Developing a local supply chain network: The case of Magyar Suzuki in Hungary

Natsuda, Kaoru; Sass, Magdolna; Csonka, László

doi:10.1556/032.2022.00034

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“…Additionally, Korea is listed in the case of Czechia, which can be connected to the presence of Hyundai. In Hungary, the Japanese Suzuki is present, but related inputs from Japan have decreased, as many suppliers followed Suzuki to Hungary and established local production capacities (Natsuda et al 2022). Local electronics industries are important value added contributors in both countriesbut these are mainly local subsidiaries of foreign-owned multinationals.…”

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Changes in automotive value chain participation on the integrated periphery – The case of Czechia and Hungary

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Sass

Vlčková

et al. 2023

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Central and Eastern European countries, including Czechia and Hungary, have become parts of the integrated periphery in the automotive industry. Through input-output analysis, company data and interviews, the article reveals the determining role of the industry in both economies and their deep integration in global value chains (GVCs). In addition to these similarities, the analysis reveals that domestic, simple and complex global value chain performances, ownership structures, the scale and types of upgrading tendencies as well as the consequences of the appearance of newcomers in the industry show different patterns of GVC structures over time. Due to these, the development paths of the two countries widely differ.

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Section: Total Backward Linkagesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Changes in automotive value chain participation on the integrated periphery – The case of Czechia and Hungary

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Sass

Vlčková

et al. 2023

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“…One reason for that is that over time, this industry has become the most important manufacturing sector not only in Hungary, but also in other countries of the Central and Eastern European region (Czechia, Romania, Slovakia). These countries have attracted a large amount of FDI in the automotive industry, thus the leading players are foreign-owned subsidiaries of large (first of all German, but also other, including non-European) OEMs and important supplier firms (Natsuda et al 2022;Szabo et al 2023). Domestically owned companies do not figure highly among the local players (Molnár et al 2020;Gerőcs 2022), with the possible exception of Czechia (Pavlínek 2020).…”

Section: The Automotive Industry -An Analytical Focusmentioning

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‘Space-time dents’ in global value chains – The Hungarian case

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Sass

2023

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The paper takes a special perspective to summarise what researchers have revealed on global value chains in Hungary. The ‘space-time’ structure is how the ‘force field’ of the amount of value added is shared and how the process it creates characterises specific global value chain networks. There is a growing literature that reveals the ‘dents’ of the GVC force field: the uneven distribution of value-added content, and mainly the controversial possibilities to upgrade in the network. Hungary is a typical example of a semi-peripheral or integrated periphery country. The paper discusses the lessons of different global value chain relations of the country in different geographical environments in terms of the two dimensions of ‘space’ and ‘time’; that is the potential and structure of value added and its dynamics, as well as compares them through an automotive industry case study.

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The embrace and resistance of Chinese battery investments in Hungary: The case of CATL

2024

Asia Eur J

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In line with the global trend toward electrification, the focus of recent Chinese investment in Europe has shifted to the field of electric vehicles. The largest and most controversial investment is Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited’s (CATL) battery factory in Hungary, following its initial success in Germany. Although the Hungarian national government and local authorities unanimously supported this mega gigafactory, it has provoked heated disputes among opposition parties, experts, and local communities. Drawing on over 900 news articles related to CATL published between April 2022 and February 2024, this study examines how CATL’s investment is portrayed in the Hungarian media. Using content analysis, I analyzed the overall sentiments of the CATL project by divergent media outlets with varied political orientations. Using narrative analysis, I further investigated how narratives in the Hungarian media consolidate the support and opposition to the CATL project. The findings shed light on the controversial debate over the case of CATL in Hungary and offer significant implications for Hungary and other integrated peripheral countries competing for foreign battery-related investments. Moreover, the findings suggest the importance of implementing locally tailored corporate social responsibility initiatives to ensure the successful and long-term development of Chinese investments in the host country.

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Developing a local supply chain network: The case of Magyar Suzuki in Hungary

Cited by 4 publications

References 38 publications

Changes in automotive value chain participation on the integrated periphery – The case of Czechia and Hungary

Changes in automotive value chain participation on the integrated periphery – The case of Czechia and Hungary

‘Space-time dents’ in global value chains – The Hungarian case

The embrace and resistance of Chinese battery investments in Hungary: The case of CATL

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