Motor vehicle markets around the world are about to get hit by a large influx of cheap new cars and components, whose impact will be as sudden and as forceful as a tsunami. This surge of competition will be a result of the ever-accelerating development of China's automotive manufacturers. At the same time the motor vehicle manufacturing industry in many Western countries has been faltering — even before the impact of Chinese cars. Economic Tsunami presents research into the development of car industry infrastructure in China and the implications of its increasing efficiency on production and markets in Australia and other Western countries.