Indústria automobilística brasileira nos anos 90: uma nova territorialização

Abstract

This article aims to understand the new territorial configuration of the automobile industry in Brazil during the 90’s. In this period, Brazil was one of the most important countries world wide to receive Direct Foreign Invest-ment. Stable currency, a larger insertion into globalization process and openning market policies created the basis desired by the multinational coorporations in the automobile sector. There has been also a competition among States and Municipal governments (tax war) with ruinous consequences to the public fund, to regional development and for the Brazilian republican system. This article seeks to analyse the new structure of the automobile industry as well as its geographical reorganization that before was concentrated in São Paulo and today spreads (to other regions) through the country.