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What is Automotive Industry

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Handbook of Research on Global Competitive Advantage through Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The set of companies and activities involved in the production of motor vehicles, which includes their components such as bodies and engines. The industry’s main product is the passenger vehicle, although light trucks, pickups, vans and sport utility vehicles are common. Commercial vehicles are secondary products, but are no less important.
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Strategic Challenges of the Portuguese Automotive Industry: In Search of an Iberian Sourcing Strategy
António Moreira (DEGEI, GOVCOPP, University of Aveiro, Portugal) and Ana Carolina Soares de Carvalho (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8348-8.ch014
Abstract
The main objective of this chapter is to define a set of strategic lines, from the public policy point of view, so that Portuguese suppliers of the auto industry can deploy a strategic alignment throughout the supply chain in order to position themselves as potential suppliers of the global sourcing strategy of their Iberian Peninsula clients. The characterization of the auto industry in Portugal and Spain is undertaken, framing the perspective of this industry and proposing the strategic guidelines for the Portuguese auto components industry to supply the Iberian market. The study supports a synergistic strategy between the Portuguese auto components industry and the Spanish automotive industry in order to increase the Portuguese incorporation in downstream activities of the supply chain. Portuguese auto components suppliers should adopt international relational strategies throughout the value chain in order to source their Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) clients and to reinforce their position as global suppliers. The strategy involves the consolidation of the Portuguese automotive cluster as global suppliers through specialization.
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An Evaluation Model for Supplier Selection for European, American, and Japanese Automotive Companies
An industry which comprises a wide range of companies and organizations which involve in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and selling of motor vehicles. It is one of the world's largest industries by revenue. The automotive industry does not include the industries which are dedicated to the maintenance of automobiles following delivery to the end-user, such as automobile repair shops and motor fuel filling stations.
Published in Chapter: An Evaluation Model for Supplier Selection for European, American, and Japanese Automotive Companies; From: Frameworks and Cases on Evolutional Supply Chain
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Recent Advances on Smart Lightweight Carbon Fiber/Aluminum Hybrid Composite Structures
All companies and activities involved in the manufacturing of motor vehicles like automobiles, buses, trucks, etc.
Published in Chapter: Recent Advances on Smart Lightweight Carbon Fiber/Aluminum Hybrid Composite Structures; From: Handbook of Research on Advancements in the Processing, Characterization, and Application of Lightweight Materials
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Music Branded Content: The Video Clip as an Advertising Medium at the Service of Automotive Brands
Is a strategic sector comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and selling of motor vehicles.
Published in Chapter: Music Branded Content: The Video Clip as an Advertising Medium at the Service of Automotive Brands; From: Handbook of Research on the Future of Advertising and Brands in the New Entertainment Landscape
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