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Book SynopsisThis 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.
Trade ReviewThis book presents an excellent study of the worthiness of government financial incentive packages for foreign automakers to locate new plants in North America in particular jurisdictions.... Detailed 2015 economic data is provided for each currently active foreign automaker plant in North America, including for some their total payroll, average wages, and impact on total employment, and for all the plant history, employment, production capacity, size of incentive package, if any, competitive situation, and expansion plans. Chinese and Indian automaker expansion plans are included. Lengthy evaluations of dozens of the top areas competing for the next major foreign investment, with rankings given, highlight the likely continued dominance of southern US states in 'winning' new auto plants and concerns for rising 'out-of-control' incentive packages. The book should be of great interest to public officials and executives in all industries. The bibliography and index are excellent.... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students and faculty. * CHOICE *
Encyclopedic in the depth of its research and the detail of its coverage, A.J. Jacobs' book provides an incredibly important contribution to our understanding of the history and impact of the North American auto sector and the role of foreign manufacturers in its evolution. This is the first book that really provides a comprehensive, transnational, and fresh analysis of one of the most profound shifts in industrial development in North American and global history—the emergence of the New Domestic automakers on this continent. -- Dimitry Anastakis, Trent University
Table of Contents1. Introduction and Overview to the Book 2. First European and Foreign Automaker Plants in U.S: 1900s–1940s 3. The Golden Age for European Cars in North America Part I: Volvo and Renault’s Early Plants in Canada and the U.S 4. The Golden Age for European Cars in North America Part II: VW and Renault Again 5. Birth of the Japanese New Domestics: Isuzu and Toyota’s 1960s Joint First Steps in Canada 6. 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 Toyota 8. The Second Wave of Japanese Auto Transplants Part I: Mazda and Mitsubishi Are Next to North America, 1980–1992 9. The Second Wave of Japanese Auto Transplants Part II: Joint Ventures Bring Suzuki, Subaru, and Again Isuzu to North America, 1980–1992 10. Here Comes the Germans I: BMW Lands in the Palmetto State, 1992–2002 11. Here Comes the Germans II: Mercedes-Benz in the Heart of Dixie, 1993–2002 12. Then Came the Koreans: Hyundai in Quebec and Hyundai-Kia in the Southern Auto Corridor, 1985–2010 13. The New Big Three: The U.S. and Canadian Prospects for Japan’s Largest Automakers 14. The Potential Near-Term Expansions of Japan’s Smaller Producers in the U.S. and Canada 15. Projections for European Automaker Expansions in the U.S. and Canada 16. Projections for Korean and Chinese Automaker Expansions in the U.S. and Canada 17. European Acquisitions and Projections for Indian Automaker Plants in the U.S. and Canada 18. Worth the Investment? A Brief Study of Honda, Nissan, Toyota, BMW Plants, and the Rest 19. Top Sites/Areas Competing for the Next Major Foreign Auto Assembly Plants 20. Summary and Concluding Thoughts Regarding the New Domestics and Foreign Automakers in the U.S. and Canada
