The competitiveness of automotive industry of the V4 countries

This diploma thesis deals with the competitiveness of automotive industry of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary, therefore countries of the V4. The main aim of the thesis is to evaluate the mutual position and to identify differences amongst individual countries of the V4. Thus the theoretical part of the thesis deals with defining concept of competitiveness, its possibilities of measurement, competitive advantages, the role of state, industries and companies, last not least it defines concept of clusters. Furthermore, the practical part of the thesis defines individual automotive markets of the V4 countries throughout dislocation of main producers, structural composition of production and its gross value added. Subsequently, the comparative analyses of the V4 countries is lead with chosen indicators such as FDI, export and import, domestic and foreign value added, labour costs and wages, employment, productivity, production and its value and turnover, etc.