Over the decades of America’s post-war history, few sectors have been as strongly protected as car manufacturers, with everything from bailouts to favourable regulations helping them survive in an increasingly competitive automotive landscape.
Over the years, a well-trodden path for manufacturers seeking access to the American market with minimal to no trade barriers has been moving part of the manufacturing base to the United States.
This has led to some rather interesting little facts stemming from the U.S. auto industry, such as top-end BMW four-wheel drives being made at BMW’s largest car factory in the world in South Carolina, or the Toyota Camry being made in Kentucky.
