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Changing Lanes? Exploring Mergers and Acquisitions in the Global Auto Sector Through GPN 2.0

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT There has been an increase in the volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) throughout the global auto sector, but there is strikingly little empirical detail surrounding the nature, evolution and geographies of this activity. This article addresses this gap by analysing intra‐ and inter‐sectoral M&A deals throughout the period of 2001–2020 to reveal the changing geographical and sectoral composition of the global auto sector. Adopting a GPN 2.0 framework sensitive to financial discipline, it demonstrates how M&As have become a central and growing feature of the auto sector. With the majority of M&A activity being inter‐sectoral, findings point towards the increasingly changeable and porous boundaries of auto sector GPNs.

Source: Global Networks

DOI: 10.1111/glob.70028

Authors: Liam Keenan, Timothy Monteath, Dariusz Wójcik

Institutions: University of Nottingham, University of Warwick, National University of Singapore

Language: English

Topic: International Business and FDI

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,050