The seminar will involve the following two presentations, in conversation.
Xieshu Wang, Zhao Wei Specialized Vertical Integration: Value Chain Strategy of Power Lithium-ion Battery Firms in China
Stephane HEIM, Kosuke KAKITANI, Jaeho LEE, Hiromi SHIOJI – Speaker: Stephane Heim The competition patterns and dynamics of the Chinese Li-ion battery industry
Asia is the host of some of the largest automobile markets and top global brands. It has recently taken several initiatives to foster its regional integration, such as Asia-wide trade agreements and infrastructure projects. This article examines the impact of these initiatives on the automobile fragmented production networks of Northeast, Southeast Asia and South Asia to see if they are becoming more regionalised or globalised, and to see if an Asia-wide production network is emerging. We focus on automobile component trade as a proxy of network trade and follow its evolution over the period 2001–2016 at the Asian and subregional level with a special emphasis on two major players, China and Japan. Our results show that a regionalisation process is under way between the three subregions, driven by China and Japan. However, this process is still slow due to the persistence of a high level of protectionism between the three subregions.
Le séminaire donné par les professeurs Balcet (Uni Turin), Wang (EMLyon) et Zhang (Rollins College) a constitué une introduction intéressante et complète au livre à paraître des auteurs, Geely Drives Out : The Rise of the New Chinese Automaker in the Global Landscape (World Scientific, 2021). En illustrant le cas fascinant de l'entreprise automobile montante, en le plaçant dans le contexte plus large du développement de l'industrie automobile chinoise et en analysant les défis liés à son intégration mondiale, la présentation nous a définitivement encouragés à nous emparer du volume et à en découvrir davantage.
The seminar given by Prof. Balcet (Uni Turin), Wang (EMLyon), and Zhang (Rollins College) represented an engaging and comprehensive introduction to the authors’ forthcoming book Geely Drives Out: The Rise of the New Chinese Automaker in the Global Landscape (World Scientific, 2021). By illustrating the fascinating case of the rising auto company, placing it in the wider context of the development of the Chinese automotive industry, and analysing the challenges linked to its global integration, the presentation definitely encouraged all of us to getting hold of the volume and discovering more.
