The Long-Term Success of Mergers and Acquisitions in the International Automotive Supply Industry
As a result of economic and structural changes, the automotive supply industry has been facing significant consolidation activity over the last twenty years. The pressure to produce better equipped and less expensive automobiles has created a growing tren
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The Long-Term Success of Mergers and Acquisitions in the International Automotive Supply Industry With a foreword by Prof. Dr. Dirk Schiereck
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Dissertation European Business School, International University Schloss Reichartshausen, Oestrich-Winkel, 2009 D1540
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Foreword It is precisely the kind of highly variable success that Schaeffler KG was forced to endure during its acquisitions of FAG Kugelfischer and Continental, which provides a telling account of the myriad potential consequences of mergers and acquisitions in the automotive supply industry. The global competitive landscape for automotive suppliers is wholly unique, and not just because its consumers and key customers, the automotive manufacturers, have joined together in an ever-narrowing oligopoly over the last twenty years, nor because the current focus on suppliers is already helping restore an increasingly stable balance of power. Since automotive manufacturers serve international markets, the competitive environment for suppliers has also always been transnational. This becomes all the more relevant when we consider recent shifts in the automotive manufacturing value chain. Meanwhile, some suppliers are producing a higher value contribution during construction of a car than the actual manufacturer. In th
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