Development of Southeast Asian Automobile Parts Production Network: Survey of Competitiveness of Intra-Regional Trade and Local Industry

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This study examines the development of the automotive industry, parts procurementnetworks, production and export trends, and the competitiveness of three ASEAN countriessuch as Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. In recent years, the Thai and Indonesianautomotive industry has developed rapidly, accounting for 2.48 million units of vehicleproduction (the 9th biggest producer) and 1 million (the 17) in the world in 2012,respectively. By contrast, the Malaysian automotive industry has been developing veryslowly, accounting for 0.57 million units (the 22nd)th. With regards to the number of partssuppliers, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia account for 2,390 firms, 850 firms, and 690firms, respectively. With regards to export, Thailand has developed as an export platformin Southeast Asia, exporting a half of their production.