134 126 for 20 of the 41 major truck and bus final-assembly plants in the United States and 56 percent of United States production of trucks and buses. By 1974, these five states accounted for 19 of the 47 major truck and bus final-assembly plants in the United States and again had 56 percent of United States production. In Canada, Ontario accounted for seven of Canada's 11 major truck and bus final-assembly operations in 1974; British Columbia accounted for three, and Quebec accounted for one. Altogether, 20 states and three Canadian provinces were host to truck and bus final-assembly operations in 1974. The ranking of states in the production of trucks and buses in 1974 was as follows: Michigan, 32 percent; Ohio, 17 percent; Missouri, 10 percent; Kentucky, 8 percent; Maryland, 8 percent; California, 8 percent; Indiana, 4 percent; Georgia, 4 percent; Wisconsin, 3 percent; New Jersey, 2 percent; Virginia, 2 percent; and Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Oregon, and Connecticut each accounted for 1 percent or less of United States production. Several new truck and bus production facilities have opened in the United States and in Canada since 1960. Several United States producers of trucks and buses that did not have production facilities in Canada prior to 1965, such as Mack, White, and Kenworth, have built assembly plants there since 1965. In addition, Chrysler Corporation has recently put into operation a new truck final-assembly operation at Windsor, Ontario. 135 127 Truck and bus production has experienced rapid growth in Canada since 1960. Such production accounted for 5.5 percent of total United States-Canadian output in 1960, 1/ increased to 14 percent of the United States-Canadian total in 1969, and has since declined to about 11 percent of total United States Canadian output of trucks and buses. Canada's share of United States truck and bus production should increase substantially during the next few years as Chrysler Corporation puts into full operation its completely new final-assembly plant for trucks. United States and Canadian truck and bus production amounted to only 1.2 million units and 70,000 units, respectively, in 1960; 2/ such output reached a peak in 1973 of 3 million vehicles in the United States and 339,000 vehicles in Canada. and The Big Four account for about 85-91 percent of U.S. truck and bus production, International Harvester accounts for 6-10 percent, all of the remaining firms account for 3-5 percent. Mack and White generally account for about 1 percent each. 3/ In Canada, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, and International Harvester together account for 97 percent of truck and bus production. 4/ Mack and White began producing in Canada in the late 1960's and currently account for very small proportions of Canadian output. Jeep Corporation, now a subsidiary of AMC, produced trucks in Canada only during 1966-69. 1/ See table 72 of this report. 2/ See tables 66 and 68 of this report. 3/ See table 67 of this report. See table 69 of this report. 136 128 Original-equipment motor vehicle parts.--Original-equipment motorvehicle parts production increased in value from $9.1 billion and $234 million in the United States and Canada, respectively, in 1960 1/ to $31.5 billion in the United States and $2.3 billion in Canada in 1973. Such production declined slightly in both countries in 1974. The Canadian share of original-equipment parts production in the United States and Canada increased from 2.5 percent in 1960 to 7 percent during the early 1970's. 2/ Canadian parts production has not grown as rapidly as Canadian final-assembly operations, however, and as a result increasing quantities of imports are required to supply Canada's motor-vehicle assembly lines. Independent parts producers accounted for a relatively constant share of U.S. original-equipment parts production throughout the period 1960-74, accounting for about 45 percent of total U.S. output. 3/ The major motor-vehicle manufacturers have accounted for the remainder of U.S. parts production. In Canada, independent parts producers have accounted for a declining share of total Canadian output. during the early 1960's such producers accounted for over three-quarters of total Canadian output, while currently they account for less than 60 percent. 4/ 1/ See tables 81 and 82 of this report. 2/ See table 84 of this report. 3/ See table 81 of this report. 4/ See table 82 of this report. 137 129 United States imports from Canada 1/ Growth in United States imports of motor vehicles from Canada since the signing of the agreement has been phenomenal. United States imports from Canada amounted to fewer than 12,000 passenger automobiles a year prior to 1965. 2/ By 1973, such imports amounted to 862,000 vehicles, declining to 802,000 vehicles in 1974. A further decline in United States imports of passenger automobiles is in prospect for 1975. United States imports from Canada accounted for less than 1 percent of the quantity of Canadian production in 1960, but accounted for 68-75 percent of Canadian production by the 1970's. 3/ United States imports from Canada accounted for less than 1 percent of United States consumption of passenger automobiles during 1960-74, but by 1974 and 1975 accounted for 10-11 percent of United States consumption. 4/ United States imports of trucks and buses from Canada increased from fewer than 500 vehicles a year prior to 1964 to 215,000 vehicles in 1973; 5/ such imports declined to 189,000 units in 1974, and a further decline is projected for 1975. United States imports from Data on the quantities of United States imports from Canada are presented in tables 46-51 of this report for passenger automobiles, and in tables 76-78 for trucks and buses. Data on the values of imports from Canada of original-equipment parts are presented in table 86. The transfer values of United States imports from Canada of passenger automobiles, trucks and buses and parts, as obtained from the Commission's questionnaires, are presented in table 98. The transfer values for such imports, as reported in the Annual Report of the President to the Congress, are presented in table 99, and the values, as reported in the official statistics compiled by the Bureau of the Census, are presented in table 100. 2/ See table 46 of this report. 3/ See table 47 of this report. 4/ See table 55 of this report. 5/ See table 76 of this report. 138 130 Canada increased from less than 0.5 percent of Canadian production during 1960-64 to more than 60 percent of Canadian production during the early 1970's. 1/ During the same period, such imports increased their share of United States consumption from less than 0.05 percent in 1960 to 8-10 percent during the 1970's. 2/ United States imports of original-equipment motor-vehicle parts from Canada increased from about $1 million a year in 1960 to $45 million by 1964, and to $1.7 billion by 1973, declining to $1.6 billion in 1974. 3/ Such imports accounted for 0.4 percent of Canadian original-equipment parts production in 1960, 9.7 percent in 1964, and 71 percent in 1974. 4/ Such imports accounted for less than 0.5 percent of United States consumption during the early 1960's and more than 6 percent in the 1970's. On the average, imported parts from Canada account for about 4-5 percent of the transfer price of United Statesassembled motor vehicles. 1/ See table 78 of this report. 2/ See table 78 of this report. 3/ See table 86 of this report. 4/ See table 89 of this report. |