A.J. Jacobs is a Professor of Sociology at East Carolina University, USA.
1. Introduction and Overview: The Maturing Korean Auto Industry, 1997-2019.- 2. The Asian Crisis Context and the Korean Auto Industry, 1997-2004.- 3. The Korean Auto Industry Reaches Maturity and Internationalizes, 2005-2019.- 4. Daewoo Motor before GM Korea: Headlong Expansion, Asian Crisis, Failure.- 5. From GMDAT to the New GM Korea, 2003-2019.- 6. Kia Motors: Asian Crisis, Merger into the Hyundai Group, 1997-1998.- 7. Kia Motors in Korea under Hyundai, 1999-2010.- 8. Hyundai Motor: Asian Crisis through Global Recession, 1997-2010.- 9. Uneven Growth: Hyundai and Kia’s Korean Operations, 2011-2019.- 10. Hyundai-Kia in North America, 1997-2019.- 11. Hyundai-Kia Serves EU from Turkey, Slovakia, and Czechia, 1997-2019.- 12. Hyundai-Kia in China, India, and Emerging Asia, 1997-2019.- 13. The Constant Struggle for Survival of Ssangyong Motor, 1997-2019.- 14. FromKorean to French: Renault Samsung Motors, 1997-2009.- 15. The Peak and Valleys of RSM, 2010-2019.- 16. Conclusion and Outlook: Korea’s Automakers, 2020 and Beyond.
