ADMS 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mclaughlin Motor Car Company, Imperial Preference, Sled

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 1010
• Professor: Eytan Lasry

Document Summary

1904: licensing of henry ford"s model c in canada. Canadian fords were being shipped to most parts of the british empire. 1907: mclaughlin converted family"s carriage and sleigh production to horseless carriage (noisy internal combustion engine) Mclaughlin also received the rights to the chevrolet classic six . Other car companies began to spring up in canada: small companies that switched from producing carriages to motor cars. All of them failed except for ford of canada and gm of canada. Why did two us-based car manufacturers succeed: national policy and protectionist policies of british empire (imperial. No benefit of the larger us market. Dependent on the limited domestic market in canada. Car manufacturers began to consolidate to form larger firms: more capable of competing internationally. Mclaughlin motor car company gm of canada in 1918. 1918 1923: canada is the 2nd largest vehicle producer in the world and a major exporter.