Family ties.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Hill, Alistair; Mollet, Andrew
- Source
- Automotive Manufacturing Solutions. Sep/Oct2005, p32-37. 5p. 7 Color Photographs.
- Subject
- *AUTOMOBILE industry
*ORIGINAL equipment manufacturers
*SUPPLIERS
*MERGERS & acquisitions
*INTERNATIONAL business enterprises
- Language
- ISSN
- 1471-6038
Characterizes the changes into the Japanese keiretsu system, the traditional relationship between Japanese original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and its suppliers. Types of the keiretsu system; Move of Nissan Motors to abolish its keiretsu set-up in its Revival Plan launched in April 2000; Acquisition of Japanese OEMs by foreign companies.