Towards a new order in the global automotive industry: How Asian companies catch up to their western peers

Daniel Waldchen was born in Salzgitter, Germany in 1985. He completed his studies at the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences (Wolfsburg) and the Berlin School of Economics and Law with a Master’s degree in International Business and Consulting. He gained several years of practical experience in the automotive industry which has always been in the focus of his interest. Currently the author is writing a Ph.D. thesis at the Bundeswehr University Munich.