Title: The international expansion of Chinese auto firms: typology and trends

Authors: Alessia Amighini

Addresses: Department of Economics and Business (DiSEI), Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via Perrone, 18 – 28100 Novara, Italy

Abstract: In the recent wave of outward FDI by Chinese firms, the automotive industry stands out as one of the sectors accounting for a relevant share of the total, with Europe being the favourite destination. After providing a detailed map of such FDI from 2003 until 2008, the paper discusses the major host country factors driving foreign location choices of Chinese auto firms, comparing OEM vs. suppliers, state-owned vs. privately-owned companies. A few interesting differences between different groups of investors emerge. Selected cases are discussed.

Keywords: China; foreign direct investment; FDI; location choice; automobile industry; corporate ownership; location selection; automotive OEMs; automotive suppliers; state-owned enterprises; privately-owned companies.

DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2012.051360

International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, 2012 Vol.12 No.4, pp.345 - 359

Published online: 20 Aug 2014 *

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