The revitalization of the UK automobile industry

1996 marks the centenary of car production in the UK. Once a by‐word for inefficiency, contends that the UK car industry has been revitalized. The political environment of the 1980s rendered the UK an attractive location for Japanese “transplants”. Explains how Japanese producers have transferred their highly competitive manufacturing processes and management techniques to their UK facilities, prompting other producers to emulate these practices. The UK automobile industry is world‐class once again.