The New European Automobile Industry
The New European Automobile Industry

Author: Michael Rawlinson

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-07-27

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1349235261

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The New European Automobile Industry is about the struggle for survival going on among the assembler and components firms which constitute the European automobile industry. It describes and explains the competitive, structural, organisational and technological changes currently sweeping the industry and outlines the spatial and economic effects of those changes. The empirical core of the book is a study of a number of technology fields in automobile components. These sections draw on the latest research carried out by the authors in Europe through which they evaluate the extent to which lean production techniques have permeated the vehicle assemblers and components industry.

Europe's Automotive Industry on the Move
Europe's Automotive Industry on the Move

Author: Oliver Heneric

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-03-30

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 3790816442

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The automotive industry is a major pillar of the modern global economy and one of Europe’s key industries. There can hardly be any doubt about the important role of this sector as an engine for employment, growth and innovation in Europe, and there are crucial challenges and opportunities ahead. The authors shed light on a broad range of issues – globalisation and restructuring, trade and foreign direct investment, innovation, regulation, and industry policy – and put a special focus on the new member states. While change may be inevitable, progress is not. This book shall serve as a map to all stakeholders: business executives and policy makers, investors and scholars.

A Successful Transformation?
A Successful Transformation?

Author: Petr Pavlínek

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-04-30

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 3790820407

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This is a brilliant examination of the complex processes of the post-1990 transformation in the Czech automotive industry and its selective integration into the West European system. The post-1990 restructuring of the industry is analyzed in the context of its pre-1990 development and in the context of the East European automobile industry as a whole. Specifically, the book examines the development and post-1990 restructuring of the Czech car, components, and truck industries.

The Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Automotive Sector in Central and Eastern European Countries
The Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Automotive Sector in Central and Eastern European Countries

Author: Caroline Klein

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13:

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This paper aims at investigating the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the automotive sector in Central and Eastern Europe. It details the effects of the pandemic and subsequent lockdown measures on the activity in the sector. It also discusses the prospects for car sales in the short to medium run, potential spillover effects in the region, and new risks to the supply chains posed by the pandemic. It shows that disruptions to the supply chains had limited impact so far and that the sector has been mainly affected by low level of demand. Going forward, the pandemic might have a significant negative impact on investment capacity, while the transition to alternative powertrains and the digital transformation of the industry require large investment and restructuring. The long-term impact on CEE economies is highly uncertain, but will depend on the capacity to maintain a comparative advantage, while the sector transforms deeply.

The Automotive Industry and European Integration
The Automotive Industry and European Integration

Author: A. J. Jacobs

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-08-07

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 303017431X

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This book chronicles the divergent growth trends in car production in Belgium and Spain. It delves into how European integration, high wages, and the demise of GM and Ford led to plant closings in Belgium. Next, it investigates how lower wages and the expansion strategies of Western European automakers stimulated expansion in the Spanish auto industry. Finally, it offers three alternate scenarios regarding how further EU expansion and Brexit may potentially reshape the geographic footprint of European car production over the next ten years. In sum, this book utilizes history to help expand the knowledge of scholars and policymakers regarding how European integration and Brexit may impact future auto industry investment for all EU nations.

Vehicle of Influence
Vehicle of Influence

Author: Roland Stephen

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2000-09-06

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 0472111213

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DIVExamines the political aspects of the integration of the European automobile industry /div