FACTORS AFFECTING LOCATION OF A CAR MANUFACTURING

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             FACTORS AFFECTING LOCATION OF A CAR MANUFACTURING
             Sao Paulo is a perfect location for a car manufacturing industry. It is situated on the coast of Brazil, and is near by to local resources.
             The many reasons to why I have chosen Sao Paulo and why it is suitable for a car Manufacturing site are:
             1. There is good access to large amounts of cheap land
             2. There is access to cheap labour; Mexican immigrants and local Brazilians
             3. Near natural resources; large iron and steel industry
             The Amazon forest which supplies many resources , manganese, nickel, timber, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium,
             4. Good transport links; the Amazon River and the coast of the Atlantic Ocean
             5. Good communications; railroads in total are 28,828km, highways in total are 1,448,000km, and 3,031 airports, including inland waterways, pipelines, ports, and merchant marines
             6. Near a large market; the US market
             7. Near suppliers in the area; who supply rubber, good for cars
             And most car manufacturing plants are located in Sao Paulo, and are subsidiaries of major foreign companies.
             8. Near an open economy; the USA, so it's easy to import materials required.
             9. Good quality and cheap telecommunications; good system; extensive microwave radio relay facilities; 9.86 million telephones; broadcast stations; Atlantic ocean INTELSAT earth stations and 64 domestic satellite earth stations
             10. Government support, the Brazilian government places high taxes on imported vehicles and gives incentives to manufactures who would build them in Brazil.
             12. Good environment for living conditions, so workers can be close by. Good schools, hospitals, housing, markets, entertainment and good access to facilities
             The above reasons show that Sao Paulo in Brazil is a good site to set up a car manufacturing industry, the factors which affect the location of th...

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