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The Leapfrog Doctrine - Part 6: The Friction Frontier

15 July 2025·1530 words·8 mins

Vehicle Engineering & Lifecycle Design Overcapacity Tariffs 2030 Horizon Automotive History Industrial Policy New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) Leapfrogging Strategy Global Dominance

The Structural Limits of Automotive Affordability: A Global Failure Analysis – Part 3: The Economic Retreat and the Marginalization of the Low End

5 March 2025·932 words·5 mins

Lifecycle Economics & Industrial Power Automotive Economics Profitability Tariffs Used-Cars Market-Shifts Design Trade-Offs & Optimization Limits

Why manufacturers are abandoning affordable cars for high-margin SUVs, driven by profit squeezes, tariffs, and macroeconomic trends.