In the German automobile industry the vertical integration, as an indicator of value added, is on average low. Beyond the argument of relative high labour costs for manufacturing, several specific reasons for the level of vertical integration, linked to the flexibility of business administration...

Ein in den Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften weit verbreiteter Ansatz zur Analyse sozio-technischer Transformationsprozesse ist die Multi Level Perspective (MLP). Bei der Analyse der aktuellen Umbrüche in der Automobilbranche, die vor allem durch das Aufkommen der Elektromobilität und die...

Long after the debates about tertiarisation and post-industrial society, deindustrialisation is a hot topic again. An important example is the future of the German car industry. Some people believe that the forces of climate policy and digitalisation will lead to a smooth shift from selling...