When an Auto Industry Disappears: Australia's Experience and Lessons for Canada

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Title
When an Auto Industry Disappears: Australia's Experience and Lessons for Canada
Abstract
All three global automakers currently manufacturing vehicles in Australia have announced their total shutdown of operations there by 2017. This shutdown has sparked some fears that Canadian auto manufacturing may follow a similar trajectory. This article reviews the factors contributing to the closures in Australia and considers key structural, economic, and policy differences between the Australian and Canadian cases. The Canadian industry enjoys several structural advantages compared with Australia, chief among them its large and bilateral trade relationship with the United States. These advantages suggest that the Canadian industry has a better prognosis.
Publication
Canadian Public Policy
Volume
43
Issue
S1
Pages
S57-S74
Date
January 2017
Language
en
ISSN
0317-0861, 1911-9917
Short Title
When an Auto Industry Disappears
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Citation
Stanford, J. (2017). When an Auto Industry Disappears: Australia’s Experience and Lessons for Canada. Canadian Public Policy, 43(S1), S57–S74. https://doi.org/10.3138/cpp.2016-023