GEOGRAPHICAL CHANGES IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY, A CASE STUDY OF BATTERYS FOR ELECTRICAL VEHICLES

The purpose of this article is to contextualize the geographical changes of automobile industry, analyzing the relationship between the main producing countries and the evolution of science, technology and innovation in this sector. In this sense, an empirical research was carried out, with the construction and analysis of a database of Dewert Innovation plataform, showing the evolution of patent registration. We also investigate the recent transformation of this industry towards electromobility, which has been made possible by advances in production of batteries. Thus, the lithium-ion battery (LIB) sector was studied, which highlights the change in innovative leadership from the West to the East, with the increasing relevance of Japan, South Korea and China. Keywords: development; Science, technology and innovation; automobile industry.