Empirical study on evolution of the Car Production Network in the European automotive industry

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The purposes of this research is to make it clear the characteristics on the fabric of the Car Production Network and dynamism of its development in the European Automotive Industry, examining the reorganizational trend of regional and/or inter-company division of labor system associated with the Enlargement of European Union. I got the following conclusions in the study. (1)Spatial expansion (development such as Romania) and "Upgrading" (production of high-performance vehicles in Spain, establishment of R & D bases in Central-Eastern Europe) are making steady progress with unification deepening in Europe.(2)We need to understand the transformation of Car Production Network in Europe as a flexible "evolution" model that can reorganize its structure considering regional characteristics, not as a fixed division of labor model.(3)European multinational companies have been reinforcing global competitiveness by making advantage of their original network.