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The New Domestic Automakers in the United States and Canada: History, Impacts, and Prospects
520
by A. J. Jacobs PhD
A. J. Jacobs PhD
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The New Domestic Automakers in the United States and Canada: History, Impacts, and Prospects
520
by A. J. Jacobs PhD
A. J. Jacobs PhD
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Overview
Over the past forty years, state/provincial and local governments in the United States and Canada have provided foreign automakers with approximately $4.80 billion in incentives in order to lure light vehicles assembly plants to their areas. This has included tax abatements, infrastructure construction, land giveaways, job training programs, and other subsidies. As of early 2015, ten foreign vehicle makers operated 20 light vehicles in developed North America. Despite the fact that all ten of these automakers have pursued a similar pattern—first exporting vehicles into the United States and Canada before launching vehicle plants in developed North America—each has followed its own specific historical development path and has created its own unique growth trajectory.This book provides a unique historical and qualitative review of these ten vehicle makers, from their early beginnings to their export entry into the United States and/or Canada through early 2015. In addition, it chronicles the histories of more than a dozen former automakers and potential future foreign light motor vehicle assembly plants in the United States and Canada. This includes the first foreign automaker to build its cars in the United States, De Dion-Bouton of France in July 1900, the early 20th Century endeavors of Fiat, Mercedes, and Rolls Royce, and the present day hopes of Chinese and Indian automakers. In the process, the text also provides an assessment of the top competing states and sites for any future plants, the possible incentives packages governments may offer to attract such facilities, and an estimated incentive value for each automaker.Overall, the goal of this book is to expand the knowledge of policymakers at all tiers of government in the United States and Canada and to help them take a more holistic look at the pros and cons of attracting Automobile Manufacturing FDI. It is hoped that this will enable them to make more informed decisions when pursuing a new foreign motor vehicle assembly plant. Its findings should also prove informative to urban and regional planning, political science, sociology, economics, labor, and international development scholars and students in North America and worldwide.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780739188255 |
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Publisher: | Lexington Books |
Publication date: | 12/16/2015 |
Series: | Comparative International Development |
Pages: | 520 |
Product dimensions: | 7.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.30(d) |
About the Author
A. J. Jacobs is associate professor in the Department of Sociology at East Carolina University.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction and Overview to the Book2. First European and Foreign Automaker Plants in U.S: 1900s–1940s3. The Golden Age for European Cars in North America Part I: Volvo and Renault’s Early Plants in Canada and the U.S4. The Golden Age for European Cars in North America Part II: VW and Renault Again5. Birth of the Japanese New Domestics: Isuzu and Toyota’s 1960s Joint First Steps in Canada6. Imports, Trade Friction, and the Japanese Invasion Part I: The Rise of Honda and Nissan in the U.S. and Canada 7. Japanese Invasion Part II: And Here Comes Toyota8. The Second Wave of Japanese Auto Transplants Part I: Mazda and Mitsubishi Are Next to North America, 1980–19929. The Second Wave of Japanese Auto Transplants Part II: Joint Ventures Bring Suzuki, Subaru, and Again Isuzu to North America, 1980–199210. Here Comes the Germans I: BMW Lands in the Palmetto State, 1992–200211. Here Comes the Germans II: Mercedes-Benz in the Heart of Dixie, 1993–200212. Then Came the Koreans: Hyundai in Quebec and Hyundai-Kia in the Southern Auto Corridor, 1985–201013. The New Big Three: The U.S. and Canadian Prospects for Japan’s Largest Automakers14. The Potential Near-Term Expansions of Japan’s Smaller Producers in the U.S. and Canada15. Projections for European Automaker Expansions in the U.S. and Canada16. Projections for Korean and Chinese Automaker Expansions in the U.S. and Canada17. European Acquisitions and Projections for Indian Automaker Plants in the U.S. and Canada18. Worth the Investment? A Brief Study of Honda, Nissan, Toyota, BMW Plants, and the Rest19. Top Sites/Areas Competing for the Next Major Foreign Auto Assembly Plants20. Summary and Concluding Thoughts Regarding the New Domestics and Foreign Automakers in the U.S. and CanadaFrom the B&N Reads Blog
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