The Automotive Industry and European Integration: The Divergent Paths of Belgium and Spain

By A.J. Jacobs

Book Overview

Table of Contents

Part I: Overview and Background

1. The Beginnings of the European Union and Overview of the Book

2. Car Production and the Four Phases of European Integration, 1958-2017

Part II: Foreign Carmaker Assembly Plants in Belgium

3. Introduction to Part II: The Early Belgian Car Industry

4. Ford Motor in Belgium

5. General Motors in Belgium

6. A History of Renault Haren-Vilvoorde

7. The Multiple Roads to VW's Audi Brussels in Forest

8. Volvo and Other Foreign Carmakers in Belgium

9. Conclusion to Part II- The Future of the Belgian Car Industry

Part III: Foreign Carmaker Assembly Plants in Spain

10. Introduction to Part III: The Early Spanish Car Industry

11. Ford Motor in Spain

12. General Motors in Spain

13. Renault Valladolid and Palencia

14. A History of VW's Spanish Car Plants, Part I: 1940-1989

15. A History of VW's Spanish Car Plants, Part II: 1989-2018

16. PSA Peugeot-Citroen's Car Plants in Spain Part I: 1951-1989

17. PSA Peugeot-Citroen's Car Plants in Spain Part II: 1989-2018

18. Conclusion to Part III- The Future of the Spanish Car Industry

Part IV: Future of Car Industry in an Expanding or Brexit EU

19. EU Expansion, Brexit, and Near-term Prospects for European Car Plants

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030174336
• ISBN13: 9783030174330
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"