1. 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
A. J. Jacobs is associate professor in the Department of Sociology at East Carolina University.
This 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*
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