In this period, Toyota succeeded in outperforming the automotive peer group. Subaru, the prior year’s winner, beats the industry for performance and value but fails to drive sufficient progress on improvement to stay in the winner’s circle. Audi and BWI won in prior years. North American-centric manufacturers continue to underperform the industry. With a religious vigor for lean manufacturing and plant automation, the automotive industry largely squandered the opportunities for digital consumer automation. The sector did poorly in the 2007 recession, allowing the industry to rebound in the growing economy. Over the decade, margins increased by 3%, and inventory performance declined by 18%.
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