Title
International joint ventures and the U.S. auto industry
Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Economics
Publication Date
Fall 1986
Abstract
In 1983 General Motors Inc. and Toyota Inc. formed a joint venture, the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc., to assemble autos in the United States. For Toyota, the venture was a first attempt to locate production in America. General Motors viewed the venture as a means of learning how to produce low-cost, high quality, small vehicles. Facing an onslaught of anti-union Japanese firms, the United Auto Workers had to demonstrate that unions would not be an impediment to Japanese production in the United States. By 1986 the venture was termed a success. This paper considers the welfare effects of international joint ventures among competing manufacturers, as applied to the U.S. auto industry.
Recommended Citation
Wassink, D., & Carbaugh, R. (1986). International joint ventures and the U.S. auto industry. The International Trade Journal, 1(1), 47–63. https://doi.org/10.1080/08853908608523603
Journal
The International Trade Journal
Comments
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