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The big three will likely weather the tsunami, as completely different entities than they have been in the past, possibly even more strikingly different than they were before and after the Japanese management style implementation in the 1980s. With these and other changes likely in the industry in the near future The industry will once again prove flexible and innovative in changing with the times.
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