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Revision as of 16:09, 23 September 2014

1973 Polski Fiat 126p, likely the most iconic car of Polish manufacture in the world
2011 Fiat Abarth 500C, a new model of Fiat more recently produced in Poland

The automobile industry in Poland makes up a size able part of Polish economy, accounting for about 11% of Poland's industrial production.

History

First Polish company that produced automobile vehicles, Ursus, was established in 1893, and became known for a line of tractors produced since 1922.[1] Overall, Poland is seen as having rather limited auto producing capacities before World War II.[2]Automobile production in Poland resumed after the war, and the socialist People's Republic of Poland produced near 400 thousands vehicles by 1980,[3] of which the best known were the Syrena, Polski Fiat and the Polonez passenger cars.[4][5] The Polski Fiat 126p or "maluch" was a particularly iconic car of that era.[6]

Production increased following the fall of communism, and peaked at 650,000 vehicles around 1999, declining for the next few years.[7] In the early 2000, around the years 2002-2003, Poland produced about 300,000 light vehicles a year, a number that increased once again after the accession of Poland to the European Union in 2004, having doubled by mid-2000s and then almost tripled by the end of the decade around 2009.[8]

Current situation

Poland is the second largest producer of light vehicles (passenger cars) in Central and Eastern Europe, after the Czech Republic.[8] As of the late 2009s and 2010s, Polish automotive sector represents arounds 11% of total industrial production, accounting for about 4% of GDP. The sector employs about 130,000 people, and produced about 800,000-900,000 light vehicles a year.[9][8] Production of larger commercial vehicles was at about 70,000-90,000 in that period.[8] Most of the sector's output is geared for exports, primarily to the European Union.[8] In 2009 the value of exports from this sector was € 15.7 billion, i.e. 16% of all Polish exports.[8]

Major international companies with significant presence in the Polish automotive sector include Fiat, Opel, Toyota, Volkswagen, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge, Solaris, Volvo and Scania.[8] Out of those, historically Fiat had a very strong presence in Poland for almost a century: the Polski Fiat assembly plan was estabilished in the 1920s, and while interrupted by World War II, production of Fiat-licenced vehicles resumed in socialist Poland in 1967.[10]

Majority of major the sector is controlled by international companies and financed by foreign investment; with the Solaris bus and truck producer being the largest company in the market that is owned by Polish investors.[8]

Some models produced in Poland in the recent years include Opel Astra III and IV, the Fiat Panda and the Fiat 500, the Lancia Ypsilon, the Ford Ka, and the Chevrolet Aveo.[8]

References

  1. ^ Joseph Marcus (1 January 1983). Social and Political History of the Jews in Poland, 1919-1939. Walter de Gruyter. p. 118. ISBN 978-90-279-3239-6.
  2. ^ Andrzej Jezierski; Cecylia Leszczyńska (2003). Historia gospodarcza Polski. Key Text Wydawnictwo. pp. 300–301. ISBN 978-83-87251-71-0.
  3. ^ Krish N. Bhaskar (1980). The future of the world motor industry. Nichols Pub. Co. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-89397-083-3. Polish car capacity was to be doubled by 1980, growing to some 400,000 units per year
  4. ^ Martin S. Nowa, Polish Automobile History, Polish Cars, 2007 [1], reproduced from the June 2007 edition of Polish-American Journal
  5. ^ INCEPTION OF FABRYKA SAMOCHODÓW OSOBOWYCH, fso-sa.com.p
  6. ^ Michael Moran (2 June 2011). A Country In The Moon. Granta Publications. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-84708-493-4.
  7. ^ Usa Ibp Usa (September 2009). Poland Customs, Trade Regulations and Procedures Handbook. Int'l Business Publications. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-4330-4007-8.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i Janusz Buliński, The Automotive Industry in Poland, Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency S.A., 2010
  9. ^ Poland: Automotive Industry - Outlook. Focus2move, 2012
  10. ^ OECD (21 September 2005). Trade and Structural Adjustment Embracing Globalisation: Embracing Globalisation. OECD Publishing. p. 270. ISBN 978-92-64-01097-0.


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