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Realignment in the U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry

1991; Linguagem: Inglês

2163-3738

Michael Bryan, John M. Martin,

Asian Industrial and Economic Development

In December 1987, GM closed five auto assembly plants in the United States, including one in Norwood, Ohio. What made the Norwood closure notable from an economic perspective was not the plant's size — which at roughly 140,000 cars per year was moderate by automotive standards — but its location. Approximately 100 miles to the south, Toyota was about to open an auto production facility in Georgetown, Kentucky. And at the same time, 100 miles to the northeast, Honda announced plans to expand its U.S. operations with a plant in East Liberty, Ohio.