Ford and the Global Strategies of Multinationals: The North American Auto Industry

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Abbreviations

AAII

Auto Alliance International Inc.

AGV

automated guided vehicles

AIF

annual improvement factor

AJ

after Japan

AMC

American Motors Co.

APEC

Asia-Pacific Co-operation

AR

automated retrieval

AS

automated storage

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

CAD

computer-aided design

CAE

computer-aided engineering

CAFE

corporate average fuel economy

CAM

computer-aided manufacturing

CAMI

Canadian-American Motors Inc.

CIM

computer-integrated manufacturing

CKD

completely knocked down

CNC

computer numerical control

COLA

cost of living allowance

CUSFTA

Canada-US Free Trade Agreement

CVA

Canadian value-added

DPO

diversified product operation

EI

employee initiative

FAO

Ford Automotive Operations

FCD

Ford Corporate Design

FDI

foreign direct investment

FMS

flexible manufacturing systems

FTA

Free Trade Agreement

FTAA

Free Trade of the Americas

FTZ

free trade zones

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GIS

global integration strategies

GSP

generalized system of preferences

IB

international business

IPE

international political economy

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Table of contents

Table of contents

  • Title Page v
  • Contents ix
  • Figures xi
  • Tables xiv
  • Acknowledgments xvii
  • Abbreviations xix
  • 1 - Introduction 1
  • 2 - Ford Motor Company's Multidomestic Strategy 14
  • 3 - Ford of Canada 30
  • 4 - Ford of Mexico 51
  • 5 - The 1970s 73
  • 6 - Ford's Survival Strategy 98
  • 7 - Ford's Global Strategy 118
  • 8 - Successful Bargaining in a Situation of Increasing Interdependence 142
  • 9 - Export Dynamism 161
  • 10 - A North American System of Production 187
  • 11 - Conclusion 218
  • Notes 235
  • Bibliography 254
  • Periodicals (Newspapers, Newsletters, and Magazines) 275
  • Appendix 1 276
  • Appendix 2 302
  • Appendix 3 326
  • Index 351
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