In Japan, where the development of aircraft was limited due to Japan's defeat in the war, many engineers, who did not do well in aircraft manufacturing, but were active before the war, pushed back the boundaries of the automobile industry and supported the growth of the auto industry in Japan.
敗戦の影響で、航空機の開発を制限された日本では航空機製造の分野では振るわなかったが、戦前に活躍した技術者の多くが車産業へと鞍替えすることで日本の自動車産業の成長を支えることなった。