 As the automotive industry does not have a significant share in Croatia because there are almost no final products / OEMs, certain cluster companies are renowned as specialized partners and suppliers of automotive parts and assemblies. With our quality and advanced solutions we are capable to compete with cheep workforce markets, first of all thanks to solid industrial tradition, high product quality, expertise of our workforce and development potentials.
Along with serial production, the cluster is also specialized for the development and production of special and low-series products, prototypes and alike.
Vision
Croatian Automotive Cluster offers complete and innovative solutions of the development of products and services of high added value as a partner of global automotive industry, respecting wishes and needs of customers as well as modern technological and ecological trends.
About Cluster
• Founded: December 2006
• 50 Member Companies
• Total Employment: 6.000+ Employees
• Total Turnover 2008: EUR 380 Mio.
• Exports - 90% to the Western European countries/regions
• Cluster members: production companies, engineering companies, R&D institutions (universities, institutes...)
OECD, Recommendation for Regional Investment Strategy, 2009.:
"Croatian component suppliers seem well positioned to respond to the challenge of strengthening collaboration with their customers. Many have successfully developed a new product line or service, or upgraded existing ones in the past three years. The use of AutoCAD and other software for the design and development of components is relatively widespread compared with the situation in other Western Balkan economies. Based on the results of the RCS and company interviews, many Croatian part suppliers already collaborate with their customers in areas that require a deep, stable and medium- to long-term business relation, such as product development, product design and production planning. They do so at a level which remains virtually unmatched elsewhere in the region. All these elements point to the existence of relatively deep and strong relationship between local suppliers and international customers."
Cluster Products
The cluster is focused on R&D and production of automotive parts and assemblies made of metal, plastics, rubber and glass, and electro technical products.
The bulk production is being exported to the markets of Germany, Austria, Italy, France etc. Some of cluster's clients are the most prominent companies in the world automotive industry, e.g.: BMW, Bentley, Ferrari, Ford, Mercedes, Opel, Renault, Peugeot, Scania, Volkswagen Group etc.
Contact:
Branko Mihalić, B.Sc.M.E.
Cluster Manager
Croatian Automotive Cluster
c/o Croatian Employers' Association
National Center for Clusters
Pavla Hatza 12, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
T: +385 1 4897 574
F: +385 1 4897 556
www.klaster.hup.hr
M: +385 91 4897 574
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