When an Auto Industry Disappears
Australia's Experience and Lessons for Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11969478 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jim Stanford (0000-0002-5601-2428, McMaster University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pages | S57-S74 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0317-0861 • E-ISSN: 1911-9917 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/cpp.2016-023 |
| OpenAlex | W2567150539 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
All three global automakers currently manufacturing vehicles in Australia have announced their total shutdown of operations there by 2017. This shutdown has sparked some fears that Canadian auto manufacturing may follow a similar trajectory. This article reviews the factors contributing to the closures in Australia and considers key structural, economic, and policy differences between the Australian and Canadian cases. The Canadian industry enjoys several structural advantages compared with Australia, chief among them its large and bilateral trade relationship with the United States. These advantages suggest that the Canadian industry has a better prognosis
Auto industry · Automotive industry · Business · International trade · Key (lock · Manufacturing · Political science · Shutdown · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · Canadian Policy and Governance · Computer Science · Engineering · Global trade and economics · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |