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This 12 page paper provides an overview of the automobile industry in light of global trends. Several issues are addressed including the concept and reasons for globalization, the plight of the auto worker, the sudden increase in mergers and acquisitions and the ramifications of using labor worldwide. Three charts are included. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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A Source Effects of Globalization on Auto Industry Labor By Anastasia, for - February, 2000
paper properly! I. Introduction Things have changed since the days when an American would be more likely to
walk into a Ford showroom and purchase a vehicle than to scout around and make a purchase based on price or a loan deal. Automobiles have always been a hot
commodity, but as a depreciating asset, people carefully make purchases. The Hyundais and Kias of the world have made a hit in America where people can enjoy that new car
smell without having to shell out big bucks. Competition, global and otherwise, is a key factor in assessing todays automobile industry. While competition is generally seen as a good thing
and expansion has a positive connotation, for those employed in the automobile industry, the new trends can be detrimental. And what affects the workers of Detroit indirectly affects the
\economy as a whole. There has been a lot of discussion on the effects of globalization and why it is bad for the people of third world countries. There
has always been talk about how multinationals take jobs away from Americans. There is even a campaign to entice Americans to buy products with that "Made in America" label. But
all too often those labels are not representative of the truth. So many components of items made in America come from elsewhere. Others suggest that free trade is not
really the important issue. Susan George contends that transnational corporations control more than two-thirds of the worlds trade and notes: "What we call trade is at least one-third IBM trading
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