TLDR; cheap labour.
As for her salary, she earns €1,300 per month. “Good compared to other companies,” she adds. And later on that will rise. Kia says the average at the facility is €2,400 per month. That is substantially higher than the country’s average monthly salary across the entire economy, which official figures show , externalwas €1,403 in 2023. But at the same time it is considerably lower than the EU-wide average of €3,417.
Slovakia also had a lot of heavy industry, due to Czechoslovakia wanting that to be as far away from NATO as possible. Those skills were easily transfered to making cars. It is also a small country, so per capita is easy to reach. Clusters make a lot of sense. A lot of sense, as different car companies often have the same suppliers.
Also Slovakia has the Euro.
Hey it’s not just that. We have also many other things like … uhmm … uhmmmm … excuse me for one second
