A Brief Note On The American Auto Industry

The American automotive industry has been under a lot of pressure over recent years due to increased concern for the environment and increased global competition. An environmental scan on the American automotive industry shows that the global competition is a great cause for concern, new technology is providing an edge, emissions and laws regulating them are as tight as ever, and consumer opinion is reflecting concern for this.

Cars and truck account for 20% of all U.S. global warming emissions, where more than 24 pounds per gallon of carbon dioxide and other global warming gases come right out of the car’s tailpipe (“Union of Concerned scientists”). This frightening statistic is part of the reason why the federal government has put in place many policies and incentives such as the Clean Air Act, The National Program for greenhouse gas emissions, Catalytic Converter Federal Laws, and incentives of $12,000 in California to get people to upgrade to more fuel-efficient cars. With such programs and incentives put in places, it is also important that car companies such as Toyota and Ford also take action to further cut pollution rates. They have done so by

The automobile industry has brought the United States economic growth due to the impact that automobiles have made on society. There has been a plethora of jobs associated with the auto industry, including manufacturing, auto repairs, insurance, and the development of roads, sales, and auto parts to enhance vehicles. Cars, trucks, and SUVs’ have become a way of life for people and have made an additional economic impact by becoming the primary means of transportation for consumers to commute to and from work, vacations, and travel between destinations. Most family households live on a budget and they must make the decision of how much of their budget they can allocate to transportation costs.

Automobiles brought much satisfaction to the world in the early 1900’s. The United States produced 485,000 motor vehicles in the 20th century (Automobiles). More than 9,000 automobiles were produced in a

In the late 1960’s the American auto industry was facing the large challenge of selling American made

Over the span of the last century no other invention has impacted America such as that of the automobile. During the infancy of such an invention it only had one purpose: to transport the commonwealth to and fro with much convenience to its credit. However, as the decades passed so did the shape and form of automobiles changed as well; from the simplistic design of Ford’s Model T, to the aggressive angles of muscle cars, and to the boxy retro design of the 80’s. Aside from from the evolution of appearances differing from generation to generation of automobiles, one constant feature setting one model more distinguished from another was (and still is) its performance; it is because of this, America fell in love with automobiles and created

government regulation requires that American cars fleet average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.This measure will reduce The U.S. oil consumption (Eilperin 2012).

bikes, trains, or to carpool to go to work or to school. This is a big threat

This report will focus on the environmental challenges that the American automobile industry is facing today. First, we will discuss global competition for American automobile manufacturers. Next, we will look at new technologies that are revolutionizing the automobile industry. Then, we will consider the effect of automobile emissions on the environment and what the US government is doing to try to regulate this. Finally, we will discuss consumer opinions about the “American-made” automobile.

The focus of this paper to describe how the automotive industry has evolved throughout these past years, and its impact on the U.S. economy. The domestic market has gone from being dominated by the “Big Three” which are General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford to now including other major manufacturers from foreign countries. The industry has become an important economic indicator used to predict fluctuations in the U.S. economy. It currently makes up approximately 3.5 percent of the U.S. GDP. The Foreign manufacturers however are slowly increasing market shares now that the Big Three aren’t so big

The American Auto industry has matured over several decades and is one of the best auto industries in the world. However, like any other industry, it is fraught with many environmental challenges that include Political and Regulatory challenges, fierce global competition from other auto manufacturers, rapid advancement of technologies for powering the products in this industry, as well as challenges from stemming from consumer opinions about their products.

The Automobile industry volume of growth has tremendously escalated in the United States. Years ago there were about 700 million vehicles registered in the world back in 1999, within the USA it contributed over 200 million passenger cars and trucks. In the 1990s, the number of vehicles in the United States had tripled six times faster than the human population back from 1969 to a global perspective on the environmental challenges. This is unbelievable, how industry multiplied and monopolized from years ago. All these issues point to the importance environmental concerns as they relate to the automotive industry. Recently the auto industry and its suppliers were addressed the

The US automobile manufacturing industry includes about 200 companies with combined annual revenue of about $250 billion. Major companies are GM, Ford, and Chrysler (which is controlled by Italy 's Fiat). The industry is highly concentrated: the top three companies account for more than 90 percent of revenue.

The automotive industry has been one of the factors of trade between several countries that became very important to the United States trade market. The industry took a heavy hit when the economy crashed in 1929 forcing car industry sales to go down. The fall of sales with automobiles created havoc in other industries as well. The domino effect began to take effect on other business such as oil and gas companies. People stopped by oil and fuel when they couldn’t afford to use their automobiles. People couldn’t get to work which had a huge factor on employment and loss of jobs. This paper will discuss the huge effect it had with other areas of the

challenges, however, are the most difficult ones to face and overcome. Some environmental issues that