Who Will Make Our Cars? Global Lessons from the Demise of Australia’s Auto Industry
Authors
Russell D. Lansbury
Chris F. Wright
Stephen Clibborn
Abstract
This year sounds the death knell for the Australian automotive manufacturing industry. In 2016 and 2017, the three remaining global auto companies in Australia—GM, Ford, and Toyota— all shut the doors on their manufacturing plants. This is not an isolated phenomenon. Some fear that Canada could face a similar fate (Stanford, 2017). President Donald Trump has pledged the return of United States automakers from Mexico and other countries to which they have outsourced production.
