Studying the Factors Affecting the Financing of Small and Medium Enterprises in Automotive Parts Supply Chains

The automotive production has weakened due to the downturn in car production and financial problems of car segment makers in recent years, so financial support of the small and medium enterprises is one of the essential requirements in the country's economic development programs. The purpose of this research is to present a structural model to examine the components that affect the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises in the car segment chain. This article uses the review of the theoretical literature and interviews with experts about the identified variables which affect the financing of small and medium enterprises and were stratified by using the structural equation method in 6 dimensions. Then, the research hypotheses were analyzed by using T-Student test. The results showed that 6 main dimensions are included: poor performance of banks, poor performance of the capital markets, the lack and weakness of specialized banks, the lack and weakness of financing methods, lack of cooperation and coordination between firms and financial institutions, these weaknesses effects on the financing of small and medium enterprises in the car segmentation chain.