Automotive Industry and European Integration: The Divergent Paths of Belgium and Spain (2019)

The Automotive Industry and European Integration: The Divergent Paths of Belgium and Spain (2019)

By A J Jacobs

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.

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Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Publish Date: 08/24/2019
Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9783030174309
ISBN-10: 3030174301
Language: English

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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.

About the Author

A. J. Jacobs is a journalist, lecturer, and human guinea pig who has written four bestselling books--including Drop Dead Healthy and The Year of Living Biblically --that blend memoir, science, humor, and a dash of self-help.

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