Sources of Innovation and Technology Capability Development in the Indian Automobile Industry

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Dinar Kale

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In the last decade the Indian auto industry has shown increasing levels of technological sophistication and signifcant growth. The Indian auto industry consists of local frms with indigenous design and development capability, well established global brands and has marketing presence in Indian as well as other emerging markets. This paper tracks capability development in the Indian auto industry and seeks to understand the factors both internal and external to frms that have shaped innovative capabilities. It points out that the Indian government’s industrial policy secured development of basic capabilities but restricted innovative capability development in auto manufacturing. This paper reveals that key attributes of firm ownership such as managerial vision and diversifed nature of business, helped Indian frms in the development of the innovative capabilities.

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