Anatomy of a Bubble – Case Study: China
For years, China has been seen as a shining beacon amidst the global crisis, growing at a stunning pace while other countries reeled under the pressure of the global economic...
OEM Suppliers – Perfecting the Balancing Act
Suppliers to the automotive industry (OEM suppliers) have witnessed strong and steady growth over the past few years. Owing largely to the recovery in the global automotive market coupled with...
China in 2016 – Time to Broaden the CV Horizon
The article was first published in Automotive World’s Guide to the automotive world in 2016. —– Whatever the current state of affairs in China, let’s be clear that the decline...
Botswana Diamonds – A Mixed Blessing?
While Botswana has been an important player in the global precious stones industry for years, it has once again received global attention in November 2015, when the second-largest diamond ever...
Emerging Markets Take Vehicle Safety Standards Seriously (At least on Paper)!
The article was first published in Automotive World’s Q3 2015 Megatrends Magazine ———- Across emerging and frontier markets, most car buyers have generally focused on pricing, maintenance cost, and fuel...
China’s Solar Power Boom
Solar power, once perceived as a luxury that only developed nations could afford, is becoming a viable energy source for a broader set of emerging nations, which are leaning towards...
Local Sourcing – It’s The New Global Sourcing
Not long ago, the buzz term for the automotive world was global sourcing. OEMs aimed to standardise product offerings and pricing by producing in select emerging countries that offered low...
Russia’s Energy Economy Sanctioned
A host of countries are of the view that Russia is intentionally trying to destabilize Ukraine by allowing infiltration of arms and ammunitions to support Ukraine’s separatist groups. These countries...