Issues and Trends in the Automotive Industry: Implications for Eastern Ontario

The purpose of this report is to become familiar with research tools, to introduce a framework for secondary industry research and gain to practical experience in creating an executive summary. This research paper looks at a broad set of indicators on the Canadian new vehicle industries. The Canadian automotive industry produces light duty vehicles — cars, vans, pickup trucks; heavy duty vehicles—trucks, transit buses, school buses, military vehicles; and a wide range of parts, components, and systems used in vehicles of this nature. To complement its manufacturing activities, the industry boasts a well-developed vehicle dealer network, plus an aftermarket organization which has grown into a world-class distribution system and service provider (Canadian automotive industry, 2014). Canada accounts for a small amount of 4.6% of the Americas new cars market value (New Cars in Canada, 2016). Throughout the project I became more aware of how much the industry is worth. The worlds automotive industry accounts for around $1 trillion in annual sales. (Canada’s Auto and Auto Parts Industry Industrial Outlook, 2006). However, in 2015 the Canadian new cars market had total revenues of $15.0 billion. The market is expected to grow substantially by 18% in 2020 (New Cars in Canada, 2016).

With the upcoming Presidential election, there is a very real possibility of big political challenges; as well as, major changes to international trade policies facing the American Automotive Companies. Political changes, locally and abroad, are having an effect on the automotive industry. Britain recently voted to exit the European Union; this event, which is being called Brexit, is having a ripple effect across the world. The full result of Brexit won’t be known for two years or more, but with the automotive industry having such a large presence in the U.K, an anticipated change is in full effect. In general, for the next two years, global automakers will need to pay attention to the market; be prepared for unanticipated changes; and ready for the possible need of contingency plans. This is especially crucial as negotiations take place between Britain and the EU. Ian

In many ways, the automotive industry has huge impacts on Canada. The impact it has creates jobs, and services. It also boosts economy and contributes to its success. Over the last two decades, the automotive industry has been a leading contributor to Canada’s economy and is a primary factor as to whether or not the economy will be successful. There are many contributing branches of the sector that allow it to be successful. This is shown through the production and manufacturing of vehicles, as well as the sale of the vehicles. The automotive industry has had a significant impact on Canada’s economy over the last 10 years. If the production and sale of domestic vehicles were to decline, Canada’s economy to be severely crippled and fall

To fully understand why Canada is one the wealthiest nations in the world, we need to pay particular attention to Canada’s economic history. The economic history of our country has been marked by many important events that have paved the way for a successful economic future. A brief economic history of Canada would pay particular attention to important events such as the economic boom of the 1920s, the dark times of the 1930s; the Second World War during the 1940s and to also not forget the important trade agreements such as the auto pact and the NAFTA. Despite the above mentioned important events, Canadian economy has also been greatly influenced by its own economic sectors. Our economy has undergone through major changes during the past

As many issues are going on the agricultural and auto industry, we look at the agricultural industry first. Since the daily farming market is limited to produced and sold in the market due to relatively less demand and regulations. There will be a lot more competitions in the agriculture market after TPP ratified. If TPP is ratified, approximately 13.25 percent share of imported daily foods will come to Canada that will affect directly to Canadian farmers (Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, 2015). According to government of Canada, they are expecting more competition advantages in the market but they cannot really guarantee due to competition market with foreign market (Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets and sells motor vehicles, and is one of the world’s most important economic divisions by profits. This analysis focuses on the industry, specifically, manufacturers of automobiles. There are five competitors in the StratSim environment: Firm A, B, C, D, and E. Industry sales in the most recent year were 4.3 million units, with expected growth in the next year. Within this industry, there are seven-vehicle classes: Economy, Family, Luxury, Sports, Minivan, Truck, and Utility. There are two new classes with potential – if properly marketed.

The automotive industry as one of the world 's most vital economic sectors by revenue covers a wide range of businesses involved in the design, development, marketing, production, and selling of motor vehicles. A large proportion of this industry is focused on agriculture, especially farm machinery. Although quite often people consider farming as an old fashioned, hardworking profession, owing to the technologically advanced practices farmers invest much less effort and produce much more in the 21st Century (Wang, 2010).

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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 American auto industry was once a shining example of the American Dream and the innovations of a growing industry. The 2009 recession tested the strength and morale of the industry and it has answered back with growth in the last few years. This paper will discuss the global competition, new technology, environmental impacts, consumer opinions and a SWOT analysis of the U.S. industry.

Just like the other industries such as apparel, electronics, and consumer goods, the automobile industry has accelerated its foreign direct investment, cross border trade and global production. The automobile industry has increased outsourcing and bundled value chain activities in major supplier chains. As a result, more developed countries that serve as suppliers have increased their involvement in trade and FDI. With these increased supplier capabilities, large national suppliers have become global suppliers and are now controlling multinational operations. This is because of their increased capability of providing good and services to various lead firms all over the world. The automotive industry has a distinct firm structure. This

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

As such as evident in the chart above, the market share of Australia’s Automotive industry is substantially lower than other countries in the region, which is ultimately due to the cheap labour, outsourcing of manufacturing

The United States Automotive industry has been dominated by five major auto manufacturers: GM, Toyota, Ford, Chrysler, and Honda. As globalization increases the domestic automotive market (GM, Ford, Chrysler) suffers from foreign competitors. Although with high entrance barriers the market suffers little to none from new entries. There are several reasons for this the largest being capital. It takes a lot of capital to obtain manufacturing plants, raw materials, as well as to hire and train employees. PASTEL Analysis

+ Afer the industry crisis in 2008 and the effect of NAFTA, Canada automobile position and market share are losing to Mexico and other competitors. Canada is facing a trade deficit in automobile industry