South Korea – At the Crossroads!
South Korea is the world’s fifth largest automobile manufacturer, behind China, Japan, the US and Germany. Automobile sales in South Korea breached the 8 million units mark for the first...
Ultimate Convenience Indian Style – Why Do Ready-to-eat Meal Producers Have a Difficult Job in India?
After a long day at work, a tasty meal is every hard working man and woman’s dream. But, cooking such a meal late in the evening – more of a...
It’s Good the Crisis Happened – How Private Labels Benefit from Global Economic Turmoil
Stagnating or declining consumption, falling sales, lower financial stability – the economic crisis is in full swing in many geographies. But it is not a bad thing for everyone. Across...
Indonesia – Is The Consecutive Years Of Record Sales For Real Or Is It The Storm Before The Lull?
Part II of our Automotive MIST series brings us to Asia – Indonesia, now the second largest South-east Asian automotive market. Indonesia, South-east Asia’s biggest economy, is now set to...
India – Reducing Reliance on Diesel
India’s subsidy on diesel currently stands at about INR 950 billion (~ USD 19 billion). Total diesel consumption was 64.74 million tons in 2011. Diesel accounts for about 38% of...
Production Re-shoring – a Great Idea That Won’t Materialize?
After years of shifting American production capabilities to China as the primary low-cost location, the trend might be somewhat changing. As costs increase in this previously cheap destination, American executives...
Mexico – The Next Automotive Production Powerhouse?
As the first of our five part automotive market assessment of the MIST countries – Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea and Turkey, we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Mexico as...
Australia – Stepping on to the Mine Field
While most developing countries have been negatively impacted by the significantly deteriorated economic conditions in the US and European markets, Australian economy appeared to be largely shielded from the impact...