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Economic Commentary

Realignment in the U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry

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In December 1987, GM closed five auto assembly plants in the United States, including one in Norwood, Ohio. What made the Norwood closure notable from an economic perspective was not the plant’s size — which at roughly 140,000 cars per year was moderate by automotive standards — but its location. Approximately 100 miles to the south, Toyota was about to open an auto production facility in Georgetown, Kentucky. And at the same time, 100 miles to the northeast, Honda announced plans to expand its U.S. operations with a plant in East Liberty, Ohio.

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Bryan, Michael F., and John Martin. 1991. “Realignment in the U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 6/1/1991.

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