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Toyota in France.
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Toyota in France As the third largest manufacturer of automobiles, Toyota Motor Corporation decided in 1997 to invest over $600 million in a car plant in France as its second major commitment to Europe. The following discussion will focus on three main aspects: the foreign investment environment in France, the effects of Toyota's investment on the company and the country, and its reasons for choosing France. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in France The Socialist French Government has been holding a radical view toward foreign direct investment as they believed that only by building their own enterprise can profits made be retained in France. However in the 1980s, the Government has shifted to a pragmatic nationalistic attitude. France realized that the benefits of job creation, technology transfer and increased export brought about by FDI outweigh the costs to local businesses. Hence the Government reduced obstacles to FDI and used various subsidies, financial...
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