Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009...2:40 pm

Study: Domestic North American production outpaced by European, Asian brands by 2012



As a side effect of the current industry downturn and the subsequent realignment of capacity at America’s major domestic car manufacturers, the once-Big Three could be outstripped in North American production by a combination of foreign companies by 2012, including BMW and Porsche-owned Volkswagen, according to a study released today by Grant Thornton LLP.

Readers with acute memories will recall a series of articles we’ve run over the past several months documenting the rise of many carmakers to production levels that exceed Chrysler and General Motors individually.

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