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Reflections on China’s Transformation of the Car Industry, Part G: Acknowledge Mistakes
“The bravest thing you can do often begins with a single step — acknowledging your fear.”
5 min readJan 19, 2025
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Agile software development, rooted in Lean car manufacturing principles, emerged during a pivotal revolution in the 1980s. Now, we are witnessing another, much greater, transformation in the automotive industry — one that may offer valuable lessons. In this series:
- Part A: The Disruptions
- Part B: Lure Tesla to set up factories in China and Learn
- Part C: Seek Top Talents and Follow Their Advice 👍
- Part D: Traditional Car Manufacturers Reluctant to Evolve 👎🏾
- Part E: Faking Efforts with “Show Ponies” 👎🏾
- Part F: Lacking on Plan B and C 👎🏾
- Part G: Acknowledge Mistakes
- Part H: Solution: Be Agile and Innovative 👍
The situation is going to be far worse for traditional car manufacturers in the coming years, yes, those could go down. We have heard those CEOs saying
- “EV will not take over internal combustion engine (ICE) cars”
