The automotive industry after the crisis : where does Europe stand? / Matteo Ferrazzi -- The crisis from a supply chain perspective : the case of the Italian automotive supply chain / Francesco Zirpoli, Andrea Stocchetti and Elena Scattola -- The Toyota Way and the crisis : a new industrial divide / Arnaldo Camuffo and Davide Riccardo Weber -- The effects of low-probability, high-impact events on automotive supply chains : Black Swans and the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster that hit Japan / Adrian E. Coronado Mondragon and Christian E. Coronado Mondragon -- Chinese FDI in the European automotive sector / Alessia Amighini -- Strategies and performances of European carmakers in China under the shadow of the global financial crisis / Hui Tan and Qi Ai -- From Torino to Detroit / Giuseppe Berta and Chiara Casalino -- Electric cars : is this a boom or another false start? / Aldo Enriettia and Pier Paolo Patruccoa -- Environmental policies and lobbying by automotive makers in Europe / Sigrun M. Wagner -- Opportunities and challenges for open innovation in the automotive industry / Alexander Brem and Gerd Schuster.