The British Motor Industry, 1945-1994: A Case Study in Industrial Decline

Timothy Whisler

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The British Motor Industry, 1945-1994: A Case Study in Industrial Decline

Timothy Whisler

Abstract

This book looks at the British motor industry. Why are there now no major car manufacturers in Britain? This book considers this and the surrounding issues, making valuable comparisons with overseas manufacturers operating both in the UK and abroad, which provides additional interest and insight. Based upon careful use of company archives, this book covers in particular the issues of product development, quality, design, and range.

Keywords: Britain, motor industry, car manufacturing, UK, product development, quality, design, range

Bibliographic Information

Print publication date: 1999	Print ISBN-13: 9780198290742
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2011	DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198290742.001.0001

Authors

Affiliations are at time of print publication.

Timothy Whisler, author
Saint Francis College, Loretto, Pennsylvania

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Front Matter

Title Pages

Acknowledgements

List of Figures

List of Tables

Abbreviations

An Introduction to the Decline: Unfulfilled Promise or Inefficient Path?

1 Reconversion: Confirming the Inter-War Course, 1945–1950

2 Corporate Structure and Management Strategy: Decision-Making and Path Dependence, 1945–1968

3 British Leyland and Chrysler UK: Lock-In, Path Overlap, and Dysfunction, 1968–1977

4 The Final Stage in the Indigenous Development Path: British Leyland under Edwardes, 1977–1979

5 Design and Development: The Practical Men and the Myth of Engineering Excellence

6 British Production Methods: The Evolution of Flexibility and the Failure of Fordism

7 Distribution Structures: Dealers, Agents, and Self-Interest

8 Domestic and Export Markets: Demand, Differentiation, and Product Characteristics

9 Product Quality and Reliability: The Silver British Lemon

10 U-Turn, New Path, or Market Failure? Transforming BL into Rover, 1979–1994

Conclusion

End Matter

Index

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The British Motor Industry, 1945-1994: A Case Study in Industrial Decline

Timothy Whisler

Abstract

Bibliographic Information

Authors

Affiliations are at time of print publication.

Contents

Front Matter

Title Pages

Acknowledgements

List of Figures

List of Tables

Abbreviations

An Introduction to the Decline: Unfulfilled Promise or Inefficient Path?

1 Reconversion: Confirming the Inter-War Course, 1945–1950

2 Corporate Structure and Management Strategy: Decision-Making and Path Dependence, 1945–1968

3 British Leyland and Chrysler UK: Lock-In, Path Overlap, and Dysfunction, 1968–1977

4 The Final Stage in the Indigenous Development Path: British Leyland under Edwardes, 1977–1979

5 Design and Development: The Practical Men and the Myth of Engineering Excellence

6 British Production Methods: The Evolution of Flexibility and the Failure of Fordism

7 Distribution Structures: Dealers, Agents, and Self-Interest

8 Domestic and Export Markets: Demand, Differentiation, and Product Characteristics

9 Product Quality and Reliability: The Silver British Lemon

10 U-Turn, New Path, or Market Failure? Transforming BL into Rover, 1979–1994

Conclusion

End Matter

Archives

Index