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Significant competitive advantage for the global auto makers

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What is the significant competitive advantage for the global auto makers in the USA?

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The solution explains that there are probably three major factors which impact current competition for global auto makers. The explanations are cited.

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Changes to the competitive advantage in the auto industry have been dramatic in recent years. There are probably three major factors which impact current competition for global auto makers in the US.

1. Heavy industry benefits greatly by being physically close to supplies of material, labor and transportation. The auto industry uses a high level of vertical integration with their supplier networks even to the point of ownership (Delco, for example). If not owned, the network of suppliers is ...

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