La inclusión de las PyMEs en la Cadena de valor de la Industria Automotriz en México en el marco del Tratado Trans-Pacífico (ttp)

Abstract

Based on the consideration of the importance and multiplicity of trade agreements signed by Mexico; the importance of the Automotive Industry in the country, as well as the importance of Small and Medium Enterprises (pymes) in employment at the national level, this paper pretends review the possibility of including SMEs (pymes) in the automotive global network, within a context of latest generation trade opening agreement (Trans-Pacific Partnership, tpp).

The purpose of this article is to analyze the problem of the inclusion of SMEs (pymes) in the automotive value chain, within the opportunities that trade agreements can generate.

Thus, starting from the point of view of the theory of oligopoly and the study of the global production networks, this paper review the general characteristics of the automotive global network, through the analysis of the assemblers, and first-tier and second-tier suppliers and the way in which decisions are taken to enter to the global network. It is also considered that assemblers and first-tier suppliers are both the leaders and, ultimately, are the decision makers about the entry of new players into network.

Thus, given the characteristics of the product, the network and the way in which production processes and decision-making are carried out, this paper concludes it is unfeasible and even unattractive for SMEs (pymes) to be included in the automotive global production network.