Joseph Mugabi , Principles of business management, Business administration
University of the people, Pasadena, CA, USA.
Environmental challenges of the American auto industry
Introduction
The American auto industry is one of the largest auto industries in the world and has been servicing the global auto market for a long period of time.
According to Wikipedia, The American auto industry began in 1890 and due to the large size of both the local and foreign market, the industry became the largest in the world only to be toppled by the Japanese auto industry in 1980 and subsequently by China in 2008, However, the US is currently the second largest auto manufacturer by volume in the world with over 8 millions quantity production.
“In 1990, the number of cars grew 3 times faster than the human population in the world, and in US alone , it grew 6 times faster than the human population from 1969 to 1995 and by 1999, there were over 700 million motorized vehicles registered worldwide with US controlling almost 200 Million passenger cars and light trucks “ - J. Sutherland et. al. However , despite the fast track in growth and development, the US auto industry has faced a lot of environmental challenges and these include ; global competition , new technology for powering the product, the effect of emission on the environment and government’s response , and customers’ opinion about the product. Global competition Before 1980, the American auto industry was leading the market with companies like General Motors , Ford and Chrysler emerging as the “Big three” auto companies by 1920 – (Foner,Garraty 1991). However, the rapid growth in the Japanese auto industry ( the main competitors) saw the emergency of new companies like Toyota, Honda ,Isuzu, Suzuki, Yamaha, Subaru etc and on several occasions , “Cars in Japan have won car of the year, European car of the year and international car of the year awards” – Wikipedia . By the year 2000, Japan became the largest auto producing country in the world and other nations like China and India were also joining the market . To be more specific, it was this competition that led Toyota …show more content…
Adding insult to injury, some auto-mobile dismantlers and recyclers may fail to extract the lead from the un wanted vehicles as a result of insufficient information or information deficiency that accompany language barrier or lack of guidance – (US EPA 2015).
Worsening the situation more, there exists little information on how to identify and safely dispose of these materials – (US EPA 2015).
Effect of emission to the environment and government response
The power to move a car comes from burning fuel in an engine ,pollution from cars comes from the byproducts of this process and the from the evaporation of the fuel in the atmosphere its self.
The growth of the American auto industry has also led to an increase in the level of pollution.
Several pollutants are being released in the atmosphere and these include ; hydrocarbons , carbon monoxide , Nitrogen oxides and Carbon dioxide. These emissions are not only a threat to human life but also a threat to the general environment.
What is the government’s response?
The clean act of 1970 gave EPA regulatory authority to as far as motor vehicle pollution is concerned, and the agency’s emission control policies have become progressively more stringent since the early 1970s
University of the people, Pasadena, CA, USA.
Environmental challenges of the American auto industry
Introduction
The American auto industry is one of the largest auto industries in the world and has been servicing the global auto market for a long period of time.
According to Wikipedia, The American auto industry began in 1890 and due to the large size of both the local and foreign market, the industry became the largest in the world only to be toppled by the Japanese auto industry in 1980 and subsequently by China in 2008, However, the US is currently the second largest auto manufacturer by volume in the world with over 8 millions quantity production.
“In 1990, the number of cars grew 3 times faster than the human population in the world, and in US alone , it grew 6 times faster than the human population from 1969 to 1995 and by 1999, there were over 700 million motorized vehicles registered worldwide with US controlling almost 200 Million passenger cars and light trucks “ - J. Sutherland et. al. However , despite the fast track in growth and development, the US auto industry has faced a lot of environmental challenges and these include ; global competition , new technology for powering the product, the effect of emission on the environment and government’s response , and customers’ opinion about the product. Global competition Before 1980, the American auto industry was leading the market with companies like General Motors , Ford and Chrysler emerging as the “Big three” auto companies by 1920 – (Foner,Garraty 1991). However, the rapid growth in the Japanese auto industry ( the main competitors) saw the emergency of new companies like Toyota, Honda ,Isuzu, Suzuki, Yamaha, Subaru etc and on several occasions , “Cars in Japan have won car of the year, European car of the year and international car of the year awards” – Wikipedia . By the year 2000, Japan became the largest auto producing country in the world and other nations like China and India were also joining the market . To be more specific, it was this competition that led Toyota …show more content…
Adding insult to injury, some auto-mobile dismantlers and recyclers may fail to extract the lead from the un wanted vehicles as a result of insufficient information or information deficiency that accompany language barrier or lack of guidance – (US EPA 2015).
Worsening the situation more, there exists little information on how to identify and safely dispose of these materials – (US EPA 2015).
Effect of emission to the environment and government response
The power to move a car comes from burning fuel in an engine ,pollution from cars comes from the byproducts of this process and the from the evaporation of the fuel in the atmosphere its self.
The growth of the American auto industry has also led to an increase in the level of pollution.
Several pollutants are being released in the atmosphere and these include ; hydrocarbons , carbon monoxide , Nitrogen oxides and Carbon dioxide. These emissions are not only a threat to human life but also a threat to the general environment.
What is the government’s response?
The clean act of 1970 gave EPA regulatory authority to as far as motor vehicle pollution is concerned, and the agency’s emission control policies have become progressively more stringent since the early 1970s