Ebbs And Flows In Car Production

Question 1

Define ebbs and flows

Answer 1

Decline
Or
Growth

Question 2

What happened in 1994 in the US?

Answer 2

Vehicle giants Ford and General Motors relocates much of their component assembly to Maquiladora plants in Mexico.

Question 3

What did the US vehicle giants do this?

Answer 3

Cheaper production costs.

Non tariff barriers

Question 4

What happened to the Uk?

Answer 4

Lost most of domestic car industry as part of deindustrialisation from 1980s.

Question 5

Who invested into Swindon , Sunderland and Derby ?

Answer 5

Japanese companies
(Nissan, Toyota)
Uk now one of the most productive car manufacturers

Question 6

How does this benefit Japan?

Answer 6

Access large / lucrative EU market.

A key factor in determining location of production .

Question 7

How has Uk vehicle manufacture been boosted further?

Answer 7

By investment by TNCs from BRIC counties.

Indian conglomerate Tata.

Question 8

What is maquiladora?

Answer 8

Manufacturing operation located in free trade zones in Mexico.
They assemble them and export the final product without trade barriers.