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The Auto Industry and the New Economic World Order, 2002.
Looks at the ramifications of an economy dependent on the auto industry.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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This essay will explore the realities of Fordism and globalization within a specific context arguing that an economy dependent on the auto industry is doomed, referring particularly to Ontario's auto industry.
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NAFTA and The American Auto Industry, 2007.
A discussion on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the effects on the American auto industry.
3,920 words (approx. 15.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 106.95
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This paper reviews NAFTA and its effect on the American auto industry. Specifically the researcher examines various theoretical propositions providing analysis of the effects of NAFTA since implementation. The author's aims and objectives include identifying the costs and benefits associated with NAFTA's implementation, as well as identifying future trends and areas for research growth with respect to NAFTA and the automobile industry. The primary research examined includes how NAFTA impacted the U.S. automobile industry as a whole; whether the overall effects of NAFTA on the U.S. automobile industry have been positive or negative; and what the future of the U.S. automobile industry is, based on research gathered regarding NAFTA since its inception.
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Introduction
Journal Review
Theoretical Discussion of Topic
NAFTA Integration Strategies
Data Analysis
Conclusions
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"Koechlin & Larudee (1992) take an interesting approach reviewing the potential effectives of NAFTA prior to its full inception claiming that the overall costs of NAFTA would likely be too high or negative in nature, postulating that employment would be affected most severely particularly within the U.S. Lastly Globerman & Storer (2005) provide the most recent analysis of free trade and price convergence resulting from NAFTA. The authors adopt economic theory suggesting that liberalization of trade will ultimately result in price convergence. The authors also examine the impacts of convergence on returns to capital and wages, suggesting that multiple explanations exist for the seeming divergence that followed the Canada-U.S. Auto Pact in the early 1960s."
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Porter Analysis of the Auto Industry, 2005.
Provides a Five Forces Analysis of the auto industry.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper provides a Five Forces Analysis of the auto industry and concludes that near-term profits are likely to be lower rather than higher. It attempts to predict the level of future earnings in this market.
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"The automobile industry is a global industry dominated by large companies that participate in more than just manufacturing automobiles. Companies such as Daimler Chrysler Ford and General Motors also manufacture defense equipment and often participate in finance. General Motors has one of the largest consumer finance operations in the United States. However automobiles remain a mainstay of these companies and their global operations. This research considers Porter's Five Forces as they relate to the automobile industry and attempts to predict the level ..."
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Canadian Auto Industry, 2007.
This paper is an in-depth analysis of the Canadian auto industry from the perspective of government policy.
2,285 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper explains that the Ontario province government has implemented several strategies to encourage private sector investment in the province's automobile industry. These strategies combine loans and grants that are designed to "top up" or encourage the investments of companies in the private sector. The author points out that the ideological underpinning of this strategy is liberal democratic capitalism under which the state is seen as playing a supportive role to industry by absorbing some of the costs associated with industrial growth and development. The paper relates that the cars manufactured in Canada are not intended to compete in the global marketplace but rather almost entirely in the U.S. as intracorporate trade in the form of parts and assembly for different plants of the same company on different sides of the Canada-US border. The author points out that the Canadian competitive advantages are the low value of Canada's currency in comparison to the United States dollar and the various Canada-U.S. trade agreements.
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"Globalization has also been recognized by critics of Canadian industrial policy as a threat to Canadian jobs and the economy as a whole, for it is argued that highly paid Canadian workers cannot compete on a globally leveled playing field against much more lowly paid workers in places such as Mexico. While many specialists in the fields of trade and economics have argued that free trade and globalization are essential to foster competitiveness in Canadian industry, it seems likely that there will be some cost to Canada given the historic low competition ranking of Canadian industry when compared with its global competitors."
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Alabama Auto Industry, 2005.
A case study on Alabama's use of incentives to attract the auto industry to the state.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper presents a case study on Alabama's use of incentives to attract the automobile industry to the state. It examines the financial incentives offered and Alabama's incentives to Mercedes Benz to locate a production facility in the state. The paper highlights the issue of opportunities versus costs.
