In general, auto components industry is actively developing in Ukraine. The
production of electric wiring for the automotive industry in Ukraine is carried out by
VO "Karpaty", "Tochprilat", "Taiko Electronics Ukraine Limited", "SEWS Ukraine",
Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze, "Kromberg and Schubert Ukraine" Ltd., etc. Several
other enterprises are supplying other types of auto components - harnesses, covers,
acoustics and others. Ukrainian products are part of the value chain of powerful
automobile holdings and associations, and they are involved in the creation of such car
brands as Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes, Ferrari, Porsche, Audi, Fiat and Nissan, etc.
In Table 1, there is data on the number of existing enterprises origin in Ukraine,
having production capacities and valid contracts with known automobile holdings,
grouping them in the direction of production [8].
Table 1 The list of major enterprises - suppliers of auto components, cable
products and components in Ukraine
The direction of
production
Name of manufacturer's brand, country of origin and localization in
Ukraine
1. Wire harnesses
1.
Yazaki (Japan, Zakarpattya 2002)
2.
Forschner (Germany, Zakarpattya 2003)
3.
Industrie Electrik (Germany, Zakarpattya 2006, 2013, 2018)
4.
Leoni (Germany, Lviv 2003, Ivano-Frankivsk 2016)
5.
Nexans (France, Lviv 2008, 2011, 2017)
6.
Fujikura (Japan, Lviv 2016, Vinnytsia 2017, Cherkassy 2018)
7.
Delphi (USA, Ivano-Frankivsk 2007, Vinnytsya 2017, Chernivtsi)
8.
Tyco Electronics (USA, Ivano-Frankivsk 2008)
9.
Pretti (Germany, Khmelnytsky 1998, Chernivtsi 2016)
10.
Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze (Japan, Ternopil 2007, 2016,
Chernivtsi 2013)
11.
Kromberg and Schubert (Germany, Volyn 2005, Zhytomyr 2015)
2. Electronics
1.
Jabil Circuit (USA, Zakarpattya, 2004)
2.
ODW Electrik (Germany, Lviv 2003)
3.
Flex (USA, Zakarpattya 2012)
4.
Kostel (Germany, Kiev 2006)
3. Seats
1.
Groclin (Poland Zakarpattya 2003, Ivano-Frankivsk 2015)
2.
Bader Leather (Germany, Lviv 2009, 2016)
3.
Bader Aunde (Germany, Lviv 2017)
4. Plastic products
1.
Accomplast (Germany, Lviv, 2007)
2.
Datwyler (Switzerland, Zhytomyr, 2006)
5. Starters repairing 1.
Bosch (Germany, Lviv, 2003)
6. Heating
1.
Gentherm (Germany, Zakarpattya, 2005)
Source: constructed by the authors according to [8]
A brief description of major enterprises activities is made. Concern Leoni is one
of the largest German manufacturers of cable products for automakers. In 2003, the
company opened a plant in the village. Nezhov, Stryi district of Lviv region. The
company produces cables for automobiles of Opel brand. Investments in the project
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