GLOBAL OR MORE REGIONAL? ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL EMBEDDEDNESS OF THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN'S AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY VIA VOLKSWAGEN GROUP'S INTRA-FIRM LINKAGES 1

Due to the global value chain in the automotive industry, the Central European countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia) were involved in the world economy in the last decades. The global value chains as the pattern of the intra-firm linkages are complex and ever-changing framewo...

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Published in:Unia Europejska.pl 2017-07, Vol.245 (4), p.3-13
Main Author: Túry, Gábor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automobile industry
Automobile production
Automobile sales
Emerging markets
Exports
Global economy
International trade
Manufacturers
Manufacturing
Multinational corporations
OEM
Statistical data
Studies
Value chain
Vehicles
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Summary:Due to the global value chain in the automotive industry, the Central European countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia) were involved in the world economy in the last decades. The global value chains as the pattern of the intra-firm linkages are complex and ever-changing frameworks, which reflect on the local and global issues. This study aims to describe the global embeddedness of the Central European countries within the value chain of the automotive enterprises. Via a firm analysis of the Volkswagen Group, the paper describes the spatial distribution and the sharing of production among European, overseas (North- and South American, Asian) and Central European affiliates. Based on statistical data and empirical analysis, the paper will explore that Central Europe has a key role not only in the successful relocation and fragmentation of European road vehicle production, but also has important global linkages within the automotive industry.
ISSN:2085-2694