GM SIERRA

GENERAL INFORMATION

WHERE?

LOCATION HISTORY

• The GM Sierra is made and put together in Mexico.
• However, some parts in the US make and assemble the GM

INPUTS

BRIC COUNTIRES

• General Motors has delivered around 2.4 million cars to BRIC countries.

SITE FACTORS

WHERE

WORKERS

• Most workers are unskilled
• Most of the workers are men
• Workers make about $3.20 per hour
• These workers are cheap and unskilled, these are some influences for the site

CAPITAL

• By being able to buy more machines, they are able to make bigger and better cars at a faster pace

SITUATION FACOTRS

INPUT OR MARKET?

• Proximity to markets by bulk-gaining industries because the company makes money by having them make the car in Mexico and shipping it to the U.S.

TECHNOLOGY

• The higher or better technology the harder it is to do in the US because of the labor costs in other countries its easier because of the lower cost labor such as Mexico

TRANSPORTATION

• Boats and truck rather then expensive planes