The specialists would to have indicated that the expansion of the foreign commerce in the auto industry, and it dates back to the transfer of Ford Motor Company’s mass production from the U.S. to Western Europe and Japan that followed both World Wars (Business & Economics Research Advisor, Modern Global Automobile Industry, 2004). There was a significant growth in the production of Japanese and German Markets. Another important to the industrial globalization is the export of the fuel efficient cars from Japan to the United States, the reason for this is because of the oil embargo from 1973 to 1974 (Business & Economics Research Advisor, Modern Global Automobile Industry, 2004).
There are a number of things that can be identified by looking at the global automotive market. They are, Global Market Dynamics, Establishment of Global Alliances – U.S. Automakers, and Industry Consolidation. There are also three tiers to consider, first tier company mergers –Volkswagen-Lamborghini, BMW-Rolls Royce; the second tier company mergers, Chrysler-Mercedes Benz; Renault-Nissan-Fiat and the third tier company mergers, Mazda-Mitsubishi; Kia-Volvo1974 (Business & Economics Research Advisor, Modern Global Automobile Industry, 2004).
In the 21st century the UAW has been working hard to aid the auto industry to rebound and also helping their members to have a benefit package, the only problem with is that these generous benefit packages had led part of the automotive industry crisis in the 2008 – 2009. The average UAW worker was being paid up to $70 per hour (and
References: Hiraoka, Leslie. S. Global Alliances in the Motor Vehicle Industry. Westport, CT: Quorum Books, 2001. Lung, Yannick. Cars, Carriers of Regionalism. Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2004. Industry and Trade Summary: Motor Vehicles. U.S. ITC Publication 3545, September 2002. Washington, D.C.: U.S. International Trade Commission, 2002. http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub3545.pdf [PDF format: 1.8 MB / 82 p.] Sorkin, Andrew Ross. "A Bridge Loan? U.S. Should Guide G.M. in a Chapter 11." New York Times. November 18, 2008. * Boyle, Kevin. The UAW and the Heyday of American Liberalism, 1945-1968. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-8014-8538-X online * Associated Press * Lichtenstein, Nelson. The Most Dangerous Man in Detroit: Walter Reuther and the Fate of American Labor. Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 1995. ISBN 0-252-06626-X online * Lichtenstein, Nelson * Thomas, Ken. "UAW Membership, Dues Declined Last Year." Associated Press. April 12, 2007. online .