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Operating financial sustainability in the German car industry: a new approach

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  • Mutascu, Mihai
  • Nicolescu, Ana-Cristina

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This study investigates the operating financial sustainability of the German car industry, focusing on ten large listed firms in the motor vehicle manufacturing sector. The empirical part is based on Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) panel models, over 2010–2023.

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  • Mutascu, Mihai & Nicolescu, Ana-Cristina, 2025. "Operating financial sustainability in the German car industry: a new approach," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 173(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:trapol:v:173:y:2025:i:c:s0967070x25003348
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2025.103791
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    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • L62 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Automobiles; Other Transportation Equipment; Related Parts and Equipment
    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models

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