1: Variety in the Automobile Industry -- Chapter2: The Economics of Variety -- Chapter3: Empirical Analysis -- Conclusion.
This book is about the history of product variety in the US automotive industry from the black Ford-T to hot-rodders and easy-riders up to latest trends. It focuses on the dual structure of automotive industry in the United States: on one hand, relatively few and large companies producing cars that apparently achieve a degree of market power through product differentiation, and on the other hand, a relatively small niche market with distinct and smaller producers offering specialty equipment to enhance the performance, appearance, and handling of vehicles. The book presents novel results from an in-depth study with implications for both economic theory and the management of product variety.
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