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Briefly describe the history of the car industry, focussing on its locational changes.
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Locational Case Study The Growth and Spread of the Car Industry Briefly describe the history of the car industry, focussing on its locational changes. The first motor car was built in 1885 by Karl Benz, but it was the USA that established early dominance in the industry by introducing production-line assembly. Whilst global production is still dominated by developed countries, a number of developing nations, e.g. Brazil and South Korea are improving their production rates. The industry became multinational in 1911 when Ford chose Manchester as the first location outside of the United States. In the UK, the country was selected by three of the leading Japanese manufacturers (Nissan, Toyota and Honda). After a collapse of production from 1975 to 1982 in the West Midlands, there was room for new industry and companies to move into the area to make use of the experienced labour. Nissan began in Sunderland from 1986, and Toyota and...
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