Global Competitiveness Evaluation Index of Chinese Auto Industry

Author

Wang, Long ; Kang, Canhua

Author_Institution

Wuhan Univ. of Technol., Wuhan

fYear

2007

fDate

9-11 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper attempts to develop evaluation index of competitiveness in auto industry by incorporating the value chain analysis. Data were collected through the administration of a formal questionnaire. The factors included in the evaluation model of competitiveness were identified through a comprehensive literature review. The total sample consists of 65 respondents. Descriptive statistics and Kruskal Wallis one-way ANOVA were used in analyzing data. Through the data analysis, the key factors that should be focused in auto industry competitiveness are gotten. They are domestic market demand, auto industry policy, R&D investments, country´s own technology parts, quality of production, distribution channel productivity, and after sales services. At the end of the paper, managerial decision and policy implications are given.

Keywords

automobile industry; economic indicators; Chinese auto industry; Kruskal Wallis one-way ANOVA; R&D investments; competitiveness evaluation index; descriptive statistics; distribution channel productivity; domestic market demand; policy implications; production quality; value chain analysis; Analysis of variance; Data analysis; Industrial economics; Investments; Marketing and sales; Production; Productivity; Research and development; Statistical analysis; Statistical distributions; auto industry; evaluation index; global competitiveness;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Service Systems and Service Management, 2007 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Chengdu

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0885-7

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0885-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSSSM.2007.4280291

Filename

4280291