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"Colander has noted that when governments set economic policies they are generally faced with the necessity of making important and consequential trade-offs between competing values potential benefits and drawbacks and ..."
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The Canadian Auto Industry, 2007.
This paper describes a troubled Canadian automobile industry despite government support.
2,265 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper explains that the liberal Ontario government has developed an industrial strategy to stimulate investment to auto companies in the province. The author points out that this strategy is designed to promote competitiveness and train workers in Ontario's larger auto companies. The paper states that, instead of actually contributing to innovation or the competitiveness of the province's auto industry or to create new jobs, existing companies, like Valiant Corporation, can grab millions from the government simply by suggesting they might leave for a different jurisdiction. The author stresses that Canada does not actually compete in the global auto industry; instead, much of its auto industry is what is called "intra-corporate" trade within its branch plants associated with their much larger counterparts in the United States. The paper concludes that the main competitive threat faced by Canada is simply real competition itself within a free trade environment.
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"One example of this tendency can be seen in the free trade agreements that Canada has signed with the United States. In fact, these are managed or regulated trade agreements that, while they open U.S. markets to Canadian industry and vice versa, essentially protect the status quo and guard Canada against the competition of industries in Europe and Asia. Thus, in a paradoxical way, the free trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement can be seen as a competitive advantage for the Canadian auto industry in the global market as they protect this Canadian industries preferential access to its primary market while keeping the threat of foreign auto industry competition (i.e., non-North American) at a distance."
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Evolution of the U.S. Auto Industry, 1993.
Argues that there has been a radical change in the automotive industry, redefining auto manufacturing and examining some of the factors that caused this change.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 6 sources, $ 95.95
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"TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 1
Historical Background 1
U.S. Industry Innovations 4
Outlook for the Future 12
Bibliography 14
Introduction
The past two decades have seen a revolution in the American automotive industry that has redefined automobile manufacturing on the drawing boards, in factories and in the American psyche. This radical rethinking of a major industry may have no parallel in the ..."
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The Migration of the Auto Industry, 2005.
A look at the southern migration of the automobile industry and its effects on the northern and eastern states.
1,366 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 45.95
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This paper examines the impact that the automobile industry's southward migration has had on the northern and eastern states, which have been the traditional sources of labor and manufacturing for the automobile industry. The paper explains how the industry's relocation to southern states is threatening the economic future of the states it is leaving.
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"When moving was not an option, the automobile industry was constantly closing plants and laying off employees to help balance the books. As recently as 1990's, companies needed to use solutions like labor force reduction to cut the associated cost of labor. This strategy was a always a resource nightmare as 'getting laid off' or 'getting downsized' became all too common buzz words. The automobile industry has found a viable alternative to moving abroad or shutting down facilities."
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The Auto Industry, 2003.
As examination of the sociology of America's automobile industry.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper studies the sociology of the American automobile industry. The paper discusses the unique attributes of the industry's connection with the city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper examines the industry's impact on the multicultural city, as well as its involvement in relevant race-related issue.
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Ethics and the Auto Repair Industry Table of Contents:, 2007.
A discussion on the ethics involved in the auto repair business.
1,268 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper explains that when it comes to ethics, auto repair shops are not highly regarded by the American motoring public. It claims that consumers fear, among other things, that auto repair shops are only interested in making money and may try to sell consumers things they do not need. It explains that while some shops have tried to enforce a code of ethics, certain operational procedures within the auto repair and service industry have created a climate that encourages shops to sell consumers more than they may require. The paper also offers facts on common myths surrounding the industry.
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The 3000-Mile Oil Change
Statement Products
Fixation on Dollars per Car
Conclusion
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"Another strategy is inexpensive oil changes. Wal-Mart, certainly, has used this strategy through its Tire & Lube Express shops, but independent lube and repair shops say car dealers have been using this strategy most aggressively to steer business to their service centers (Sullivan, 2003). Some of these dealers offer oil changes for as little as $10-$15, which is less expensive than you could buy five quarts of oil and a filter if you wanted to change your own oil. Why would these shops sell services at a loss or, at the very least, at a razor-thin margin? The answer is simple - once you are in the shop, they can sell you different high-margin services such as transmission fluid changes, air filter changes or even tune-ups (Sullivan, 2003). "
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The American and Japanese Auto Industries, 1995.
