MGMT 1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Walkerville, Ontario, List Of Auto Parts, Multinational Corporation

• School: York University
• Department: Management
• Course: MGMT 1030
• Professor: Olga Kraminer

Document Summary

Outline of dimitry anastakis, from independence to integration: the corporate. Evolution of the ford motor company of canada, 1904-2004 , business history review. Anastakis emphasizes three important points in the history of the ford motor. Company of canada (fmcc): 1)fmcc"s exceptional status within the ford empire; 2)ford-usa"s attempt to undercut canadian independence; and. Fmcc was formed in 1904 by gordon mcgregor in the town of walkerville, Ontario, after mcgregor had met henry ford and secured a deal that provided. Fmcc access to ford technology and product lines; by the 1920s, fmcc employed 4,000 workers and produced more than 50,000 automobiles annually. Anastakis identifies four reasons for fmcc"s success by 1930: high tariffs kept foreign-made cars out of the canadian market, and. Imperial preferences within the british empire allowed fmcc to sell cars in countries like australia: fmcc was in a perfect location to take advantage of the nearby ford-