INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND ITS PLACE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

This article analyzes the historical formation of the automobile manufacturing industry, the stages of its technological development, and contemporary innovative trends. The automotive industry is one of the strategic sectors of the global economy, playing a significant role in creating high value-added products, ensuring employment, and increasing export potential. During the research process, methods such as theoretical analysis, comparative analysis, and generalization were employed. The results demonstrate that the importance of automation, robotics, and environmentally friendly technologies in automobile production processes is steadily increasing.