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The emergence of product certification systems as trade barriers: forecasting changes in the automotive sector based on an analysis of key drivers
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This paper addresses the growing difficulties automobile manufacturers face within their
after sales business: an increasing number of trade obstacles set up by import countries discriminates
against the foreign suppliers and impedes the international sales of genuine parts.
The purpose of the study is to explore the emergence of trade restrictive product certification
systems, which affect spare parts exports of automobile manufacturers. The methodology
used includes review of the literature and an empirical study based on qualitative interviews
with representatives of major stakeholders of the automotive after sales business. Relevant
key drivers, which initiate the introduction of technical regulations in importing countries, are
identified and analysed to evaluate their effect on the emerging trade policy.
The analysis of the key drivers outlines that several interacting components, such as the
global competitiveness of the country, macroeconomic and microeconomic factors, and certain
country-specific variables induce trade restrictive product certification systems. The findings
allow for an early detection of the emergence of product certification systems and provide
a means to early recognise the risks and opportunities for the sales of automotive spare
parts in the automakers’ target markets. This allows the manufacturers to react immediately
and adapt in time to the upcoming changes.
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Product certification Trade regulation Protectionism Automotive aftermarket