Bruno Jetin is Assistant Professor of Economics at Université Paris, France. He has published widely on the automobile industry, as well as on labour issues and development, and has presented his work at various international conferences. Bruno is a member of the steering committee of the GERPISA-International Network - a group for the study of the Automobile Industry and its employees.

• Introduction 1. The US Automobile Market After The 'Great Recession': Back To Business As Usual Or Birth Of A New Industry?; Bruno Jetin 2. A Model To Follow? The Impact Of Neoliberal Policies On The British Automobile Market And Industry; Tommaso Pardi 3. Excess Capacity Viewed As Excess Quality The Case Of French Car Manufacturing; Bernard Jullien 4. Income Polarisation, Rising Mobility Costs And Green Transport. Contradictory Developments On Germany's Automotive Market; Antje Blöcker And Julia Hildermeier 5. The Automobile Demand In Spain; Holm-Detlev Köhler And José Pablo Calleja Jiménez 6. Japan's Automobile Market In Troubled Times; Holger Bungsche 7. From Expansion To Mature: Turning Point Of The Korean Automotive Market; Myeong-Kee Chung Conclusion