This paper discusses the American and Japanese auto industries: Trade relations since 1970s, imports, development, competition, economics and politics, quotas, pricing & products, quality, management andsafety.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 7 sources, $ 95.95
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"At the beginning of the decade of the 1970s, "Detroit" was shorthand both for the American automobile industry and for American industrial leadership and muscle. Both, in the eyes of most of the American public, were essentially unchallenged. A decade later, the American automobile industry appeared to be in a state of collapse. Imported cars, mainly Japanese, had made enormous inroads into the American domestic automobile market, inroads driven--at least initially--by the Japanese carmakers' ability to provide their product at lower cost to the consumer.
From the time that Japanese imported cars first became highly visible on American roads, the inroads of the Japanese have been accompanied by an increasingly heated debate over whether the success of the Japanese imports was based on genuine competitive advantages, or at least in part by unfair trade ... "
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China's Auto Industry, 2002.
A study into the auto industry in China and its economic value.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper explores the economy of China and its potential. Specifically, the paper looks at the auto industry and the part it plays in the economy of China.
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Canadian Automobile Industry, 2002.
An overview of the globalism of the auto industry in Toronto.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 44.95
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Toronto is intimately and extensively linked to global urban/economic systems and structures. The automobile industry provides a perfect illustration of this. Automobiles plants in the Toronto area are owned by transnationals operate to international standards and manufacture primarily for export. Also, historically, the autoworkers have been involved in international trade unionism.
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The Automobile Industry, 2004.
This paper discusses external forces of change in automobile industry.
1,520 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 50.95
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This paper explains that the most important trend is the shift from an aging population in the industrialized world to a wealthier, younger population in the developing world that will demand more cars because of economic progress. The author points out that Americans are holding onto cars longer, but are buying more cars per household. The paper states that the auto industry, as a whole, must use more market segmentation in coping with the different demographic demands.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Shifts Demographics of Car Owners
Conflicting Industry Ownership Trends
Hybrid Cars
Conclusion
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"Consumer?s response to the Toyota Hybrid has been mixed. Interestingly enough, it has been more positive than the less expensive, purely gasoline generated (but fuel-efficient) vehicles such as the Echo. Thus, it shows that beyond a fuel-efficient vehicle?s initial low cost, there is an interest in fuel-efficient cars that are durable for a long period of time, as a result of environmental and political concerns. But the relatively robust interest in non-fuel efficient SUVs remains?again showing the importance of market segmentation."
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Protectionism in the American Automotive Industry, 2003.
An analysis of the benefits and negative effects of protectionism in the American automotive industry.
2,962 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This research paper explores the economic origins, costs and benefits of the government's protectionist legislature in regard to the United States' automotive industry. It describes the arguments advocating protectionism and describes which of these arguments can be refuted and why. The paper concludes that the free trade and open market of the auto parts industry is positive for the economy.
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"Protectionism, as defined by Ask.com's online dictionary of economic terms, is "any of several political-economic doctrines that have in common advocating that the government impose political barriers to international trade . . . in order to 'protect' a domestic firm (or firms) manufacturing these same goods from foreign competition and thereby make it (them) more profitable than would otherwise be the case under free competition. . . ." Most arguments advocating protectionism can be refuted using economic theory, past statistical evidence, and common sense; but there are a few strong arguments for protectionism that are difficult to disclaim. One argument is that savings from free trade will not translate into lower prices. This is based on the claim that consumer's preferences are more inelastic than elastic. For example, clothing manufactures do not lower prices when factories are moved over seas for cheaper labor, hence lower production costs. Producers realize that consumers will buy the same number of items regardless if the lower production costs are reflected in prices. Because of this, producers choose to pocket the extra money as opposed to giving some of the savings back to the consumer."
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