Changing Structure of the U.S. Automotive Parts Industry

摘要

The study's purpose is to describe structural and geographic change in the U.S. auto parts industry during the 1980s and early 1990s. After a brief description of the overall economic performance of the auto supplier industry, a number of casual factors that influence the direction of the U.S. auto parts industry in recent years are discussed. The study then describes change in the 'captive supplier' parts production system operated by Ford, General Motors and Chrysler during 1979-1991, both in terms of numbers of facilities by type and by region.