Title: Automotive Industry Canada

Abstract: The automotive industry is Canada’s most important manufacturing and export sector. In 2005, Canada’s automotive industry employed 7.7 percent of the manufacturing workforce and accounted for nearly a third of manufactured goods exports. Canada’s twelve high-volume final assembly plants directly employed more than 51,000 workers.More than two and a half million vehicles were produced, valued at $69.8 billion, of which nearly 85% was exported…

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Publication ID: 90

Category Description: Indicators for International Trade and Economic Globalization

Publication Type: Paper

Inistitute: Industry Canada

Year: 2007

Month: March

Sub Title: A Global Value Chain Analysis

Author 1: Timothy Sturgeon

Author 2: Johannes Van Biesebroeck

Author 3:Gary Gereffi

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Link: http://www.cggc.duke.edu/pdfs/Industry%20Canada%20auto%20GVC_final%20draft_03-14-07.pdf

Tags: automotive industry , automotive production system , Canada , global supply base , global value chains , Globalization ,

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