The paper considers the contributions of domestic and foreign technology to the development of the Soviet motor vehicle industry and assesses the relative importance of domestic contributions compared with foreign. It examines the history of the development of the Soviet automotive industry and identifies when major changes in the technological level of the industry occurred. The peculiarities of the Soviet environment are considered in order to show why Soviet technology is different in some respects from Western technology. Finally the study, examines and explains present Soviet reliance on foreign automotive technology, with particular attention given to the examples of diesel engines and automotive production equipment.
USSR: Role of Foreign Technology in the Development of the Motor Vehicle Industry
1979
35 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Foreign Industry Economic Development , Road Transportation , Industrial & Mechanical Engineering , USSR , Automotive industry , Technology assessment , Production engineering , Automobiles , Technology innovation , International trade , Imports , Production methods , Automobile engines , Trucks , Mechanical engineering , Industrial training , Product developing , Manufacturing , Economic factors , Machinery , Machine tool industry , Industrial engineering , Industrial plants , Industrial structure