The process of development of Slovak automotive industry as an expression of the competitiveness of the region

The spatial systems of different scale try to create the most advantageous conditions for attracting new forms of economic activity to the particular areas by increasing their attractiveness of the new locations for the economic activities. With reference to the presented premises the process of forming Slovak automotive industry is presented. The paper presents the essential factors that caused competitive advantage of Slovakia in comparison to other countries of Central Europe, determining increased streams of direct foreign investments that resulted in, among others, dynamic development of Slovak automotive industry.