The rise and fall of the Argentinian motor vehicle industry

Attempts to place an examination of the political economy of this industry in the broader context of Argentinian development over the last 30 yr, focusing on 4 major growth periods: 1) prior to 1959 saw both the development of local assembly and spare part manufacture and initial attempts of manufacturing in the 1950's; 2) 1959-1965, included the installation of the major companies and the transition period in which local content was increased, plus the extension of foreign control; 3) 1966-70, the consolidation of an oligopotistic structure deminated by foreign capital; 4) 1970-79 various attempts to restructure the industry. Concludes by trying to explain the crisis of the industry, taking as a reference point the rapid growth of Brazilian production