Production Shift: A Decade of Change

Transplants pull even with Detroit 3 in 2017 and are expected to top them this year amid rising exports.

It’s the latest milestone in the steady rise of the so-called transplant automakers at the expense of the Detroit 3.

After opening several large plants in recent years – and with more under construction in the U.S. and Mexico – the transplants are expected to account for more than half of North American auto production for the first time in 2018.

Read more about this from Auto News here.