Interregional Analysis of Komárom-Esztergom County (Hungary) and Nitra County (Slovakia) Automotive Sector Via the Example of the Jaguar Land Rover

Abstract

Abstract The Hungarian Komárom-Esztergom County (KEC) and the Slovak Nitra Region boarders with each other via natural boarder line in the Danube River. This neighbourhood means numerous inherit and mutually beneficial cross-border cooperation possibilities. In both counties, the automotive sector is one of the flagship of the regional economic development engine. In this context, it is crucial to gain a clear view about the main characteristics of the global automotive industry to get deeper understanding on KEC regional competitive advantages and the reasons beyond them. This paper is aiming to make interregional analysis and comparison between the Hungarian Komárom-Esztergom County and the Slovak Nitra Region automotive sector. In this context, Nitra Region and its automotive sector (Jaguar Land Rover-JLR) briefly summarized (main factors and the employment, education, innovation and the cross-border relations). At the same time, revealing the differences between the Hungarian-Slovak economical governance and regulation system, draw conclusions and adoptable recommendations for the domestic decision makers.