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Informationen zum Autor By A.J. Jacobs Klappentext This book provides a unique historical and qualitative review of ten foreign automakers with plants in developed North America from their early beginnings to their export entry into North America. It expands the knowledge of American and Canadian policymakers pursuing a new foreign motor vehicle assembly plant or Foreign Direct Investment. Zusammenfassung This book provides a unique historical and qualitative review of ten foreign automakers with plants in developed North America from their early beginnings to their export entry into North America. It expands the knowledge of American and Canadian policymakers pursuing a new foreign motor vehicle assembly plant or Foreign Direct Investment. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 Canada...
