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Identification and Description of Changes in the Production Strategies of Automotive Companies in the Context of Internationalization

By: Piotr Kuraś  
Open Access
|Feb 2026

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Language: English
Page range: 34 - 45
Submitted on: Dec 4, 2025
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Accepted on: Jan 20, 2026
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Published on: Feb 3, 2026
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