Abstract
This paper provides a case study in the changing face of the United States automobile industry. Beginning with an industry overview of recent macro changes in the economy, it continues with a section on the impact of the automobile industry as of late. The writer then uses the rest of the paper to look at the various macro changes in the economy, such as unemployment and inflation, to account for the changes and bailout of the United States automobile industry.

Outline:
Industry overview
Economic indicators and their impact on the automobile industry
Gross domestic product
Unemployment rate
Inflation rate
Personal income
Interest rate
Producer price index

From the Paper
"A more in depth look at the industry will reveal that customer demands for vehicles are in direct relationship with employment and interest rates. The ultimate success of a manufacturer depends on its abilities to operate efficiently, to develop and implement adequate marketing strategies and to ensure high levels of product and service quality. The large size entities produce various products and sell them under different brand and the small size manufacturers often produce a single product line. Finally, the large size companies enjoy the benefits of scale economies, mostly materialized in increased access to resources, reduced costs and a wide customer palette. The small size producers are focused on specific and specialized markets. The industry has been subjected to intense processes of automatization, meaning that the demand for unskilled labor force decreased and the demand for skilled workers increased. This led to a situation in which the mean revenue per employee in the industry is of $1.4 million per annum. The estimated growth rate of the industry for 2009 is of a negative 13 percent, with hopes of a positive 4 percent increase in 2010 (Hoovers, 2009)."

Tags:economics, automobile industry, general motors

Abstract
This paper takes a look at the automobile parts conflict that China has with the World Trade Organization (WTO). The author explains each party's standing - China wanting to prevent tax evasion by companies who import whole cars as spare parts to avoid higher tax evasions and to protect their auto industry, and the WTO's viewpoint that China has violated WTO regulations by treating car parts as whole automobiles. The paper also mentions that the WTO is being pressured by the United States, Canada and the EU to force China into dropping their inflated tariff on automobile parts as this poses a threat to the automobile industry of the Western nations.

From the Paper
"China's entry into the WTO on November 11, 2001, was pinnacle in the validation of the organization's presence as the universal mediator of international trade because it marked the entrance of the world's most populous nation. It opened the world market to China and Chinese consumers to the world, but also subjected the communist nation to comply with regulations decided predominantly by a panel of students to the laissez faire principle. This contradiction of China's trade policy before and after entry into the WTO has led to a major conflict between China and WTO in regards of a tariff being placed on automobile parts being imported into its borders. The existing problem-at-hand is that China is battling to secure their domestic automobile industry by retaining a high tariff on parts imported, while the WTO is receiving pressure from the EU, United States, and Canada, to force China into dropping their inflated tariff on such goods under the pretense that it violates WTO regulations."

Tags:automobile industry, politics, economics globalization, WTO regulations

Abstract
This study of the Canadian automobile industry reveals how this industry reflects, in many ways, the complex contradictions of economic development of Canada. While the automobile industry is one of Canada's major industries in terms of revenues and employees, it is not only geographically concentrated in Ontario (and, to a lesser extent, Quebec), but it is also almost entirely dependent upon and external market: the United States. The paper goes on to discuss how much like the Canadian economy as a whole, the Canadian automobile industry developed in a state of dynamic tension with the economic and political forces shaping the economic giant to the south. "

Tags:canada, automobile, industry

Abstract
This paper shows how globalization has, in part, been to blame in terms of North America's flagging automobile production industry. The paper examines the evolution of production techniques that also indicates that strengthening Japanese production and lagging US production techniques have led to the current state of affairs, where Japan now supersedes the US. The paper discusses how the booming Chinese economy looks also likely to have an impact on North American production in the future, indicating that North American automobile production is becoming a "sunset sector".

From the Paper
"The setting sun of the North American automobile production industry is becoming increasingly noticed and oft-sited. Panicked cultural observers have noted the restructuring of the global automobile production industry, with an obvious skewing towards Asian market entrants in contrast to North American production. As the present paper proves, globalization has, in part, been to blame in terms of North America's flagging automobile production industry. A glance..."

Tags:automobile, production, america

Abstract
The paper argues that the automobile industry is one of the things that sets Ontario apart from other jurisdictions in Canada. Specifically, the paper points out such things as how the automotive sector comprises a huge part of the provincial GDP, is the economic life-blood (or at least one of the major sources of economic prosperity for many Ontario communities), is a major employer of skilled workers, and is both an investment magnet and a chief source of exports for the province. Finally, the paper relates that Ontario now stands alone as the number one automobile-manufacturing jurisdiction in all of North America. The paper clearly shows how the province owes so much of its vitality and its prosperity to the automotive sector.

From the Paper
"The following paper will argue that the automobile industry is hugely important to the province of Ontario and, in fact, is one of the things that sets Ontario apart (at least from a manufacturing stand-point) from other jurisdictions in Canada. Specifically, the paper will point out such things as how the automotive sector comprises a huge part of the provincial GDP, is the economic life-blood (or at least one of the major sources of economic prosperity for many Ontario communities), is a major employer of skilled workers, and is both an investment magnet and a chief source of exports for the province. Finally, Ontario now stands alone as..."

Tags:automobile, industry, ontario

Abstract
This work is a detailed analysis of the automobile financing schemes for Chrysler. It lists all the various controlled and uncontrolled variables as well as explains the demands for automobile financing. Among those are prices and special deals, money spent on advertising, average income of consumers, consumer taste and the expectation of services at Chrysler Financial.

