A business organization is an open system that interacts dynamically with its environment. Changes of the environmental factors such as market, competition and technologys affect the business of the organization directly. The main task of the organization is to adapt its business to the changes from the environment to avoid unwanted business results through efficient, effective and economic management of internal factors from the organization. A business organization must strive to achieve a competitive advantage because it is necessary for a long-term survival in the market. This paper compares the organizational efficiency of the automotive industry of Europe and the Far East based on external factors influencing this fast-growing, competitive, high-tech and changing industry today. When it comes to the automotive industry of the Far East, it is concluded that the organizations of this industry operate successfully, efficiently, sustainably and technologically innovative with a constant pursuit of something new and better. Such business leads the automotive industry of the Far East to the very top of the global automotive industry. In the European car industry, German car manufacturers are globally known for the production of premium luxury cars. The research concludes that in the automotive industry, as far as innovation is concerned, the Far East sets new standards and trends, while Europe, if it wants to survive at the top of the automotive industry, must follow them. While the average European car company is stagnating in the market or selling to the leader of the European car industry, in the Far East the vast majority of car companies are thriving.