Under Headlines: The Chickens Have Come Home to Roost, the article discusses how high lightweight truck tariffs introduced in 1962 and expanded in 1980 have influenced the production decisions of U.S. automakers. In this question, you will be asked to look at production numbers by type of vehicle for U.S. automakers.
The source of the data is the U.S. Department of Transportation, and they are available United States Department of Transportationn. To access the data:
1. Under “Table 1-15: Annual U.S. motor vehicle production and factory (wholesale) sales (thousands of units),” select “Excel.”
2. This will open an Excel spreadsheet with the data.
Now you will use data from the Japan Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. to determine the quantity and type of automobile exports from Japan to the United States. The data are available Japan Auto Industry Data. To access the data:
1. Scroll down to and select “Database and regulations.”
2. Under “Database and regulations,” select the link for “JAMA Tokyo’s website.”
3. On the Active Matrix Database, make the following selections:
- Under “Data Selection,” choose “Exports (Motor Vehicle).”
- Under “Table Format,” choose “Year and Month / Type: Export Destination.”
- Under “Term,” choose from “1975 January” to “2017 January.”
- Under “Type,” choose “All” and then unselect “Buses.”
- Under “Term and intervals,” choose “12” and “12.”
- Under “Export destination,” unselect all selections except “USA.”
- Select “Submit” at the bottom of the page to open the data.