The new domestic automakers in the United States and Canada: history, impacts, and prospects

Part I: The Early Foreign Automaker Plants in the United States and Canada

First European and Foreign Automaker Plants in the United States: 1900s-1940s

The Golden Age for European Cars in North America Part I: Volvo and Renault's Early Plants in Canada and the United States

The Golden Age for European Cars in North America Part II: VW and Renault Again

Birth of the Japanese New Domestics: Isuzu and Toyota's 1960s Joint First Steps in Canada

Part II: The Japanese Invasion and the Birth of the New Domestic Automakers

Imports, Trade Friction, and the Japanese Invasion Part I: The Rise of Honda and Nissan in the United States and Canada

Japanese Invasion Part II: And Here Comes Toyota

The Second Wave of Japanese Auto Transplants Part I: Mazda and Mitsubishi Are Next to North America, 1980-1992

The Second Wave of Japanese Auto Transplants Part II: Joint Ventures Bring Suzuki, Subaru, and Again Isuzu to North America, 1980-1992

Part III: Here Come the German Luxury and South Korean Automakers

Here Come the Germans Part I: BMW Lands in the Palmetto State, 1992-2002

Here Come the Germans Part II: Mercedes-Benz in the Heart of Dixie, 1993-2002

Then Came the Koreans: Hyundai in Quebec and Hyundai-Kia in the Southern Auto Corridor, 1985-2010

Part IV: Who's Coming and When? Predicting the Future Expansions of Foreign Automakers

The New Big Three: The United States and Canadian Prospects for Japan's Largest Automakers

The Potential Near-Term Expansions of Japan's Smaller Producers in the United States and Canada

Projections for European Automaker Expansions in the United States and Canada

Projections for Korean and Chinese Automakers Expansions in the United States and Canada

European Acquisitions and Projections for Indian Automaker Plants in the United States and Canada

Part V: Planning for the Future: Assessing the Automakers, Sites, and Summary

Worth the Investment? A Brief Study of Honda, Nissan, Toyota, BMW Plants, and the Rest

Top Sites/Areas Competing for the Next Major Foreign Auto Assembly Plants

Summary and Concluding Thoughts Regarding the New Domestics and Foreign Automakers in the United States and Canada.