An overview of research and development activities in the South African automotive industry

Gastrow, Michael

dc.contributor.author	Gastrow, Michael
dc.contributor.other	Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
dc.date.accessioned	2015-09-22T07:34:31Z
dc.date.available	2015-09-22T07:34:31Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.identifier.issn	16844998
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11462/494
dc.description	Published Article	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Since 1995 South Africa's automotive industry has had to adjust to market liberalisation, rapidly integrate into global supply chains, adapt to World Class levels of competitiveness, and has seen increased ownership by multinationals. The effects of these changes on R&D activities are examined here. Data from the national R&D survey are used to further explore the structure and direction of automotive R&D. It is found that R&D activity is under pressure, and likely to decline. However, there are certain niche areas in which R&D is more resilient and likely to continue.	en_US
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 6, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal for New Generation Sciences;Vol 6, Issue 1
dc.subject	Automotive	en_US
dc.subject	Manufacturing	en_US
dc.subject	Industry	en_US
dc.subject	Research	en_US
dc.subject	Development	en_US
dc.title	An overview of research and development activities in the South African automotive industry	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.rights.holder	Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein