The US heavy truck market: on the verge of structural change?
Pessimism regarding short-term demand trends in the US heavy truck market appears to be growing, although a cyclical recovery in 2009 is widely expected. But it is the possible changing structure of the market that could have more profound implications in the longer term.

China's global auto industry ambitions
While China's automotive production is growing rapidly, its output capacity is reported to be much higher, facilitating continued growth in domestic sales and fuelling export sales that are almost doubling each year

Making the new auto industry: the role of development agencies
The auto industry has long been a target for the marketing efforts of development agencies, but in recent years the strategies that these agencies employ in order to attract investment have changed significantly

Commercial truck business: what's happening in America?
Michael Hinks-Edwards takes his regular look at the performance of the global truck OEMs and their main suppliers