Foreign Carmakers in Czechia

Jacobs, A. J.

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A. J. Jacobs²

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Abstract

This chapter reviews Czechia’s four current car plants. This discussion begins with Skoda’s early-twentieth century formation, including the now Vrchlabi components plant, and follows these plants through their takeover by VW in the early Post-Socialist Period. It also examines Toyota of Japan and PSA Peugeot-Citroen of France’s joint venture TPCA Kolin factory and Hyundai of Korea’s Nosovice plant near Ostrava. Similar to all other country-specific chapters in the book, the discussion concludes with a data summary of foreign-led auto production in Czechia in the Post-Socialist Period.

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Notes

1.
The L&K-Skoda Auto’s Beginnings draws upon: Kozisek & Kralik (1995); Georgano (2000); Pavlinek (2008); Thompson (2011); Skoda Muzeum (2015); Skoda (2016b).
2.
AZNP (Skoda) in the Socialist Period draws upon: Myant (1993); Kozisek & Kralik (1995); Georgano (2000); Pavlinek (2008); Thompson (2011); Skoda Muzeum (2015); Skoda (2016b).
3.
Also see Johnson (1989).
4.
Uchitelle (1990); Whitney (1990); Georgano (2000); Pavlinek (1998, 2002, 2008); Thompson (2011).
5.
Uchitelle (1990); Whitney (1990).
6.
Bloomfield (1990); Protzman (1990); Henderson (1995); Pavlinek (1998, 2002, 2008).
7.
Henderson (1995); Pavlinek (2008).
8.
Greenhouse (1990); Henderson (1995); Pavlinek (2008).
9.
Munchau (1990); Reuters (1990); Henderson (1995).
10.
Henderson (1995); Pavlinek (2008).
11.
Henderson (1995); Pavlinek (2008).
12.
Ward’s (1958–2014); Bollag (1990); Deutsch (1990); Jenkins (1990); Reuters (1990); Cohen (1992); Myant (1993); Henderson (1995); Kozisek & Kralik (1995); Skoda (2016b); Pavlinek (2002, 2008); Skoda (2016b, 2016c, 2016d).
13.
Bollag (1991); Donovan (1991); Reuters (1991); Myant (1993); Henderson (1995); Pavlinek (2002, 2008).
14.
Myant (1993); Henderson (1995); Pavlinek (2008).
15.
Ward’s (1958–2014, 2014); Pavlinek (2008, 2016); Skoda (2016b).
16.
Pavlinek (2008); Rugraff (2010); Czechia (1999–2007); BLS (2013); Czech Invest (2016b).
17.
Pavlinek (2008); Rugraff (2010); Czechia (1999–2007); VW (2000–2016): Skoda (2001–2016).
18.
Pavlinek (2008); Czechia (1999–2007); VW (2000–2016): Skoda (2001–2016).
19.
Pavlinek (2008, 2016); Czechia (1999–2007); Kimberly (2001); VW (2000–2016): Skoda (2001–2016).
20.
Pavlinek (2008, 2016); Czechia (1999–2007); Skoda (2001–2016).
21.
Unless noted, the remainder of this section draws upon; Skoda (2001–2016, 2016a, 2016b, 2016c, 2016d), Czech AIA (2016); Czech Invest (2011–2015, 2016a); Pavlinek (2015b).
22.
Also see Homola (2016).
23.
Ward’s (1958–2014), Anderson & Reed (2001); Burt (2001); Green (2001).
24.
Anderson & Reed (2001); Burt (2001); Green (2001).
25.
Anderson & Reed (2001); Burt (2001); Green (2001); Maynard (2002); Pavlinek (2008, 2015a).
26.
TPCA (2016a, 2016b).
27.
Pavlinek (2008, 2015a); BLS (2013); TPCA (2016a).
28.
Pavlinek (2015a); Czech Invest (2016b); TPCA (2016a, 2016b).
29.
PMR (2008); Czech Invest (2011–2015); TPCA (2016a, 2016b).
30.
Reuters (2013); Ciferri (2014); TPCA (2016a, 2016b).
31.
ACEA (2011–2016); TPCA (2016a, 2016b).
32.
Muller (2016); TPCA (2016a, 2016b).
33.
Reid (2005); Yonhap (2005); Jacobs (2013).
34.
Reid (2005); Yonhap (2005); Pavlinek (2008), Bakir (2011); Hruska (2016).
35.
AP (2006); HMMC (2011–2016, 2016); Jacobs (2013).
36.
Frink (2006); Pavlinek (2008).
37.
Pavlinek (2008): Bakir (2011).
38.
Pavlinek (2008): Bakir (2011); Jacobs (2013).
39.
OICA (1999–2015); Czech Invest (2011–2015, 2016a); HMMC (2011–2016, 2016); Jacobs (2013).
40.
Czech Invest (2011–2015, 2016a); HMMC (2011–2016, 2016).
41.
Czech Invest (2011–2015, 2016a); HMMC (2011–2016, 2016).
42.
HMMC (2011–2016, 2016); Czech Invest (2016a).
43.
HMMC (2011–2016, 2016); Czech Invest (2016b).
44.
ACEA (2011–2016); HMMC (2011–2016, 2016); Bloomberg (2015); Nexen (2015).
45.
Rugraff (2010); Czech Invest (2011–2015).
46.
ACEA (2009–2016); Gibbs (2016); Shepardson (2016).
47.
Pavlinek (2015b); Muller (2016).

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Jacobs, A.J. (2017). Foreign Carmakers in Czechia. In: Automotive FDI in Emerging Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-40786-3_5

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