Shifts in manufacturing: an illustrative study on passenger car production location

Erik J. De Bruijn and Harm-Jan Steenhuis

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 2007, vol. 11, issue 1, 77-97

Abstract: This paper examines to what extent the international transfer of production activities is real or generalisable by analysing the location shifts in passenger car manufacturing since 1997. The findings illustrate that there is no conclusive evidence that passenger car manufacturing is relocated from high labour cost towards low labour cost countries.

Keywords: internationalisation; production location; international manufacturing; passenger car production; vehicle production; automobile industry; automotive manufacturing; production transfer; low labour costs; production patterns; location overseas. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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