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Intro -- U.S. AND ASIAN MOTOR VEHICLEINDUSTRY IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY -- U.S. AND ASIAN MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 THE U.S. MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY: CONFRONTING A NEW DYNAMIC IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- GLOBAL CHAOS AS CREDIT MARKETS TIGHTEN -- STATE OF THE ECONOMY: AUTO PRODUCTION AND SALES OUTLOOK -- Industry Hits Bottom in 2009 -- Motor Vehicle Sales -- Cash for Clunkers: Impact on 2009 Sales -- Supply Chain Shakeout -- GM AND CHRYSLER: RESCUE AND REBIRTH -- The Shape of New GM and New Chrysler -- Government and UAW VEBA Trustee Ownership of GM and Chrysler -- Assets and Liabilities Left in Bankruptcy -- Creditor Fallout -- Controversy over the Size of Dealer Networks -- New Management and New Directions -- FORD MOTOR COMPANY: A DIFFERENT PATH -- Ford Strengthens Capital Base and Market Share -- New Designs Yield Top Performers -- FORMS OF FEDERAL SUPPORT -- Shape of Federal Support -- Auto Task Force's Exit Strategy -- FOREIGN-OWNED AUTOMAKERS ADJUST AND EXPAND -- Global Auto Markets: Prospects for the Detroit Three -- The Toyota Standard -- Worldwide Overcapacity: Will It Affect the U.S. Vehicle Market? -- NEW ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS: WILL THEY REMAKE THE AUTO INDUSTRY? -- Cap-and-Trade Legislation: Net Cost or Net Benefit to Automakers? -- ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY: COMPETITIVE GAME CHANGER? -- Electric Vehicles Promise Remake of the Industry -- Other Research and Development Directions -- Congressional Actions -- APPENDIX A. LOCATIONS OF NORTH AMERICAN AUTO MANUFACTURING -- APPENDIX B. THE GLOBAL AUTOMAKERS -- APPENDIX C. TOP U.S. "CASH FOR CLUNKERS" SALES -- APPENDIX D. MANY SUPPLIERS FOR EVERY VEHICLE -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 U.S. MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY : FEDERAL FINANCIAASSISTANCE AND SSISTANCE AND RESTRUCTURING -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- The Detroit 3 in Crisis

This report reviews the U.S. automotive industry at present, aspects of the industry's financial situation, and relief options. It includes an analysis of the current situation in the U.S. automotive market, including efforts to address problems of long-term competitiveness and the impact of the industry on the broader U.S. economy. It focuses on financial issues, including credit questions, and legal and financial aspects of government-offered loans or loan guarantees.

The Czech Republic has succeeded in building a new comparative advantage in the motor vehicle and motor component production. Yet the Czech-owned companies only weakly contribute to the Czech upgrading. The Czech-owned companies are totally absent from the first tier suppliers and are only linked by casual technological relationships to foreign-owned multinational subsidiaries. This kind of relationship limits the vertical spillovers from foreign-owned multinational subsidiaries and is responsible for the existence of a weak link in the Czech automotive system that may foster the relocation of foreign-owned subsidiaries in foreign countries.

This report focuses on the current situation faced by the Detroit 3, key aspects of their current crisis, including possible consequences of a failure of one or more companies, and some aspects of legislative actions that have been considered to bridge their financial conditions to a more stable situation.

The motor vehicle industry is one of the world's largest. More than 1 billion vehicles are in use around the world, and 80 million are produced and sold annually. Motor vehicles--including passenger cars, trucks, and commercial vehicles such as buses and taxis--are the principal means by which people and goods are transported within and between most communities in the world. The motor vehicle industry includes corporations that design, develop, and manufacture cars and trucks. These carmakers, such as Ford and Toyota, are among the world's most-familiar corporate brands. The motor vehicle industry also encompasses lesser-known businesses, including several thousand parts makers, tens of thousands of retailers, and specialized lending agencies. The importance of the motor vehicle industry transcends even its central role in the global economy. The industry was responsible for many of the fundamental innovations of 20th century production, such as corporate organization, manufacturing processes, and labor relations, as well as sales innovations, such as product branding and consumer financing. In the 21st century, the motor vehicle industry has been a leader in adopting new production strategies and expanding into new markets.

This book examines the dramatic increase in automotive assembly plants in the former Socialist Central European (CE) nations of Czechia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia from 1989 onwards. Enticed by relatively lower-wage labour and significant government incentives, the world's largest automakers have launched more than 20 passenger car assembly complexes in CE nations, with production accelerating dramatically since 2001. As a result, the annual passenger car production in Western Europe declined by more than 20% between 2001 and 2015, and alternatively in the CEE it increased by nearly 170% during this period. Drawing on case studies of 25 current and former foreign-run assembly plants, the author presents a rare historical account of automotive foreign assembly plants in the CE following this dramatic geographic shift. This book will expand the knowledge of policy-makers in Europe in relation to their pursuits of FDI and will be of great interest to scholars and students of business, economic history, political science, and development.