Arquitectura industrial y reestructuración de la industria automotriz en el distrito federal (Ciudad de México) 1993-2010
Starting in 1986 with the unilateral withdrawal from the protective tariff system, and reinforced in 1994 when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into force, the policy of reorienting the Mexican economy toward the outside world was accelerated, especially towards the US and North...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association d'Economie Politique
2012-11-01
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| Series: | Interventions Économiques pour une Alternative Sociale |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/interventionseconomiques/1829 |
| Summary: | Starting in 1986 with the unilateral withdrawal from the protective tariff system, and reinforced in 1994 when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into force, the policy of reorienting the Mexican economy toward the outside world was accelerated, especially towards the US and North America. The automotive industry in particular has gone through significant transformations, both in terms of modernization and relocation. This paper discusses the changes that have been taking place in the automotive industry established in Mexico City based on existing statistic data from the Census and evidence collected from a survey of industry companies. This article makes the argument that in spite of many difficulties, not only large or medium-sized companies can be direct suppliers of automobile assembly plants, given that this is dependent upon the ability to respect to the plants’ requirements. The paper highlights the case of a Volkswagen TIER1 micro-enterprise and its survival strategies, including its technological learning, which stands out against the absence of support from the automobile manufacturer. |
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| ISSN: | 0715-3570 1710-7377 |