From the Paper
"With the slowing of the economy, Chrysler is forced to give incentives such as special interest rates, factory rebates, and free equipment group upgrades to maintain sales levels that stay competitive. During the time of economic slowdown, there is less money flowing in and out of consumer's hands, which means fewer business transactions taking place. This has an impact of all aspects of the economy, including car sales. In order to entice people to purchase cars during periods such as these, it is necessary to offer lowered rates and added incentives to interest the would-be buyer. This buyer power gives the consumer a financial advantage, thus leading to more demand for vehicles."

Tags:automobile, chrysler, economy, financial, financing, slowing

Abstract
This paper adds to an existing paper on changes in management for the automobile industry. It notes the beginnings of the industry with the creation of the assembly line by Henry Ford and some of the management theories that have had an impact since. It discusses concepts from the scientific management of Frederick W. Taylor to the latest ideas on management and how they have been applied to the production of automobiles.

From the Paper
"Change in the Automotive Industry resulting from Increasing Organizational Understanding There are many industries that have undergone major change. One of these is the automotive industry, the change started to occur when Ford took on the ideas of Frederick Winslow Taylor and developed a production line that was able to produce cars at a much faster and cost effective manner than the previous system where cars were worked ion by the same people from start to finish. His production line was based on scientific management theories, also known as Taylorism. Frederick Taylor was a perfectionist who hated waste of any sort. Taylor argued that even though tasks had been broken down into component parts workers still retained discretion on how to perform tasks. This discretion he argued gave the workers power and that workers with this discretion would under work and using the control that they gained to their own advantage (Huczyniski et al, 1996)."

Tags:changes, automobile, industry

Abstract
The paper relates that there are now more cars than there ever have been before, with little sign that production will stop or even slow significantly. The paper evaluates the lasting effects that the automobile has had on societies, both positive and negative. The paper demonstrates that the number of negative consequences is high.

From the Paper
"The automobile has been one of the most significant, mass-produced inventions of the 20th century. Though technically its origins can be traced back to European patents in the 19th century, the automobile remained a toy for the wealthy until Henry Ford instituted mass production in the United States in the early 20th century (Flynn, 2003). The popularity and eventual ubiquity of the automobile in the developed world has been an astounding success story for an industry only about a century old. In the United States, especially, the use of cars has risen significantly and dramatically during the course of the 20th century..."

Tags:automobile, invention, effects

Abstract
This paper discusses and evaluates the benefits of economies of scale (companies with huge production and supply capacity) in the global automobile industry. According to Alfred Marshall, there are two factors influencing the economies of scale, the internal and the external. This paper examines these two different factors.

From the Paper
"It's clear that a company that provides economies of scale reduce the average cost per unit through increased production because of fixed costs, which are splitted up between increased number of goods. But it does not mean that all costs are decreasing likethe average. When average costs are falling the marginal cost must be below the average cost curve; when average costs are rising, the marginal cost must be above the average cost curve.
It's nessery to admit that the achieving of economies of scale in production can represent a deviation away from the assumption of perfectly competitive markets. In perfect competitive markets, it is assumed that production takes place with constant returns to scale. This means that the unit-cost of production remains constant even the scale of production increases. If that assumption is changed, it can open up the possibility of increasing profits and smart relations among entities."

Tags:automobile, economies, global, industry, scale

Abstract
This paper makes an indepth analysis of the South Korean economy, its history, demographics and its exhuberant economy. Specifically, the writer looks at its automobile sector and the various regulations that have benefitted this sector.

I.1.A) South Korea : Current state of affairs
I.1.A.a) Location
I.1.A.b) People of South Korea
I.1.A.c) South Korean Government structure
I.2.B.) South Korean demographic characteristics
I.3.C) Social Practices and norms that currently exist within South Korea
I.4.D) Government reforms undertaken and its current spread on domestic and international business and entrepreneurial
spirit
I.5.E) Current regulations and its overall reach and impact on South Korea?s general business practices
II South Korea?s domestic business environment in context of the Automobile sector
II.1.A) South Korea and the automobile sector, an introduction
Characteristics of Market
II.2.B) Current government outlook and policy and its impacton the Automobile sector
II.3.C) Overview of regulatory and deregulatory practices undertaken by South Korean Government
II.4.D) Current state of the automobile sector and current developments
Automobile Ownership
Export
Imports
Domestic Sales & Exports
II.5.E) Sector competitiveness in relation to local and international firms
III) Bibliography/References

From the Paper
"South Korea has been an important connotation for modern history and the adverse impact of the Cold War. Korean history as such is over four thousand years old however even after treacherous Japanese and Chinese rule over Korea over the course of its history it did have several decades of democracy only to be marred by other invasions. Immediately after the Second World War, America and U.S.S.R. decided arbitrarily to occupy and divide North and South Korea across the 38th Parallel and it was mutually agreed upon that over the next couple of decades the region would be reunited into one Korea. However the spill-over effects of the Cold War, rather Capitalism versus Communism created what can be termed as "'Cold' Korea 'War'" which has led to extensive wars between the North and the South and even after five decades of division both the North and the South have only vastly grown in differences, cultures and economic development. While the North has remained impoverished and dependent on Chinese handouts and maintains one of the largest militaries in the world, USA brought South Korea under its wing and has created one of the world's largest economies. It is a sharp contrast to the North with very little similarity except a violent history that was marred by foreign rule. South Korea today is a vibrant economy and although it has faced its share of problems with dictatorial regimes over the last couple of decade's democracy has been widespread and successful and has led to strong economic growth and recovery."

Tags:government, regulations, car, vehicle