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The 1973 oil embargo and the rise of Japanese cars

An oil shock that changed what the world drives.

Robotic arms on a car assembly line Coming soon

Robotic arms on a car assembly line. Photo: Storyblocks.

This documentary is on our investigations desk. Like every Undarium film, it will start from one decision and follow it into the economies it reaches, with every figure shown from the document that published it.

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