Sunday, April 22, 2018
The Fall of Detroit
Detroit had been the center of car production ever since the introduction of the first Ford Model-T in 1908. In the 1970s though, the production of cars began to move away from Detroit. Our nation was in the midst of an economical oil crisis, which resulted in the price of a barrel of oil to skyrocket up close to $60. The problem that Detroit automobiles had was that they used so much gasoline, that the American people were upset with the prices. Countries like Germany and Japan stole the show from Detroit when they began introducing new, more fuel efficient cars for American people to buy. The new cars took the country by storm, resulting in hundreds of acres of lots of unsold American cars. This movement started the revolution of the car industry.
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Ever since the 1970s, many American companies have their production done overseas because the labor is cheaper. Imported cars from overseas became more common because the cars are cheaper and were more fuel efficient. Since Detroit was losing car sales, car companies had to cut workers. As a result, people left Detroit in search of a new jobs. Because of the collapse of the city, the saying was, "Will the last person to leave Detroit please turn out the lights."
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