Spatial Dynamism of Indian Automobile Components Industry during Rapid Growth of First Decade of 2000s <Article>

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  • インド自動車部品工業の成長と立地ダイナミズム <論説>
  • インド自動車部品工業の成長と立地ダイナミズム
  • インド ジドウシャ ブヒン コウギョウ ノ セイチョウ ト リッチ ダイナミズム

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This article focuses on a recent development in the automobile components industry and its spatial dynamism in India, where vehicle production has rapidly expanded over the past ten years. Based on the directory of the Automobile Components Manufacturers Association of India, I created a database of 610 companies for this study. A significant difference was observed in the business size of the companies. Overall the database exhibited a pyramid structure of many small and medium sized companies at the bottom and a few large companies at the top. The majority of the 610 companies were classified as OEM suppliers. There was a strong correlation between the number of plants and the number of automobile manufacturers that were customers. Spatially, three industrial agglomerations, the National Capital Region of Delhi, Western Maharashtra, and Chennai to Bangalore, have formed in India. By analyzing the location patterns of corporate headquarters, major plants, and branch plants, it became clear that they had different location principles. Headquarters were mostly situated in a core city, while the main plants were located in the same city or its suburbs. Branch plants increased the trend of being distributed in the suburbs. This spatiality resulted in the expansion of agglomerations. In addition, some blanch plants were located inside other agglomerations or regions where automobile manufacturers have set up new assembly plants, which led to components companies being located in multiple locations.

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