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Food for thought:
http://www.clevelandfed.org/research/policy/readingroom/update/economy/current/index.cfm

U.S. CAR PRODUCTION



U.S. LIGHT TRUCK PRODUCTION

Despite the compositional changes, however, total U.S. vehicle production has remained relatively stable over the past 20 years. And although the geography of the American auto industry has changed throughout this period—notably by expanding southward beyond the Midwest