America's Other Automakers: A History of Transplant Car Makers in the U.S.

该项目将提供第一本有关美国外资汽车制造历史的书籍。大众汽车在1976年建立了第一家外资汽车厂，到2009年，这些外来工厂雇佣了78000人，生产了美国汽车总产量的25%。从历史角度出发，该项目将探讨一个核心问题：为什么在福特、通用汽车和克莱斯勒不断裁员的时候，这些工厂却能蓬勃发展。该项目是对一个很少受到学术关注的主题的原创研究，将为这个关键行业的资本流动提供见解，为澳大利亚和其他高工资劳动力市场提供经验教训。

This project will provide the first book-length history of foreign-owned car manufacturing in the US. The first foreign-owned car factory was established by Volkswagen in 1976, and by 2009 these transplant factories employed 78,000 people, turning out 25 percent of all cars made in the U.S. Taking an historical approach, the project will explore the central question of why these factories have thrived at a time when Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler have steadily laid off workers. An original examination of a topic that has received little academic attention, this project will provide insights into capital mobility in this key industry, offering lessons for Australia and other high-wage labour markets.